ACW’s Two Bulletproof Methods Beat Overseas Supply Challenges
American Cord & Webbing (ACW) proactively addresses the volatility of global supply chains. You need to find balance among threatening and newly placed tariffs, and duties. You have to cope with shipping issues, changing costs across countries, trade wars, and global wars and conflicts. Threats of war are equally impactful. For example, what if China does indeed invade Taiwan? The world is flinching at the very thought.
ACW is designed to help overcome these issues while helping you run as fast as you can and maintaining the absolute best quality.
Here’s how:
ACW outperforms overseas providers through a strategic combination of manufacturing and distribution networking along various countries including the US..
This approach empowers partners across emergency services, defense, industrial, and commercial sectors in maintaining operational readiness and in meeting the tightest production deadlines.
ACW is able to accomplish this because we have:
- Deliberately cultivated and maintained validated raw material suppliers from multiple countries on all popular material options. Additionally, we have multiple options for berry complaint yarns and resins, treatments, and sewing operations.
- We are the only manufacturer and distributor in our category that makes all of its products domestically and overseas. This means you have more options for like and similar items. All categories can be made in the USA, overseas, and potentially near-shore in Latin America and Central America.
- Our near-shoring options for sewing include choices in Latin and Central America to help avoid or diminish tariffs and duties.
- And lastly, our Inventory Bank gives you a decidedly competitive advantage, we ACW will produce 6 months worth of product for you and inventory it at no charge.
Domestic On-Site Manufacturing = Agility, Speed, and Accountability
With manufacturing facilities in the United States, ACW avoids the pitfalls of overseas production, including foreign unrest, embargos, and tariff issues. You avoid shipping delays, port congestion, inconsistent oversight, and surprising requests for, shall we say, “additional financial consideration.”
Our domestic roots provide greater agility in scaling production, pivoting to your customers’ evolving needs, and in maintaining quality control through every process of production.
The Key Advantages of Our Domestic Production Are
- Slashed time in transit- no more waiting extra weeks or months for overseas shipments to arrive.
- Vertical Integration- ACW’s in-house production capabilities extend across industrial verticals, meaning it’s easy to move from weaving webbing to doing the industrial sewing you need and going on to producing hardware and assembly.
- Customer Assurance that only comes with the “Made in USA” moniker- Keep people confident that your products are the best they can be. Meet compliance requirements for federal procurement, inclusive of the Berry Amendment and Buy American Act standards.
Our Inventory Bank Controls the Unpredictable World
ACW’s Inventory Bank program is designed to eliminate the delays, price spikes, and availability issues that plague global logistics. ACW works closely with clients to forecast demand and pre-produce high-usage components and store these raw materials at our facilities free of charge. We keep your inventory on-site and ready for immediate shipment.
The Key Advantages to Your Inventory Bank Are
- Reduced lead times- Items are already in hand and ready to ship on a moment’s notice. Whether you need fulfillment because of expected demand or due to emergencies, we respond quickly.
- Stockpile custom parts- ACW manufactures to specs and holds inventory tailored for each client’s recurring orders.
- Cost Control- Save the expense of storing and pulling inventory. Additionally, take advantage of locked in pricing and buying in bulk. Also, you will be better able to ride out market fluctuations in raw material availability and end pricing trends.
- Just-in-Time Support- the Inventory Bank is ideal for customers with lean production models or unpredictable fulfillment schedules. Respond quickly and get only the amount of product you need.
Delivering Consistency at Scale
Together, these two capabilities position ACW as your reliable partner even in uncertain times. Benefit from:
- On-demand access to mission-critical components
- A responsive domestic production partner with overseas production capabilities
- Quality assurance rooted in over a century of manufacturing expertise
Whether fulfilling large-scale defense contracts or supplying OEM parts just-in-time, ACW delivers reliability, speed, and precision products no matter what’s happening in the global supply chain.
