Guides
Guides to Sourcing 5-Axis Work in Vietnam
Four groups, in the order a buyer usually needs them. Written for someone who has a drawing and no easy way to judge a shop from the other side of the world.
5-axis basics
What the process is, where the extra axes pay for themselves, and when they do not.
Aerospace 5-Axis Machining in Vietnam: What Is Realistic Today | 5axisvn.com
Which aerospace-type 5-axis parts are realistic in Vietnam today: tooling, brackets and prototypes yes, flight-critical no. What to ask and what stays elsewhere.
Verify a shop
How to check that a shop runs what it advertises, before you send a drawing.
First Article Inspection for 5-Axis Parts Made in Vietnam | 5axisvn.com
How to ask for first article inspection on 5-axis parts made in Vietnam: ballooned drawing, CMM report, material certificate and what to approve before the full run.
CAM Software at Vietnam 5-Axis Shops and Why It Matters | 5axisvn.com
A 5-axis machine is only as good as its CAM and programmer. What Vietnam shops run, how to ask about simulation and post-processors, and what it means for you.
Xưởng 5 trục: chọn RFQ nào để báo giá
Cách đọc một RFQ từ buyer nước ngoài để biết có đáng bỏ công báo giá không, và ba thứ cần hỏi lại trước khi tính giờ máy.
How to Check a Vietnam Shop Really Runs 5-Axis
Many shops advertise 5-axis and run 3+2 indexed. Four questions and one document that tell you which one you are actually buying.
Cost and tariffs
How a Vietnam quote is built up, and the origin and documentation side of importing it.
Origin Documents for Machined Parts from Vietnam
What substantial transformation means for a machined part, why re-invoicing does not create origin, and what to agree at RFQ stage rather than at the port.
Parts and materials
Which parts and materials Vietnamese 5-axis shops actually run today.
Inconel and Superalloy 5-Axis Work in Vietnam: Who Can Run It | 5axisvn.com
Few Vietnam shops can cut Inconel 718 or 625 on 5-axis machines with stable tool life. What separates them, what to ask for and when to keep the part elsewhere.
Impellers and Pump Parts Machined on 5-Axis in Vietnam | 5axisvn.com
Open and closed impellers, volutes and pump parts on 5-axis machines in Vietnam: when simultaneous work is needed, materials, balancing and what to specify.
Copper and Brass 5-Axis Parts in Vietnam: Electrodes and Busbars | 5axisvn.com
Copper and brass cut differently from steel. What to specify for 5-axis electrodes, busbar blocks and brass fittings from Vietnam: alloy, burrs, plating, packing.
Aluminum 6061 and 7075 Supply for 5-Axis Work in Vietnam | 5axisvn.com
Choosing between aluminium 6061 and 7075 for 5-axis parts made in Vietnam: temper, plate versus bar, certificates, anodising and what to specify in the RFQ.
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