Oct 17, 2026Quality Assurance
NDA and Documentation for Sourcing Turned Parts
Before sharing drawings with a new turned-parts supplier, raise an NDA first and agree the documentation package at the quotation stage.
Before custom turned parts can be quoted, a supplier needs your drawing - which is why the paperwork comes first. Raise the NDA before sharing files, and agree the documentation package - FAI, inspection reports, material certificates - at the quotation stage.
Start With an NDA
An NDA is available before drawings are shared. Raise it in the first request if confidentiality terms are a requirement for your program.
The Documentation Package
FAI, inspection reports, material certificates and compliance documents can be discussed at quotation stage - alongside the process route and inspection plan. Special characteristics from your drawing can be integrated into the inspection plan, so the paperwork follows your callouts.
What to Confirm Before Sending Drawings
Four items cover most of the ground: the NDA is in place; the certificates your program needs are agreed; the inspection reporting format is set; and shipping support is confirmed. Custom documentation and global shipping support are both part of the working process.
Boundaries
Legal terms belong to your own review; on the supplier side, the working commitment is that documentation is discussed at quotation stage and feasibility is confirmed per drawing.
Next Step
Send your requirements - material, tolerance, volume and surface treatment - and raise the NDA and documentation needs in the same request, so the quotation comes back complete.
