Gniado Industries
Engineering-led contract manufacturing in China’s Ningbo cluster
We run engineering, sourcing, tooling and quality control — production is carried out by our manufacturing partner LEAN AUTO Co., Ltd. and qualified factories in the cluster, always under our oversight.
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2002
plant established
20 700 m²
production hall
80+
CNC machines
IATF 16949
automotive QMS
In-house
QC laboratory
Figures: our manufacturing partner LEAN AUTO Co., Ltd. (est. 2002), Ningbo.
Our manufacturing partner — LEAN AUTO Co., Ltd.
Established 2002 in Ningbo (Beilun District), LEAN AUTO is the plant behind our production. Gniado Industries manages the engineering, sourcing, quality and contracts around it — we do not own the plant.
LEAN AUTO — the plant
- ›~50 CNC lathes, including 15 fully automatic
- ›22 CNC groove milling machines
- ›12 CNC grinders
- ›3 heat-treatment lines
- ›Thread rolling and gear hobbing
- ›CNC cells with 3D vision inspection and an automatic measuring system
Precision metal and plastic components, including automotive drivetrain parts (half shafts and CV joints) for OEM segments and the aftermarket — manufactured to IATF 16949.
Gniado Industries — your engineering front
- ›DFM review and engineering supervision
- ›Sourcing and tooling management in the Ningbo cluster
- ›Quality control and batch testing at the plant laboratory
- ›EU-facing contracts — staged payments, bilingual paperwork
One point of contact in the EU — English and Polish, in your time zone. You never source blind or wire money to an unknown factory.
Inside the plant
Our manufacturing partner’s production floor in Ningbo (Beilun District).
Laboratory & batch testing
Batch testing runs at the manufacturing partner’s in-house laboratory — cleanroom and 24/7 climate-controlled labs, equipment calibrated by accredited external bodies, control from raw material to finished product.
CMM (coordinate measuring machine) — precision inspection
Optical spectrometer — material composition analysis
Metallographic microscope with sample preparation
Hardness testers (HR / HV / HB)
Tensile and compression testing machine
Salt spray chamber — corrosion resistance
Contour and roughness tester
Torque and torsional-fatigue testers
Heat-treatment process validation
Certifications
Held by our manufacturing partner — automotive-grade quality management required across OEM supply chains.
IATF 16949
Quality management system for the automotive industry — the standard required in OEM supply chains.
ISO 9001
Certified quality management system across all plant processes.
China High-tech Enterprise
National recognition of the engineering and R&D capability behind the plant.
Tooling ecosystem
We work in the heart of the Ningbo / Beilun tooling-and-casting cluster — mold factories within a few kilometers, the nearest about 500 m from the plant.
Injection & casting molds
Injection molds for plastics and casting / die-casting molds for aluminium, sourced from specialized shops in the cluster. Leading hot-runner systems (Mold-Masters, Husky, DME, YUDO) are available, matched to your part. We manage tool build, sampling and acceptance on-site.
Ask about mold financing
For production projects we can arrange deferred settlement of the tooling cost. Terms depend on your project — ask us about mold financing for your case.
Ask about mold financingPayment security
We share the risk. You pay against confirmed results — not promises.
- ✓Staged 30 / 30 / 40 payments — you pay for confirmed results, not promises.
- ✓Independent third-party inspection (SGS / TÜV / QIMA) before the final payment.
- ✓Bilingual contract — English and Chinese.
- ✓Serial production starts only after your written approval of the samples.
How we run your order
- 1
Samples and technical drawings — send us your samples or drawings; if your current supplier will not share them, we prepare them for you.
- 2
Quotation — we estimate the production cost and any tooling cost.
- 3
Test samples — the plant produces samples and we send them to you for approval.
- 4
Production and shipping — after your approval, serial production starts and we ship (FOB / CIF).
- 5
Staged payment — you settle in stages tied to confirmed milestones.
- 6
Ongoing cooperation — you keep the lower cost base long-term.
Ready to talk?
Tell us about your project — or send your current quote and we will show you where you can save.