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Mould and tooling ownership
Who pays, who holds title, who may use the tool for a third party, and what happens on termination. The Matter Pack writes ownership before the first cavity is cut.
The industry
Production starts when the tooling is paid for.
A factory can cut metal before anyone has written who owns the mould, what happens when a lot fails inspection, or how capacity is shared if a force-majeure event hits one customer first. Those gaps show up as a stop-ship, not as a memo.
Orbid turns that paperwork into a Matter Pack built from fixed-fee modules before anyone bills an hour. Licensed local counsel in the destination market reviews the pack, so ownership, quality and allocation sit in the same supply agreement.
- Tooling
- Moulds and fixtures paid for by the buyer often stay in the seller's plant. Ownership has to be written, or it stays with whoever holds the steel.
- Quality agreement
- Incoming inspection, nonconformance and the right to reject a lot have to match the specification the plant actually runs.
- Allocation
- A force-majeure clause that is silent on allocation lets the plant decide which customer is filled first.
What we scope
Four things that decide whether production holds.
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Quality and incoming inspection
Specifications, sampling, nonconformance and the right to reject. Licensed local counsel reviews the quality agreement against the same specification the plant runs.
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Capacity and force majeure
How output is allocated when a plant cannot fill every order, and which events count as force majeure. The Matter Pack prices that allocation before the first shortage.
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Change control and engineering holds
Who may change a drawing, who pays for a tool revision, and what happens to work-in-progress. Counsel reviews the change clause against the same supply term.
Contract clusters we name first
Procurement
OEM, ODM, or a factory quote that has to become the supply agreement.
Employment
Local hires next to posted staff — different instruments on a German site.
Corporate
A shareholders’ paper only when a local holding or JV partner is already in the story.
Corridors that show up
- 01China → Vietnam. Factory and exclusive channel. Listed: scope accepted.
- 02China → Germany. Works-council timing is a scheduled fact, not a surprise. Live.
- 03China → Thailand. Bilingual operating drafts. Live corridor.
Manufacturing matters we have scoped
Anonymised corridor work. Demo data for internal review.
China → Vietnam
OEM mould and tooling ownership
Title to the tools written before the first cavity was cut, with return terms on termination.
Get my priceGermany → Malaysia
Plant quality and incoming-inspection agreement
Sampling, nonconformance and rejection rights written against the specification the plant runs.
Get my priceChina → Thailand
Capacity allocation and force majeure
Allocation rules priced in the Matter Pack before the first shortage hit the plant.
Get my priceQuestions
Is a factory quote enough to start hours?
No. The Matter Pack prices the instrument the destination buyer will sign. A quote is a fact, not the contract.
When does a works council belong in the pack?
In Germany, as soon as one can be elected. Write the decisions that will need its consent as facts.
Does a new plant always need a JV paper?
Only if a holding or partner already exists. Do not name SAFE or SHA for nerves.
Bring us a deal.
A contract, a distributor, a supplier, a first hire or a new market.
Orbid will tell you what it takes and what it costs.