Metal stamping suppliers near Shanghai: the IATF 16949 gap
I am looking for stamping suppliers in China, for a factory that is in Shanghai. I want them to be within 20 minutes. These will be high volume, 100–200k per year.The buyer’s question, as they typed it. Assumed: ISO 9001, IATF 16949.
The answer
Send the RFQ to Hehua, Shanghai Widetop and Supro Manufacturing, with 11 questions to settle first. Hehua (Kunshan) is the only one claiming both ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 near Shanghai.
The shortlist
Rank
Supplier
Role
Where
Score
1
Hehua Machinery Technology (Kunshan)
Lead
Kunshan
16 / 32
2
Shanghai Widetop
Second source
Shanghai
16 / 32
3
Supro Manufacturing
Fallback
Shanghai
14 / 32
4
Shanghai Metall Metal Products
On hold
Shanghai
6 / 32
5
Shanghai Jenitek
Watch
Shanghai
10 / 32
Scorecard, criterion by criterion
Criterion
Hehua
Widetop
Supro
Shanghai Metall
Jenitek
ISO 9001Your ask
3
2
3
3
1
IATF 16949Your ask
3
3
0
0
1
Within 20 minutes of Shanghai ×2Your ask
4
—
8
0
6
High-volume fit ×2Your ask
—
6
—
—
—
Automotive record
3
2
—
—
—
Stamping processes
3
3
3
3
2
Total of 32
16
16
14
6
10
Points as weighted: the buyer’s asks count double where marked. A dash means nothing published backs a score, so it isn’t counted as zero.
The suppliers
Hehua Machinery Technology (Kunshan)
Lead · Kunshan, China
Claims ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 on its own website, with about 160 people and a 9,319 m² factory. Names Ford, Benz, Audi and Roewe as automotive stamping customers, and Wabtec Faiveley and ABB in rail and industrial work. Progressive die stamping, CNC machining and welding in-house.
Shanghai Widetop
Second source · Shanghai, China
Its quality page claims IATF 16949; ISO 9001 is unconfirmed. Built for volume: about 35,000 parts a month on presses from 5 to 1,000 tonnes, with deep-draw and progressive stamping. Names General Electric, Voith and Thermo Fisher among about 300 customers.
Supro Manufacturing Group
Fallback · Minhang, Shanghai
Inside the 20-minute radius in Minhang, Shanghai, and the best-placed of the five for proximity. ISO 9001:2015 only; no IATF 16949 claim found, so ask whether it is planned.
Shanghai Metall Metal Products
On hold · Shanghai, China
ISO 9001 shown, but no IATF 16949 claim found, and its plant is in Wuhu, Anhui, well outside the 20-minute radius.
Shanghai Jenitek
Watch · Shanghai, China
Listed in Shanghai and close to the factory, but no certificate is shown on its listing. Audit its certificates before including it.
Key findings
Hehua and Shanghai Widetop tie at 16 of 32 points; certificates are unverified for both, so check them before award.
Hehua leads on people (160); Shanghai Metall Metal Products is next at 65.
Hehua names the most customers (5, among them Ford, Benz and Audi).
China's fully loaded manufacturing labour cost: $6.69 an hour (NBS, 2024, national).
Settle these before you send the RFQ
Q1Confirm in writing: ISO 9001.
Q2Confirm in writing: IATF 16949, with registrar and expiry.
Q3Output per year at the plant that would build the order.
Q4Headcount at the plant that would build the order.
Q7Any change of owner or site planned before award.
Q8Show the plant is within 20 minutes of the Shanghai factory. (Widetop)
Q9Confirm the year the company was founded. (Supro)
Q10Name customers it supplies with similar parts, as references. (Shanghai Jenitek)
How the research was done
455 pages read in 6 minutes · 32 found → 16 fit the brief → 5 ranked. Every score in the full report links to the page it came from, and the open questions are written out for the RFQ.