Managing a complex supply chain is no small task, especially when you’re juggling multiple suppliers, tight timelines, and cost-saving expectations. For commodity managers and product development engineers, each additional supplier adds layers of risk: delays, miscommunication, quality issues, and missed savings targets. When your job depends on delivering value quickly and efficiently, complexity is the enemy.
That’s why consolidating your supply chain with a single, full-service partner like Principal Manufacturing can be a game-changer. With integrated capabilities spanning fineblanking, stamping, machining, molding, and assembly, PMC helps you streamline sourcing, reduce risk, and ultimately save both time and money.
Read on to learn how partnering with Principal Manufacturing can simplify your operations, strengthen your supply chain, and free up resources where they matter most.
Why Supply Chain Consolidation Matters
Sourcing parts from different vendors might seem like the norm, but it often leads to inefficiencies that ripple throughout your entire program. Delays in one process affect the next. Quality issues in secondary operations force rework. And every handoff means more freight, more paperwork, and more time wasted managing the chaos.
For professionals who are measured on cost savings and launch performance, these inefficiencies can directly impact career growth. Consolidation is more than just cutting vendors; it’s also about taking back control, enhancing quality, and making space in your budget and schedule.
The Principal Manufacturing Advantage
When you work with Principal Manufacturing, you’re unlocking a smarter, more connected way to produce parts.
As a family-owned company with more than four decades of experience, PMC offers in-house capabilities that span:
- Precision fineblanking (up to 700 tons)
- Conventional stamping (up to 700 tons)
- Plastic injection molding
- CNC machining and turning
- Automated and semi-automated assembly
- Secondary operations like grinding, riveting, tapping, and more
Because everything happens under one roof in our Broadview, IL facility, we eliminate the delays and inconsistencies that come from working with multiple suppliers. Our engineers collaborate directly with your team to identify cost drivers and design smarter parts – often before the first tool is cut.
PMC is certified to IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 14001:2015, with advanced metrology equipment and a culture of continuous improvement that ensures every part meets your spec, every time.
Save Time from Quoting to Launch
Speed to market matters, and every day spent waiting on quotes or managing change orders can set your program back. Principal Manufacturing helps you regain that time by streamlining the entire sourcing and production cycle.
With in-house tooling, machining, molding, and assembly, we can move from prototype to production without external delays. Need to make a design tweak late in the game? Our agile team can pivot quickly – without having to re-negotiate with multiple vendors or pause for new tooling suppliers.
You get one point of contact, one schedule to track, and one partner who’s as invested in your success as you are. That efficiency translates to faster launches – and better performance reviews.
Save Money: Reduce Waste, Freight, and Labor
Every unnecessary process, shipment, or supplier markup adds cost to your project. Our consolidated model strips those inefficiencies away.
By combining operations like stamping, CNC machining, and assembly in a single facility, we reduce the need for excessive handling, shipping, and inventory transfers. You avoid redundant quality checks, minimize material waste, and eliminate the margin stacking that often comes with using separate vendors for each step.
Our engineering-first approach also helps identify opportunities to consolidate components or simplify designs, cutting cost without compromising performance.
From Vendor to Strategic Partner
Principal Manufacturing is a partner that grows with you. Our team thrives on niche applications that require technical problem-solving and cross-functional support. We work shoulder-to-shoulder with engineers to refine tolerances, improve manufacturability, and add value throughout the production cycle.
Have a project that needs overmolding? We’ll invest in the tooling and expertise to support it. Need help navigating a design change? Our engineers will jump in to help make it work – on time and within budget.
Our commitment to adaptability and collaboration is what makes us the smart choice for OEMs who want more than the lowest bidder. We’re the kind of partner who will help you look good to leadership, hit your goals, and advance your career.
Let’s Consolidate
Managing multiple suppliers might be the status quo, but it doesn’t have to be your future. By consolidating with Principal Manufacturing, you get more than parts – you get a dedicated partner who helps you simplify sourcing, eliminate delays, and drive real savings across your program.
Ready to take control of your supply chain? Contact Principal Manufacturing Corporation today to see how our full-service capabilities can save you time, reduce costs, and give you the competitive edge.
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