Endorsed Service Providers
As a policy, PassageMaker does not accept referral fees from our Endorsed Service Providers. Helping our clients find the right Endorsed Service Providers is paramount.
Banking & Finance
Due Diligence
Engineering
Intellectual Property (IP) Protection and Legal Counsel
Laboratory Testing
Logistics
Marketing Support
Medical Device Production
Packaging/Printing
Plastic/Metal Prototyping
Third-Party Quality Control
Custom House, a Western Union Company
International Foreign Currency Exchange Services
As the number of companies doing business internationally continues to grow, so does the need for fast and secure global payment solutions that solve all of today’s unique business requirements. With Custom House | A Western Union Company, you can ensure that all of your payments are handled in the quickest, most secure and cost effective way possible in over 140 foreign currencies and through our banking relationships around the world.
Branches in most major cities around the globe. When both client and PassageMaker use HSBC the bank fees associated with transactions, transfer of funds, letters of credit and project financing can be reduced.
The Global Economic Crisis has been particular hard on the international businessperson who needs to arrange outside capital to finance purchases from China. Banks in both China and the West have been hesitant to offer finance to even reputable companies with good credit history.
However, we are happy to let our clients know that we have found a solution. Octet is an Australian company which specializes in providing 3rd party finance for exports out of China. We have found their rates and service very attractive. At the time of this posting their focus is on China-Australian trade, but by summer 2009 they plan to expand services to include finance for export to the USA.
Visit www.OCTETtrading.com for more information.
Should you require their services, email Danny Young at dyoung@octettrading.com and reference PassageMaker to ensure the most favorable pricing.
This company is an excellent provider of due diligence reports on Chinese companies at very reasonable pricing. Traditional Due diligence often supplements PassageMaker’s Supplier Identification and Analysis research. Should you require their services, reference PassageMaker to ensure the most favorable pricing.
Contract Engineering Services (CES) is a cost effective, efficient and results-oriented solutions for your Mechanical Engineering challenges.
CES’ niche is helping buyers (especially small to medium sized firms on a fixed budget) turn their product concepts into “ready for manufacturing” specifications.
CES provides you with the skills and experience you need… when you need them. With as much or as little involvement as you require, CES will work with you to develop your ideas, minimize tooling costs, make materials decisions and reduce time to market.
At CES they have available state-of-the-art tools to accurately produce your design. Simulation and modeling of your product is the best way to save money in the long run. CES can predict where your product pitfalls are, and correct them before you even make the first prototype.
CES is a six sigma organization, and with strategic Endorsed Service Providers like PassageMaker, can offer an integrated product solution for the end client, from design to production. For more information please visit the CES website at www.ce-services.com
It is no secret that China has become the manufacturing base for the world. Yet the local engineering available here is not always able to live up to the expectations of demanding international clients in terms of production process knowledge, quality expectations, English language communications, project management and engineering experience. Venture Tech’s China-based European and American Engineers are the solution.
Our team has significant experience working with world class brands to guide products from Concept to End (C2E) with deep knowledge of design architecture, materials and manufacturing options in China.
Core Services
Design for Manufacturing (DFM): Ensuring that the concept is valid and right materials and production processes are in place to ensure price, quality and leadtime targets are achieved.
Engineering Advisory Services (EAS): Venture Tech supports its clients on an as-needed basis with the following China-based engineering: Electrical Engineering Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Reliability/ Interaction Evaluation & Optimization.
Visit www.Venturetech.info or contact Paul Hornikx at paulhorn@venturetech.info
Intellectual Property (IP) Protection & Legal Counsel
Yan Li, Partner at Beijing JunZeJun Law Firm, Shenzhen Office Legal Council
Educated in UK and based in Shenzhen, Ms. Li works closely with PassageMaker and our clients regarding the following services:
- Trademark and Brand Registration
- IPR protection and enforcement
- General Contract Review
- Corporate Formation (China & HK)
- Labor Agreements
- General Council
Contact liyan@junzejun.com for more information.
Nexsen Pruet represents companies from China and from other countries doing business in the Carolinas and elsewhere in the United States. We advise clients on economic development incentives, site acquisition and zoning approvals, contracting, corporate and tax issues, consumer product compliance and regulation, employment and labor law matters, and environmental issues. We also assist clients with mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions throughout the world; with litigation and arbitration before United States courts and international arbitral organizations; with intellectual property matters in virtually every country in the world; and with immigration and visa matters. We have attorneys and support staff who are fluent in six languages, and we are active in networks of leading independent law firms in some 50 countries. Visit www.nexsenpruet.com for more information or contact Mike Mann at mmann@nexsenpruet.com USA (803-253-8282). Reference PassageMaker to ensure the most favorable pricing.
Strategically located throughout the world, Specialized Technology Resources (STR) has a global reach in providing laboratory testing to retailers, manufacturers, importers, exporters, and raw materials suppliers. STR is headquartered in the US with offices in over 60 countries.
Here in China they have a state of the art laboratory in Nanshan, Shenzhen not far from the PassageMaker main office. STR is our endorsed service provider for laboratory testing as they are able to confirm the applicable standards and conduct relevant laboratory testing for a wide range of industries and markets.
We have be very happy with their pricing, lead times and services.
Visit www.strquality.com for more information. Should you require their services, email Andy Blahnik at andyblahnik@strcn.com and reference PassageMaker to ensure the most favorable pricing.
A mid-sized freight forwarder with a global network. Mission Links is able to deliver good to all major ports with short lead times, flexible scheduling and at preferential rates.
Order Fulfillment Services: USA call center, warehousing and logistics
Camrett Logistics was designed to offer material solutions to growth oriented manufactures and product distribution companies. Offering the services of having a private fleet, logistics and warehousing services without the concerns and liabilities of managing your own. Through Camrett Logistics our customers will enhance their production capabilities and ultimately their profitability.
Camrett Logistics was started by Collin Peel in 1995 with one straight truck and a 10,000 square feet warehouse in Wytheville Virginia. In 1997, Camrett expanded to a 72,000 square feet facility in Rural Retreat. In 1999, increased their truckload operation to a second site in Salem, Virginia. Acquired their second warehouse and transportation in 2001 when they bought out the Virginia operations of D&S Distribution, in Dublin, Virginia. By 2007 Camrett had 4 warehouses and over-the-road transportation services in three states. In 2008, Camrett sold the over-the-road transportation portion of the business, allowing Camrett to concentrate on their third-party logistics.
Fast Facts:
- ISO Certified 9001
- Awarded the honor of Virginia’s Fantastic Fifty (top fifty fastest growing companies in the Commonwealth of Virginia)
- Privately owned
- Carrier for the United States Capitol Christmas Tree
- Strategically located near the intersection of Interstates 81 and 77, with locations along the I81 corridor of southwest Virginia.
For more information, visit www.camrett.com, email sales@camrett.com or phone 276.625.8104. Reference PassageMaker to ensure the most favorable pricing.
Market Entry and Call Center Specialists
Magnum Supply Chain is an integrated marketing, technology, and logistics company that specializes in providing market entry services to foreign companies seeking distribution channels, market presence and credibility in the U.S. market. We provide our clients with a single source for identifying distribution channels, creating direct response television commercials, establishing a web presence and online sales, developing marketing collateral, creating direct mail campaigns, managing shipping and warehousing, processing orders and fulfillment and managing call center services for sales, customer service and technical support.
Our warehouse facilities and centralized call center are located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on the I-81 Commercial Corridor. We have built relationships with top distribution and transportation companies, including Camrett Logistics, in both the U.S. and China, which allows us to provide the most competitive prices.
Our warehouse facility can facilitate all fulfillment services including assembly, kitting, packaging, and more. Our warehouse can also handle recall and warranty program management, coordinated with our call center agents to support your warranty and recall campaigns.
Rhythmlink is an American medical device manufacturing company based in Columbia, SC. Rhythmlink employs a staff of 25+ in the US including an engineering team that specializes in medical device design, production, quality control, packaging and regulatory matters. In a partnership with PassageMaker, Rhythmlink owns a manufacturing, production, packaging and assembly center in Shenzhen, China.
We hold decades of expertise in the areas of product development, manufacturing processes, quality assurance and regulatory management. In addition, we maintain strong partnerships throughout the world which allows us to leverage economies of scale and take advantage of multiple vendors. Our facilities total 45,000 square feet including our ISO Class 8 clean room. We also focus heavily on Lean Manufacturing practices, Good Manufacturing Processes [GMP] and have ISO 13485 registered facilities.
Stay ahead of the curve and bring your custom medical device application needs to the next level by partnering with Rhythmlink to produce state-of-the-art custom engineered solutions for every aspect of your clinical and critical patient care. Take advantage of our proven and industry-leading innovation, design and manufacturing systems.
From “Concept to Product” Development
By partnering with Rhythmlink, you instantly become part of an integrated and focused development team that brings decades of clinical, design and manufacturing experience to the project. We have a proven track record that allows our OEM projects to go to market faster and produce higher quality solutions for rapid ROI while allowing your organization to concentrate on your core competencies.
Services and Support
- Original Equipment Manufacturing [OEM]
- Private Labeling
- Custom Packaging and Thermoform Tray Design
- Dedicated Project Management
- Product Design and Development
- Rapid Prototyping
- Injection Molding and Design
- Sterilization
- Regulatory Guidance
- Joint Public Relations and Marketing Activities
- Dedicated Sales Assistance
- Extensive Product Support
Turnkey Solutions
Rhythmlink’s structure complements user-driven design, lower production costs, faster time to market and on-time delivery. We strive to maintain outstanding customer service levels regardless of the size and demands of each project. Our goal is to provide each customer with a turnkey solution to your problem. Learn more at www.rhythmlink.com
What can the cat’s meow of fast package printing do for you?
Digital technology has changed the way savvy consumer goods manufacturers are bringing new products to market – faster and cheaper. Providing fast and furious one-stop digital package printing solutions is what we’ve done every day since 1995. Our customers – including many Fortune 500 consumer products manufacturers – count on CL&D Digital’s full production-run quality for their package and label sales samples, prototypes, and comps. To get your product on the shelf in record time and complement your label or packaging, CL&D Digital can help build your brand with complete design services from thought to consumer, including:
- Sales samples and packaging mock-ups
- Structural design and engineering
- Sales kits and sheets
- IRCs
- Folding cartons
- POP/POS displays
- SLAs/3-D models
- And more!
The convenience of cold storage and packing, along with fulfillment, drop-shipping, and storage are just more ways CL&D is working for you.
Get in touch with the digital difference.
We invite you to call or click – and find out why customers are roaring about our quick turn-around times and exceptional customer service, too.
Visit www.clddigital.com, or email or call Bob Scherer directly at: bscherer@clddigital.com 262.569.6732.
Quickparts provides custom manufacturing services for engineers and designers who want to create plastic and metal parts from rapid prototyping to production, utilizing their 3D CAD files. Using patented QuickQuote technology, Quickparts is able to provide product designers with an ‘instant online quote’ for the manufacturing of their custom parts from prototype to production.
Quickparts custom manufacturing services include: rapid prototyping (SLA, SLS, FDM, PolyJet), Machined Plastic Prototypes, Cast Urethane Parts, Injection Molding (Tooling and Parts), Sheet Metal Parts, CNC Machined Parts, and Plaster and Metal Casting.
For more information about Quickparts, visit www.quickparts.com or call 770.901.3200.
Third-Party Quality Control (3PQC) & Specialized Auditing
For those clients that need additional product inspection and factory auditing beyond PassageMaker’s core services, our partner China Quality Focus (CQF) can be of support.
China Quality Focus (CQF) is a French-American owned and operated company based in China. CQF provides quality control inspections, factory audits and helps buyers determine the relevant certifications needed for their various products. The CQF team is composed of Chinese and Western quality experts, combining local cultural roots and Western background & business practices. Moreover, their expertise covers a wide range of products and they are able to help and support clients from various industries.
CQF was selected as a PassageMaker partner because they share our commitment to protection of Intellectual Property in China and demonstrate a clear value in the China supply chains of our clients.
CQF focuses on conducting product inspection at the sub supplier’s location. While the majority of PassageMaker clients have their goods delivered to PassageMaker for assembly and 100% inspection before shipping out of China, in the following cases it may be cost effect to retain the services of our partner CQF and perform product inspection at the sub supplier rather than have the inspection done at PassageMaker’s assembly/inspection center:
- Intellectual Property is not an issue
- Goods need to ship direct from sub supplier
- A random inspection rather than 100% inspection is sufficient to evaluate quality.
CQF is also our preferred partner for the following tasks which can be added on “a la carte” to compliment PassageMaker’s core Services:
- Specialized Sub-Supplier Auditing which need to be conducted by an accredited auditor (for example ISO compliance, workplace safety, social compliance and environmental standards)
- Production monitoring and defect sorting service at the vendor’s premises.
- Defining and updating product standards, regulations and test methods which are unique to each client and destination marketplace such as .RohS / Cadminium /Color fastness / EN71, CE certification/ Azo free / Care labeling / WEE / Phthalates / EN55013:2001+A1:2003 / EN60598 / EMC and so on.
Visit www.ChinaQualityFocus.com for more information. Should you require their services, reference PassageMaker to ensure your project is given priority.
I was fed up with middlemen & poorly run factories distorting pricing, failing to control quality and allowing intellectual property (IP) to be knocked off, so I decided to do something about it. 
