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Buying parts repeatedly beats one-off RFQs: you get volume pricing, priority slots and fewer verification cycles. Group spend into castings, machined parts, drives, fluid power, fasteners.
Spend categories
| Category | Where to source |
|---|---|
| Castings | foundry clusters (NRW, Saxony) |
| Machined | CNC job shops near you |
| Drives | SEW, Lenze, Bosch |
| Fluid power | KSB, GEMÜ, Festo |
| Fasteners | standard + special mills |
Verify + repeat
Verify each new supplier (HRB + sample first article), then move to a framework agreement with quarterly pricing. Two qualified suppliers per critical category avoids lock-in.
About the Author: Arshiya Sabaghi is the founder of German Industry Hub. With an MSc in Sales Management and experience at McKinsey & Company (Industrial AI), Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, and AkkoNobel, he connects international buyers with verified German manufacturers. Based in Amsterdam. Native German, English, Dutch, and Persian.