Engineering-Led Services for Robotics
Focused Support from Supplier Discovery to Production Control
Yana provides modular sourcing and manufacturing-support services for robotics companies working with suppliers in China.
Choose the workstream that matches your current project stage—from identifying manufacturers or critical components to qualifying suppliers, preparing production and controlling quality during execution.
Yana supports five connected robotics sourcing and manufacturing workstreams: supplier sourcing, component sourcing, prototype-to-production preparation, supplier qualification and production-quality support.
A project may begin with one service or combine several services over time. The correct starting point depends on whether the immediate gap is supplier visibility, component availability, manufacturing readiness, capability verification or production control.
Supplier Discovery
Find manufacturers, OEMs, contract manufacturers, system integrators or specialist suppliers that fit a defined robotics requirement.
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Component Sourcing
Identify and evaluate suppliers for actuators, reducers, motors, controllers, sensors, machine vision and other critical robot subsystems.
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Manufacturing Readiness
Close the gap between a working engineering prototype and repeatable, testable and commercially supportable production.
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Capability Validation
Determine whether shortlisted suppliers possess the engineering, manufacturing, quality and lifecycle capabilities required by the project.
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Production Control
Improve visibility, issue control and supplier coordination during pilot builds and production.
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| Your current situation | Best starting service |
|---|---|
| We need suitable robotics manufacturers | Robotics Supplier Sourcing Service |
| We need a specific robot component or subsystem | Robotics Component Sourcing Service |
| We have a prototype but no stable production process | Robot Prototype to Production Service |
| We have candidates but cannot assess their capability | Robotics Supplier Qualification Service |
| We are preparing or running a pilot build | Prototype to Production or Production Quality Support Service |
| Our existing supplier has recurring quality issues | Robotics Production Quality Support Service |
| We need alternative suppliers | Robotics Supplier Sourcing Service |
| We do not yet have a clear specification | Begin with the /robotics-sourcing project enquiry Service |
| We are unsure which service fits | Submit the short service enquiry |
We need suitable robotics manufacturers
We need a specific robot component or subsystem
We have a prototype but no stable production process
We have candidates but cannot assess their capability
We are preparing or running a pilot build
Our existing supplier has recurring quality issues
We need alternative suppliers
We do not yet have a clear specification
→ Begin with the /robotics-sourcing project enquiry
We are unsure which service fits
Clarify the product, component, performance, manufacturing, volume and commercial requirements.
Identify the supplier categories and companies relevant to the requirement.
Evaluate technical ownership, manufacturing capability, quality evidence, critical dependencies and commercial fit.
Test the product, component, process or pilot build against agreed acceptance criteria.
Track quality, issues, changes and supplier actions through the agreed production-support scope.
Not every project begins at Stage 1 or continues through Stage 5. The engagement should begin and end according to the buyer’s actual capability gap and agreed scope.
Deliverables vary by service and agreed project scope.
Each Yana engagement should define the workstream, expected outputs, responsibility boundaries, required buyer inputs and completion criteria before execution begins.
A service may be used independently or connected to another workstream. Selecting multiple services does not automatically transfer product, regulatory or manufacturing responsibility to Yana.
Required drawings, requirements, project context and buyer decisions
Reports, comparisons, supplier actions and validation deliverables
Responsibilities retained by the buyer, supplier, integrator and qualified third-party specialists
Technical guides and sourcing intelligence
Manufacturer categories, supplier roles and evidence-based evaluation.
Technical guideComponent architecture, parameters, interfaces and sourcing risks.
Technical guidePrototype-to-production, factory capability and robotics quality systems.
Technical guideChina dependency, alternatives, costs and regulatory exposure.
No. Each service can be scoped independently. A project may require only supplier mapping, qualification, production support or another defined workstream.
Robot Prototype to Production is normally the most relevant starting point when the primary gap is manufacturing readiness rather than supplier discovery. The exact starting point depends on design and process maturity.
Yes. Robotics Component Sourcing can be scoped around one defined component or subsystem when its function, interfaces and performance requirements can be established.
Supplier sourcing identifies and initially screens candidates. Supplier qualification evaluates whether shortlisted candidates have the required engineering, manufacturing, quality and lifecycle capability.
It may include inspection planning, coordination or follow-up, depending on the agreed scope. The exact inspection method, responsibility and acceptance authority must be defined for the project.
No. Manufacturing is performed by the selected supplier. Yana’s role is limited to the intelligence, sourcing, coordination and support activities defined in the engagement.
No. Supplier qualification can improve evidence and risk visibility, but it cannot eliminate every production, commercial or supply-chain risk.
The project begins with a short discovery discussion covering the product, development stage, immediate constraint, target volume, destination market and desired timeline.
Share your current development stage, technical requirement and immediate supplier or manufacturing constraint. Yana will help identify the appropriate starting workstream and define the next sourcing step.
Provide enough context to identify the appropriate starting workstream. No account creation is required.