tier 2 supplier , auch: tier-two supplier

The company serves as a Tier 2 supplier to several large automobile manufacturers for metal stampings and tooling.

Most recently, the three companies of Metalworks Worldwide operated as tier 2 suppliers of high volume metal stampings and assemblies to the U.S. automotive industry.

A key Tier 2 supplier to the automotive industry as well as a major metal fabricator for the commercial and industrial industries, MIG has been in operation since 1998.

Tier 1 suppliers provide full design and engineering support, Tier 2 suppliers manufacturer components to blueprint specifications, and Tier 3 suppliers provide raw materials, material fabrication and discrete parts.