# Actuator Machined Parts RFQ Checklist

Use this checklist before sending drawings for custom actuator housings, shafts, brackets, rods, pins, valve-interface parts, or OEM actuator assemblies.

This is a buyer-side planning template only. It is not a quotation, certification, production release document, or completed customer record.

## 1. Project Basics

- Company:
- Buyer / Engineer:
- Email:
- WhatsApp / phone:
- Destination country:
- Target delivery date:
- Prototype quantity:
- Expected batch quantity or annual forecast:
- NDA required before detailed drawing exchange: Yes / No

## 2. Drawing and CAD Package

- 2D drawing file included: Yes / No
- 3D CAD file included: Yes / No
- Preferred CAD format: STEP / IGES / SolidWorks / other
- Drawing revision:
- CAD revision:
- Unit: mm / inch
- Drawing language:
- Assembly context included: Yes / No
- Legacy supplier sample available: Yes / No

## 3. Part Scope

- Part family: housing / shaft / rod / bracket / clevis / pin / bushing / valve body / assembly / other
- Application: robotics / industrial automation / valve control / aerospace-adjacent equipment / medical or lab equipment / energy infrastructure / other
- Motion risk: load-bearing / sealing / sliding / rotating / positioning / cosmetic / other
- Critical mating components:
- Special assembly notes:

## 4. Material and Finish

- Material grade:
- Material standard:
- Allowed alternatives:
- Material certificate or heat-number traceability required: Yes / No
- Surface finish or coating:
- Heat treatment or hardness target:
- Post-finish critical dimensions:
- Masking or protected surfaces:
- Burr, edge, or cleaning requirement:

## 5. Critical-to-Quality Features

Mark these on the drawing when possible.

- Datum references:
- Bore or shaft fit:
- Thread class:
- Flatness / parallelism / perpendicularity:
- True position / runout / concentricity:
- Surface roughness:
- Sealing face:
- Coating thickness:
- Visual or cosmetic zones:
- Packaging-sensitive surfaces:

## 6. Inspection and Release Evidence

- Dimensional inspection report required: Yes / No
- CMM report required: Yes / No
- First Article Inspection required: Yes / No
- PPAP / ISIR / PSW support required: Yes / No
- MTR or material certificate required: Yes / No
- Hardness report required: Yes / No
- Coating or finish certificate required: Yes / No
- Sampling plan:
- Customer-specific form:

## 7. Packing and Shipment

- Packing method:
- Anti-rust protection:
- Surface separators:
- Part labels:
- Carton or crate requirement:
- Incoterm:
- Preferred shipping method:
- Destination address or port:

## 8. First Email Structure

Subject: RFQ - custom actuator machined parts - [part name / drawing number]

Hello Actuator Machining team,

Please review the attached drawing and CAD files for a custom actuator machined part.

- Part / component type:
- Application:
- Drawing / CAD revision:
- Material and finish:
- Critical dimensions or GD&T:
- Required reports:
- Prototype quantity:
- Batch forecast:
- Destination:
- NDA required before detailed review:

Please confirm manufacturability, missing information, quote direction, and expected sample lead time.

## Contact

Send drawings and requirements to inquiry@actuatormachining.com or WhatsApp +86 188 5797 1991.