John Pierre
Director of Business Development
Seattle area, US hours
Trust and Safety
Who we are, where your drawings go, and how parts get checked.
Sunbird Manufacturing is a Washington corporation. Our production partner, Chengdu Beiji, makes and inspects parts in Chengdu. This page is the short version for procurement, quality, and compliance reviewers. If something here is not enough for your supplier file, email John and we'll send what you need.
Legal entity
Sunbird Manufacturing., Inc.
Registered
Washington, UBI 603 558 626, active
People
More than 100 personnel across the US and China
Production
Chengdu machining, fab, weld, and assembly. Shenzhen molding.
Contact
John Pierre, 206-387-9892
01 / Company
A registered US company you can look up.
Sunbird Manufacturing., Inc. is a Washington profit corporation, UBI 603 558 626, status active. Registered office: 100 N Howard St Ste W, Spokane, WA 99201-0508. Business development and RFQs run from the Seattle area.
The filing name was Sunbird Aerospace, Inc. until it was amended in June 2024. Ed Hoots is President. John Pierre is Director of Business Development.
Production partner: Chengdu Beiji Precision Machinery, Chengdu, Sichuan.
02 / Supply chain
Quoted in the US. Made in Chengdu. One contact the whole way.
You contract with Sunbird Manufacturing in Washington State. Chengdu Beiji makes and inspects the parts. When a part needs molding, our Shenzhen shop does it. You talk to one person from drawing to delivery.
We don't hide where parts are made. Country of origin is China, and it's marked that way.
Some finishing steps go to outside vendors we've worked with before. If your program needs those vendors named or approved, tell us at RFQ and we'll list them on the quote.
We're bringing high-tolerance CNC experience from aerospace and robotics to data center manufacturing. Rack members, manifolds, fittings, and cooling parts are the same disciplines: hold the tolerance, prove it on the CMM, pack it so it arrives that way.
Drawing in
Sunbird. Seattle desk, Spokane registered office.
RFQ, NDA, review, quote, and purchase order
Make
Chengdu Beiji. Chengdu, Sichuan.
CNC machining, fabrication, weld, and turnkey assembly
Mold, when the part needs it
Shenzhen molding shop. Shenzhen.
Injection molding, mold build, and overmolding
Inspect
Chengdu Beiji. Chengdu.
First article and production inspection, CMM, and an inspection report
Pack and ship
Chengdu Beiji with Sunbird. China to the destination.
Custom packing, export, and DDP on orders over 25 kg
Support
Sunbird. US.
One contact for follow-up and for a part that needs rework
03 / Drawings
Your drawings stay yours.
We use your drawings and specs to review, quote, make, and inspect your parts. That's it. We don't use them to build our own product, and we don't quote your part for anyone else.
Both sites use the same mutual NDA. Sunbird Manufacturing signs it. Work done at Chengdu Beiji is covered by that paper. Send it back, or send yours.
- Download our mutual NDA, sign it, and send it back to john@sunbirdmanufacturing.com.
- Or send your NDA. We'll countersign.
- If your legal team runs DocuSign, Ironclad, or Coupa, we'll sign in your system.
- No NDA yet? You can still send a drawing with the RFQ form. Many buyers send the NDA first. Either is fine.
- Want files back or deleted when the RFQ closes? Ask, and we'll confirm in writing.
04 / Data
What happens to a file you upload.
The RFQ form uploads to private storage over HTTPS. Each file is stored under a random ID. Nothing is posted to a public link.
Our team gets an email with download links. Those links stop working after 7 days.
To quote and make your part, people in our US office and our Chengdu factory open the files.
Accepted files: STEP, STP, PDF, DWG, DXF, or a zip of those. Up to 200 MB each, eight drawings per request.
If your files can't leave your system, send a portal invite. We'll download through your supplier portal instead.
We do not sell contact details.
If your drawing is export controlled, stop and read the export section first.
Privacy covers what the form and the desk chat collect.
05 / Quality
How a part gets checked.
Every job starts with the drawing and the spec. We review it before we quote, and we'll tell you if a tolerance or callout needs a change.
First article goes on the CMM. That's a Hexagon, 2.1 x 1.0 x 0.8 m, with a Renishaw 5-axis probe. Height gauges and optical projectors cover the rest. AI helps flag issues. It doesn't sign off on parts. People and the CMM do.
You get an inspection report with the shipment. If a part is wrong, tell us. We'll find the cause, fix it, and show you what changed.
06 / Export
Export rules come before the quote.
If your drawing or data is controlled under ITAR or the EAR and can't go to China, tell us before you send it. We won't take it until the right authorization is in place.
We don't claim any particular export registration.
Parts are made in China and marked that way.
On orders over 25 kg we can ship DDP. Duties and import paperwork are in the price. Smaller courier shipments may still have duties. FOB Chengdu and CIF are available on request.
If your compliance team has a questionnaire, send it. We'd rather fill it in than guess.
07 / Sourcing
Where the material comes from.
We keep supplier material certifications on file. If your spec calls for certs with the shipment, we send them.
If your compliance team needs a forced-labor or conflict minerals statement, ask. We'll answer from the records we have.
We'd rather answer a hard sourcing question now than after the purchase order.
08 / Report
Something wrong? Tell us.
Use this for anything that isn't a quote question: a bad part that got through, a file you think went to the wrong place, an invoice or email that looks off, a safety issue on our floor, or anything you think we'd want to know.
Email john@sunbirdmanufacturing.com or ed@sunbirdmanufacturing.com. Or call John at 206-387-9892 or Ed at (425) 543-3338.
We don't change bank details by email. If you get a message that says we did, call us before you pay.
09 / Documents
Documents you can take with you.
The NDA is the same file on both sites. Certificate copies stay on the quality page.
Mutual NDA
The same Sunbird NDA on both sites. Countersign it and send it back, or send yours.
Download our NDAEquipment sheet
Chengdu equipment list. PDF, about 8 KB.
Download the equipment sheet (PDF)Supplier documents
W-9, certificate of insurance, or a filled questionnaire. Email John and we'll send what we can provide.
Email John
10 / Contact
Talk to a person.
Ed Hoots
President
On the floor in Chengdu
Mail: Sunbird Manufacturing., Inc., 100 N Howard St Ste W, Spokane, WA 99201-0508.