Frequently asked questions

Hazelco is an engineering consultancy with over a decade of experience in the automotive and industrial manufacturing sectors. It provides end-to-end consultancy to manufacturers seeking to work with Tier-1 supply chains and OEMs, covering strategic cost management, investment planning, supplier development and sustainable production.

The services are: Carbon Emission Optimization, Cost Modeling & Benchmarking, Supplier Qualification & Audit Readiness, Manufacturing & Investment Optimization, Procurement Intelligence. Each one is described on its own page.

With manufacturers that want to work with Tier-1 supply chains and OEMs, in particular extrusion and machining companies. It also bridges communication between OEM engineering teams and suppliers.

Yes. Hazelco has no financial ties to any supplier, manufacturer or OEM. It relies solely on data, experience and engineering facts and produces neutral analyses that protect its clients’ interests.

Seven stages: RFQ, nomination, kick-off, tooling and PPAP, Pre-SOP, SOP (start of production) and Kaizen implementation.

The first consultation is free. Send a message through the contact form or by email (info@hazelmetallurgy.com); you get a reply within 24 hours.

Automotive, Machinery, Construction, Energy. Its core expertise is automotive and industrial manufacturing.

Hazelco has over a decade of experience in automotive and industrial manufacturing. The figures published on the home page: 10+ Years of Field Experience, 50+ Completed Projects, 15+ OEM & Tier-1 Partnerships, 4 Industry Verticals.

Address: Istanbul Ticaret Sarayı, 9th Floor, Office 576, Giyimkent, Esenler, 34220 İSTANBUL / Türkiye. Phone: +90 552 500 13 43 · Spain: +34 662 689 789. Email: info@hazelmetallurgy.com. Working hours: Monday – Saturday: 09:00 – 18:00 / Sunday: Closed.

It has a relationship network built over years across Europe, Asia and the MENA region, giving clients access to verified suppliers and true market pricing.

Four things: it is financially independent of suppliers, manufacturers and OEMs; it grounds decisions in process-based cost models, benchmarking studies and carbon emission analyses; it has a sourcing network across Europe, Asia and MENA; and every engagement begins and is reported with concrete KPIs.

Every engagement begins and ends with concrete KPIs, such as cost reduction, emission decrease and audit pass rate, and is reported against them.

Yes. For aluminium battery enclosures it provides process-based cost modeling, tooling and PPAP readiness, and serial-production optimization, aligned with Tier-1 and OEM requirements.

It works at the interface of both: it advises suppliers that want to win Tier-1 and OEM projects, and it ensures process alignment and capability development between OEM engineering teams and suppliers.

To combine engineering intelligence with strategic insight, empowering its clients to achieve sustainable and lasting competitive advantage in the global market.

All of them: procurement, production, processing, packaging and logistics.

Energy efficiency, machinery optimization, integration of renewable and solar energy sources, and recycling scrap and process waste back into the production cycle.

Yes. Recycling scrap and process waste back into production reduces both raw material use and total emissions.

Yes. Hazelco connects producers with affordable green energy sources, accelerating their transition toward sustainable manufacturing.

Every step from billet casting and extrusion to machining, anodizing and surface finishing.

The true cost drivers — energy, natural gas, electricity and labor — across multiple geographies.

Raw material, energy, labor and process data, benchmarked against global market standards.

Transparent cost benchmarking for Tier-1 suppliers and data-driven competitive pricing strategies.

Hazelco designs and manages competitive sourcing processes that connect OEM-level projects with technically and commercially qualified suppliers, and supports suppliers with the documentation needed to meet Tier-1 and OEM standards.

Supplier capabilities are benchmarked, cost structures are aligned with market realities, and data-driven recommendations are given that maximize win probability in complex bids.

PPAP, APQP and quality documentation, with the aim of successful audit completion.

The production equipment and automation investment decisions of suppliers that want to secure Tier-1 project awards.

The CNC machines, robots and supporting systems that achieve the desired cycle times and productivity levels.

Process know-how is combined with ROI analysis, with the goal of a sustainable cost advantage for the supplier.

Production lines, cycle times and equipment layouts are analysed to optimize investment plans.

The full tendering process, pricing strategies and OEM communication, coordinated up to the nomination phase.

It bridges communication between OEM engineering teams and suppliers, ensuring process alignment and capability development.

Tier-1 audits (TIR, VDA, IATF), with support in documentation, process validation and quality management readiness.

An OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) is the company that designs the final product and sells it under its own brand; in automotive, the vehicle manufacturer.

A Tier-1 supplier delivers parts or systems directly to the OEM. Tier-2 suppliers deliver to Tier-1 companies, and Tier-3 suppliers to Tier-2.

An RFQ (Request for Quotation) is the document a buyer sends to suppliers asking for a price and a technical offer for a defined part or project. It is the first stage of Hazelco’s methodology: before the RFQ phase, supplier networks, capacity, cost structures and sustainability readiness are analysed.

Nomination is the buyer’s decision to award a project to a particular supplier. Hazelco manages the tendering process, pricing strategies and OEM communication up to the nomination phase.

APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) is the structured method the automotive industry uses to plan a product and its manufacturing process, from concept to series production, so that customer requirements are met. Hazelco gives technical support for APQP and quality documentation.

PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) is the automotive procedure by which a supplier proves, with documents and sample parts, that its production process can consistently make parts that meet the customer’s specification before series deliveries begin. Hazelco gives suppliers technical support in preparing PPAP.

SOP (Start of Production) is the date series production begins. Pre-SOP is the validation period before it; in this stage Hazelco completes validation and capacity trials and coordinates the transition to series production.

Kaizen is a Japanese term for continuous improvement in small, ongoing steps. After SOP, Hazelco applies Kaizen methods to increase production efficiency, reduce waste and improve profitability.

IATF 16949 is the quality management system standard for the automotive industry, published by the International Automotive Task Force and based on ISO 9001. OEMs and Tier-1 companies commonly expect their suppliers to comply with it.

VDA 6.3 is the process audit standard published by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). It is used to assess a supplier’s processes from project management through series production.

It is a way of calculating a part’s cost from its components — raw material, energy, labor and process steps — instead of relying on a quoted price. Hazelco builds these models from billet casting through extrusion, machining, anodizing and surface finishing.

It is the comparison of a company’s cost structure with reference values from the market. Hazelco benchmarks its cost models against global market standards and provides transparent cost benchmarking for Tier-1 suppliers.

It is the manufacturing process in which a heated aluminium billet is pressed through a steel die to form a profile with a constant cross-section.

A billet is the cylindrical cast aluminium log that is the starting material for extrusion.

It is an electrochemical surface treatment that builds a hard, protective oxide layer on aluminium, improving corrosion and wear resistance.

It is computer-controlled cutting — milling, drilling and turning — that brings a part to its final dimensions and tolerances. Hazelco recommends the CNC machines, robots and supporting systems that achieve the required cycle times.

It is the time needed to complete one part or one operation. Hazelco analyses production lines, cycle times and equipment layouts to optimize investment plans.

It is the total greenhouse gas emissions caused by a product, a process or a company, expressed as CO₂ equivalent. Hazelco provides carbon footprint assessment, emission analysis and reduction strategy consulting.

It is the reduction of the carbon emissions caused by production. Hazelco addresses it through energy efficiency, machinery optimization, integration of renewable and solar energy, and recycling scrap and process waste back into the production cycle.

It is the assessment by which a buyer verifies that a supplier is technically and commercially capable before awarding business. Hazelco designs and manages sourcing processes that connect OEM-level projects with technically and commercially qualified suppliers.

ROI (return on investment) is the gain from an investment relative to its cost. For production equipment and automation investments, Hazelco combines process know-how with ROI analysis to help suppliers reach a sustainable cost advantage.

It is the structural housing that carries and protects the battery modules of an electric vehicle; it is often made of aluminium to save weight. Hazelco provides cost modeling, PPAP readiness and serial-production optimization for aluminium battery enclosures.