| Machine type and cutting method | Confirm whether the machine is a press-based cutter, beam saw, shear, or another process; it must match the required beam material and cut geometry. | Machine layout, process description, tooling details, and a demonstration using a comparable workpiece. | Critical | Pass / Hold / Fail |
| Workpiece capacity | Capacity must cover the buyer’s maximum beam length, section dimensions, wall or flange thickness, material grade, and cutting angle. | Rated-capacity sheet showing limits for the specified material and cut conditions; do not rely on a single maximum-size figure without its conditions. | Critical | Pass / Hold / Fail |
| Press force and working stroke | For press-based equipment, the rated force and usable stroke must suit the tooling and material at the intended working position. | Technical specifications, force-versus-stroke information where applicable, hydraulic or mechanical system details, and overload-protection description. | High | Pass / Hold / Fail |
| Cut quality and tolerance | Agree measurable tolerances for length, angle, squareness, and edge condition based on the buyer’s drawings and downstream process. | Sample-cut report with measurement method, workpiece material, machine settings, and inspection results. | High | Pass / Hold / Fail |
| Feed, positioning, and clamping | The system must support the required beam length, repeatable positioning, and secure clamping throughout the cutting cycle. | Feed-system drawings, positioning specification, clamping arrangement, and a repeatability test on the buyer’s representative part. | High | Pass / Hold / Fail |
| Controls and production data | Controls should support the required recipes, operator access levels, fault messages, and production records. | Control-system specification, sample interface, supported file or data formats, and documentation for backups and software updates. | Medium | Pass / Hold / Fail |
| Machine safety | Require documented risk controls appropriate to the machine, including guarding, emergency stops, interlocks, and safe operating instructions. | Risk assessment, electrical documentation, safety-device list, operating manual, and applicable conformity documents for the destination market. | Critical | Pass / Hold / Fail |
| Factory quality controls | The factory should demonstrate controlled inspection of critical parts, assembly, calibration, and final machine testing. | Quality-system certificate if available, inspection records, calibration records, nonconformance process, and a sample final-test checklist. | High | Pass / Hold / Fail |
| Factory acceptance test (FAT) | Make shipment conditional on an agreed FAT using defined materials, cycle checks, safety checks, and acceptance criteria. | Draft FAT procedure, test schedule, sample inspection report, and confirmation that the buyer can witness testing in person or remotely. | High | Pass / Hold / Fail |
| Installation and after-sales support | Support must match the buyer’s location, required response times, commissioning needs, and expected parts availability. | Service coverage details, commissioning plan, training scope, warranty terms, recommended spare-parts list, and support contact process. | Medium | Pass / Hold / Fail |
| Commercial and delivery readiness | The quotation should define machine scope, options, exclusions, lead time, packing, delivery terms, payment milestones, and warranty. | Itemized quotation, production schedule, packing specification, proposed delivery terms, and a written list of included and excluded items. | Medium | Pass / Hold / Fail |