Vendor toolings are manufacturing tools in the part supplier´s posession, but typically owned by the manufacturer of the final product (in the automotive industry, the OEM). They are manufactured specifically for the production of model-specific parts and are generally paid for in a single payment.
Vendor tooling is an often underestimated consequence of global end-product-related value chains. Part and tool should always be thought of together. In a total cost consideration, "the tool" accounts for approx. 5-10% of the procurement costs for parts. In the German automotive industry alone, this means approx. 7 billion EUR investments p.a. Vendor tooling thus has a prominent place in the balance sheet of fixed assets, behind real estate and the company's own plants.
Vendor toolings are
globally, in over 70 countries, with 4,000 suppliers and 20,000 production sites.
not only located at the 1st tier, but also at the 2nd, sometimes even at the 3rd tier.
high quality, depending on the technology with a six-figure purchase price.
individually produced, at most in very small series.
numerous, approx. 700,000 tools in the inventory of the German automotive industry alone.
Subject of multiple stakeholders and roles: Owner, contractor, operator and tool manufacturer.
Vendor tooling is subject to the inventory obligation. Traditional methods (EXCEL...) are not up to the task, not to mention the effort necessary. In addition, the VAT requirements of the country of location are relevant for acceptance and relocation, and the considerable resulting complexity cannot be adequately taken into account without automation. Scrapping and recycling must also be considered under country-specific regulations in connection with the contractual relationship to the tool.
orca was founded to meet these challenges. As a standard solution for OEMs and suppliers, because they all have the same task. Adaptable to the circumstances of each OEM, uniform from the supplier's point of view (all my customer tools in one process).
