Chatterjee Manufacturing Group
Turning around a custom-tolerance first article in under three weeks
A manufacturer needed a tighter-tolerance version of a standard bracket for a new product line, with no existing tooling for that spec. First article approval to full batch delivery landed inside their tight product-launch window.
Problem
Chatterjee's new product required a bracket variant with a tolerance tighter than anything in our standard catalog, and their product launch date left no room for a slow supplier qualification process.
Approach
We confirmed feasibility against their drawing within one business day, quoted a first-article sample at the tighter IT7 tolerance, and on approval scheduled the full batch immediately using the same tooling setup rather than a second round of adjustment.
Result
First article was approved on the first submission, and the full batch shipped within the three-week window Chatterjee needed to hit their launch date, with 100% of the batch passing inspection at the tighter tolerance.
- First-article approval
- 1st submission
- Total turnaround
- < 3 weeks
- Batch pass rate
- 100%
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