When a buyer first contacts Shenzhen PowerDe Automation Precision Equipment about a new machine, the conversation rarely starts with a model number. It starts with three questions: can this be built, how long will it take, and what will it cost. Those answers depend almost entirely on the information supplied at the start. A clear brief shortens the design loop; a vague one produces quotation ranges so wide that nobody can commit to them. Based on how our engineering team handles incoming projects, the checklist below covers what to have ready before planning industrial product development.
1. The part or product you want the machine to handle
Send drawings, a physical sample, or at minimum a photograph with the key dimensions. For bonding and lamination work the material matters as much as the size — glass, film, flexible OLED and aluminium plate each lead to a different process window. Our semiconductor process equipment spans curved-surface, large-size and vacuum bonding precisely because part geometry, not a fixed catalogue, drives the machine architecture. If a sample is easier to ship than a drawing is to produce, ship the sample.
State throughput and tolerance as numbers, even rough ones. "As fast as possible" gives an engineer nothing to design against, and the answer you receive will be priced for the most complex version of the job.
2. Your current process and the actual pain point
Describe what happens today. A line that produces acceptable output but needs fewer operators is a different problem from a line that cannot reach yield, and the two lead to different machines. For cleaning work, name the soil being removed — cutting oil, heavy grease, food residue — and the surface it sits on. That detail decides whether a unit should run dry steam, wet steam or hot water, and whether a fixed or mobile format suits your floor layout. You can see how each format is described in our PowerDe cleaning equipment series.
3. The constraints at the installation point
Floor space, ceiling height, power supply, compressed air, water source and drainage all shape the footprint. A machine specified for a 220 V supply cannot be dropped into a plant wired differently without an electrical change nobody budgeted for. List the services you actually have at the position where the machine will stand, not what the building was originally designed for, and note anything that cannot be moved — a column, an existing conveyor, a fire exit.
4. Volume, stage and decision date
Say whether this is for a laboratory, a pilot line or full production. A single machine for an R&D lab and a matched set of thin-film solar equipment for a production floor are engineered, quoted and scheduled very differently. Give the date by which the purchase decision must be made rather than only the desired delivery date; engineering review, component lead times and commissioning are sequenced backwards from the decision date.
5. Who signs off, and against which number
Some projects are approved on capital cost, others on uptime, labour saved or scrap reduced. Knowing which figure your management watches lets us build the proposal around it instead of covering every angle at equal depth. If a trial run or a witnessed demonstration is required before purchase, state that in the first message — arranging fixtures and a slot in the workshop takes longer than most buyers expect.
6. What you have already looked at and rejected
If you have approached other suppliers and walked away, tell us why: price, capability, lead time, or after-sales support. Each reason removes part of the solution space and saves both sides a wasted round. We would rather hear that a previous quotation missed the mark than produce another one that misses it the same way.
What the brief is used for once it arrives
A brief with these six elements lets our team come back with a process proposal and a realistic schedule rather than a list of questions. Some follow-up is normal — first-pass information is rarely complete — but each round of clarification is cheaper before design starts than after, when a change can mean re-cutting parts. Because we handle equipment design, hardware testing and production automation under one roof, the same team that sizes the machine can also tell you what has to change in the surrounding line.
If your project fits our scope, start the conversation through our contact page. A drawing or sample, the soil or material involved, a target throughput and your decision date are enough to begin.
