Engineering Company: Manufacturer or Dealer?

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An engineering company that creates designs, sources materials, and oversees final inspection and quality control can be classified as a manufacturer, despite not performing physical machining. The distinction lies in the company's role in the production process, which includes managing the supply chain and ensuring product quality. Legal definitions may vary, and consulting a lawyer is advisable for precise classification. This discussion highlights the complexities of manufacturing definitions in the engineering sector.

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If you work for an engineering company, can they be considered the manufacturer if they don't physically do the machining?
lets say, you make the drawings and figure out how it will be manufactured. then you purchase materials and source it out to a machining company, an NDT company and a plating company. then your company does the final inspection and quality control. Are you considered a manufacturing company? or a dealer?

the machinist doesn't have access to the full technical data, only what they need in order to machine. same with all other companies involved.
 
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