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Magnet sourcing questions, answered clearly.

Use these answers to prepare a more complete B2B inquiry. Product-specific feasibility, performance, documentation, pricing, and timing are confirmed only after review.

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Quotes & project setup

What information should I include in a request for quote?

Include the application, dimensions and tolerances, preferred material or grade if known, coating, magnetization direction, assembly details, estimated order quantity, delivery destination, and target date. Drawings, reference samples, packaging needs, and required inspection records help define the review scope.

Can FINDMAG review a custom magnet or magnetic assembly?

Send a controlled drawing, reference sample, or clear functional requirement. FINDMAG will review the requested geometry, material, coating, magnetization, assembly, validation, quantity, and timing before confirming feasibility or commercial terms.

How do OEM, ODM, OBM, and CMT project routes differ?

OEM starts from a buyer-owned design or specification. ODM adds design-development input around an agreed requirement. OBM uses an established branded product basis, while CMT focuses on specified conversion or assembly work using agreed inputs. The applicable route and responsibilities must be confirmed for each project.

What are the MOQ and production lead time?

MOQ and lead time depend on the material, dimensions, tooling, coating, assembly, inspection plan, packaging, quantity, and production status. They are confirmed in the written quotation after the specification has been reviewed; the website does not apply one number to every product family.

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Engineering & validation

How should I choose between neodymium, ferrite, and flexible magnets?

Selection should consider the required magnetic performance, available space, operating temperature, corrosion exposure, mechanical loading, target cost, production volume, and how the magnet will be assembled. Share the application conditions so the material decision can be reviewed against the complete requirement.

Why can pull-force values vary?

Pull force changes with the test fixture, steel grade and thickness, surface condition, air gap, pull direction, temperature, contact area, and measurement method. Any published or quoted result should identify its source, test conditions, unit, sample basis, and review status.

Can I request samples before a production order?

Sample availability, cost, timing, and validation scope depend on whether the item is standard, modified, or tool-dependent. The sample basis should state which dimensions, appearance points, performance conditions, packaging details, and documents will be reviewed before a production decision.

What coating information is useful for a magnet inquiry?

Describe the operating environment, humidity or fluid exposure, temperature range, appearance requirements, handling conditions, assembly method, and expected service context. A coating name alone may not define thickness, adhesion, corrosion testing, edge coverage, or acceptance criteria.

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Safety & compliance

How are fishing magnets different from lifting magnets?

Fishing magnets are selected for underwater retrieval and magnetic searching. A lifting magnet for steel or ferromagnetic workpieces requires model-specific rated documentation, compatible material and thickness conditions, an approved operating method, and applicable safety instructions before use.

What must be confirmed for a lifting-magnet inquiry?

Provide the workpiece material, dimensions, minimum steel thickness, surface condition, load geometry, operating orientation, environment, duty pattern, and intended handling method. Rated lifting capacity, working load limit, safety factor, operating method, and safety notes must come from approved model-specific documentation and must not be inferred from a generic pull-force figure.

Can certificates or compliance documents be supplied?

Document requirements should be listed in the inquiry. Any certificate or report must be checked for the applicable legal entity, production site, product or material, scope, issuer, document number, issue date, expiry date, and order relevance before it is represented as applicable.

Are magnetic toys suitable for children?

The current FINDMAG magnetic toys and products route is intended for adults aged 18 and over. Small or powerful magnets can create ingestion, pinching, impact, and interference hazards. Product-specific warnings, applicable market requirements, and packaging instructions must be reviewed before sale or distribution.

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Orders & delivery

Can packaging be customized for B2B orders?

Share the unit pack, pack quantity, labels, barcode or marking needs, carton limits, destination, sales channel, and any magnetic-shielding or handling requirement. Packaging feasibility, testing, materials, artwork responsibility, cost, and approval stages are confirmed per project.

What quality information can be included with an order?

Define the required inspection characteristics, sampling basis, units, test method, fixture, acceptance criteria, traceability, and document format during the quotation stage. Inspection records or third-party reports should only be promised when their exact scope and source have been agreed.

How are shipping terms and delivery dates confirmed?

State the delivery country or postcode, preferred trade term, shipment mode, target date, and any carton or pallet restrictions. The quotation should distinguish production timing from transit timing and identify the agreed delivery basis, because freight conditions can change.

Still deciding?

Discuss the requirement with FINDMAG.