Purchasing Strategy
With an annual sourcing volume of about 100 million CHF, sourcing is an important function for WEIDPLAS.
How we understand and live Sourcing:
Global Customer Roadmap
Global Product Roadmap
Global Sourcing Roadmap
Commodity Group Management | Strategic Supplier Management
Raw Materials
Capital Expenditure
Injection Molds
Components
Services
Commodity Group Strategy
Project Purchasing
Development Phase
Project Purchasing
Series Production
DE-Treuen, CH-Rüti, US-Auburn, BR-Piracicaba and partner sites in DE, CZ, ES, PT, IT, US, CN, ZA
To achieve these goals we depend on the support of our suppliers and system partners.
We focus on:
- effective sourcing management
- strategic selection of suppliers
- effective sourcing processes
- creating long-term relationships with our suppliers
- sustaining WEIDPLAS’ competitive advantage
Our suppliers and system partners contribute to:
- supplementing know-how
- technical simplifications
- standardizations
- cost-efficiency and price-reduction alternatives
We constantly update our supplier base in the following commodities:
Commodities
Raw Materials (resins)
- Standard thermoplastics PP and PET
- Technical thermoplastics PA 6/6.6, ABS, PBT, PC
- Thermoplastic elastomers SBS, SEBS, SEPS, SEEPS, MBS, TPE-O, TPE-V
- Polyurethane
- Lacquers and foams
Capital expenditure
- Injection molding machines
- Automatisation devices
- Welding devices for thermoplastics
- Foaming devices for thermoplastics
- Conveying devices and dryers
- Tempering devices
Injection molds
- 1C standard
- 2C coreback
- Stackmold
- Spinform
- Metalfoil tool
- Windowframe tool
- Silicon
- Prototype mold
Components
Standard parts metal
- Turned parts, bushings
- Clips, clamps, quicklocs
- Springs
- Screws, nuts
- Current-carrying parts
- Magnetic components
Standard parts plastics
- Retainers, plugs, trim pins, clips
Insulations
- Foam parts
- Felts, fleeces, insulation mats
- Textils and converters
- Heat protection
- Absorbers
Sealings
- O-rings
- Rubber parts
- Extrusion parts
Adhesives
- Adhesive tapes
- Protective foils
- Hot stamping foils
Components (continued)
Filters
- Filters
Metals, panels, foils
- Stainless steel foils
- Aluminium foils
- Meshed metal, perforated foils
- Emblems, die casting
- Alu applique
- Sheet metal works
Electronics, mechatronics
- Actuators
- Cables
- LED modules
- Conductor board
- Speakers
Services
- Services Logistics providers, services
- Packaging
- IT services, electronic data interchange
- Freight services
- Consulting