WESTROM, LLC is an engineering & prototyping company in the US.
WESTROM-DTB, Ltd is a manufacturing and sourcing company in China and Hong Kong.
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WESTROM Group
China SourcingManufacturingEngineeringSupply ChainChina Services
Our Vision To provide our customers innovative design, engineering and product developmentTo protect and provide small and medium sized western companies a low cost and quality Chinese supply – supply that is normally only available to large companies
Key Points
WESTROM is not a “Trade-Show-and-Go” China broker or trader, it is an engineering, manufacturing and China sourcing compa ny
– US design engineering and prototype development, plus engineering and design preparation for China sourcing
– US and China quality, tooling and manufacturing engineering
– China supplier selection, sourcing and management
– International logistics, banking and order management
• WESTROM gives small and medium sized US manufactures access to the low cost China supply market, with the delivery and quality achieved by large companies
• WESTROM also provides professional services to assist with your China projects
WESTROM Group has China operations focused on manuf acturing & supply management and US operations focused on engineering & sales
WESTROM, LLC
o WESTROM, LLC is the group’s US engineering and sales company delivering design engineering, manufacturing
engineering, marketing, sales, order management, US imports and domestic logistics, plus manufacturing
engineering for China
o COWBOY TRADER is the consumer goods trading division of WESTROM, LLC with headquarters and
warehousing in Hot Springs, SD USA
o WESTROM, LLC was established in 2002 and is a LLC registered company in South Dakota, USA
o Design engineering and specification characterization
China Manufacturing
o Manufacturing process characterization
o Tooling design, build and qualification
o Quality assurance and specifications
International Trade and Logistics
o Export and China customs
o International logistics; China – Hong Kong and Hong Kong –US
o Imports and US customs
o Trade finance, China supplier payment and international banking
The trade partners will collectively have or develop the necessary skills to satisfy these requirements
WESTROM has the necessary people, experience, resources and business processes to successfully source and manufacture in China for your company
WESTROM gives small and medium sized US companies ac cess to the China supply market, with the delivery and quality achiev ed by large companies
WESTROM OEM/ODM Sourcing
WESTROM combines our China and US capabilities to a chieve your project objectives:
o Engineering designs are completed or existing designs are reworked for China sourcing and the designs are characterized to establish the critical quality specifications
o WESTROM selects qualified subcontractors from a pool of Chinese suppliers, with an intimate knowledge of those supplier's real capabilities, capacities and constraints
o WESTROM characterizes the China manufacturing processes to ensure the critical specification are met
o China supplier quality and mfg capabilities are reviewed, and improved if necessary, to meet quality and cost requirements
o WESTROM organizes and manages the international banking, international logistics and domestic delivery
o WESTROM manages the China manufacturing, the China supply chain and the risks from China sourcing
Product Design – LCD integrated panels, membrane keypad switches, inverters, power supplies, circuit boards, controllers, control sub-assemblies, transformers, coils and wound magnetic products of all types
Tooling Design – Electrical assembly machines, wave soldering, automated assembly lines & work cells, material handling systems and machines, coil winding machines
Engineering Control
Control – WESTROM has the process and tools to maintain US and China engineering controls over the full lifecycle, prototyping and new product introduction (NPI) to product end-of-life (EOL)
Design for Manufacturing – WESTROM designs for manufacturing in the US and in China, to reduce the total cost of ownership
Prototyping, Quality & Validation
Specifications – WESTROM has the experience and capability to characterize process and designs to ensure the correct specifications and standards have been established
Quality & Integration – We ensure that our testing, specifications and quality systems integrate to your system
It’s 11PM in the US. Do you know where the parts ar e, who is making them, what their quality is, when they will be delivered and if they have lead paint?
The ability to trust and manage China supply, while achieving the desired cost reduction, is critical:
o Management and control is difficult or impossible with a China broker or trader
o It is a lengthy, high cost, and difficult trial-and-error process to source directly from China suppliers
o Establishing a China purchasing/engineering office is ideal, but it is only cost effective for companies with a China
spend that exceeds $5M USD per annum
Significant experience in China manufacturing & engineering mitigates many of these issues. However, the problem
with 15 years of China experience is that it takes 15 years to get
China SourcingManufacturingEngineeringSupply ChainChina Services
China ● Hong Kong ● USAwww.westrom.net
WESTROM personnel have deep experience in engineeri ng, manufacturing and supply chain management in the US and in China
Key WESTROM Personnel
Joel T. Rickenbach, Founder & President, WESTROM G roup
● 18+ years of domestic and international experience R&D, and operations and corporate management
● 16+ years of business & engineering experience in China, with a scope of 3,000 to 8,000 personnel
● Over 20 manufacturing, sales & engineering facilities start-ups in the US, Mexico & China
Clayton Jones, Managing Director, WESTROM-DTB
● 18+ years of domestic and international experience in manufacturing and supply chain management across aerospace, industrial machinery & chemicals, soft commodities, defense logistics, consumer
across aerospace, industrial machinery & chemicals, soft commodities, defense logistics, consumer durables, food & consumer packaged goods and wholesale distribution
● 10+ years management consulting experiencing in supply chain transformation programs, business strategy & architecture, supply chain strategy and design and quantitative financial analysis
Mike Leraas, Mechanical Designer & Engineer, WESTRO M, LLC
● 20+ years of design, fabrication and technical experience of prototypes development and limited run production in professional racing (NASCAR, WoO, et al), and in the automotive and industrial products industries
● 12+ years management and supervisory experience in professional racing industry
● Machine Design, Fabrication & Production Mgmt experience in pharmaceutical industry.
● Degrees and qualifications in mechanical design, engineering, machining, welding, computer aided design, and 2D and 3D modeling
WESTROM personnel have deep experience in engineeri ng, manufacturing and supply chain management in the US and in China
Key WESTROM Personnel
Jim Holdahl, Contract Electrical Designer & Enginee r, WESTROM LLC
● Degreed and experienced electrical engineer, with 18 years experience in PCBA, Magnetics Design, general circuit design
● 10+ years experience in electrical and electronics design engineering for China manufacturing
● Experienced electronics laboratory designer, developer and fabricator
Sam Yang, Marketing Manager, WESTROM-DTB
● 8 years experience in industrial design, industrial & consumer packaging & management in consumer electronics manufacturing
● Extensive knowledge of China sales & marketing and Chinese business practices and methods
● Deep and wide supplier contacts and knowledge of suppliers in China’s Pearl River Delta region
Ellen Su, China Office Manager, WESTROM-DTB
● 15+ years of China manufacturing management, export management, china supplier management and engineering in textiles, industrial electronics and consumer electronics industries
● Deep knowledge of the China supply markets, supplier capabilities and capacities
● Holistic and detailed understanding and management of China customs, logistics and trade regulations
Janet Goossen, US Business Manager, WESTROM Group
● 10 years experience in banking & retail management
● 6+ years US accounting and taxation regulations and management
● 6+ years management experience in domestic logistics, importation and US Customs