Partnerships, Patents and the China Connection

Success begets success. At CQM, that means you, the customer, needs to be successful for us to be successful. That means helping our customers in a number of important ways.

First, we know you want a high-quality product for the best possible price. To do that, we have taken steps in recent years to develop production partnerships with qualified vendors in China. We do this with your approval, and only after identifying a facility qualified to produce the mold or part according to your specifications and the same high standards we adhere to in the U.S. CQM president Larry Kraft travels to China frequently and personally monitors each job. CQM, through a subsidiary company, Global-Kraft, currently partners with 10 shops in the Shanghai area that are able to produce parts according to our standards. CQM customers who have used our China Connection have enjoyed savings of 30 to 50 percent without sacrificing quality or lead time. Delivery of plastic parts can be accomplished in as few as three days, with production orders taking two weeks to fill. Finished injection molds can be transported to the U.S. in just four days by air, or within three weeks by conventional shipping. The China Connection can be the door to success for entrepreneurs who can't afford to manufacture parts in the U.S. We are often able to negotiate incentives - better payment terms or tooling upgrades - with our China partners, who are eager to do business. Other opportunities include warehousing and marketing for CQM customers who want to sell their products in Asia. We can facilitate those activities because of our frequent visits to China, where CQM, through its Global-Kraft subsidary, has offices in Hong Kong and Hangzhou, near Shanghai.

The second way CQM can help you be successful is by being a resource. Experience is a wonderful teacher and CQM has learned over the years, sometimes the hard way, how to succeed in business. Entrepreneurs knock on our door with great ideas, but are unsure how to market the finished product. We invite you to take advantage of our expertise. Helping clients build the proper business/regulatory framework for their products is a growing part of what we do. As consultants, we can help you through the complicated process of researching and applying for the U.S. and foreign patents that protect new designs and/or products from infringement or theft by unscrupulous competitors. We can help you set up your business. We can help you get off on the right foot. We do with this our own products, and we can help you, too. Since we are in the technology business, we can help you explain these processes to your customers, investors or financial advisors through modern graphics and descriptions written in lay terms. We can help you set up Web sites that will tell the world about your products.

Finally, we occasionally invest our own money in our clients' enterprises. Our goal is to help our customers succeed. Your success is our success, too. We have the resources and are willing to lend our assistance in a variety of ways. CQM has a long list of satisfied customers who can tell you firsthand how we helped them. Please contact us for more information.