Professional animatronic dinosaur factory can provide comprehensive guarantees in terms of production time, manufacturing efficiency and quality. By collaborating with dinosaur manufacturing experts, customers can operate their dinosaur theme parks, areas or exhibitions for a longer time and enjoy worry-free after-sales service.

Choosing a reliable manufacturer for cooperation, that not only ensures the products quality and production efficiency, but also be provided high-quality industry knowledge and operational advice for the future. The manufacturer can provide its old customers with innovative products and first-hand information on profitable operations.

Here are the guides on how to choose a reliable factory.

QUICK FACTS:

#1. The first impression is a professional website
#2. Professional saleman who are proficient in technology are worthy of recognition
#3. Go to the site (Zigong, China) to personally inspect the products and the manufacturer
#4. What key points should be noted when observing the manufacturer on-site?
#5. Prices negotiation
#6. Make a Payment

1. The first impression is a professional website

Because the majority of our customers are not in China! They might come from countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and France. All of them are in foreign lands and it’s unlikely that they would just come to China to inspect things on the spur of the moment. Therefore, it becomes particularly important to browse a website that provides sufficient professional information.

What kind of a professional website can be trusted:

• There is a rich and diverse list of products, each with its own parameters marked
• There are clear demonstrations of factory operations, such as the production process, packaging procedures, and transportation processes, etc.
• There is a clear company management structure, such as presenting the company’s general manager, key sales managers, technical experts and management personnel
• Display of the latest industry trends
• Provide customers with on-site operation instructions and other related services for various products

Example of an excellent website: https://xdinos.com/

2. Professional saleman who are proficient in technology are worthy of recognition

After you have browsed the content of the website, you will send an email or contact the business personnel of the manufacturer through chat software (WhatsApp, FB, IG, WeChat). By analyzing the chat content, it is also one of the ways to test whether this company is professional.

A professional salesman will clearly and concisely address the issues you have raised through precise words or language. And provide the precise usage, parameters and price of the product (the one you need). Offer you the most professional advice and help you obtain this product at the most effective and affordable price.

The content that a trustworthy salesman should provide:

• Clearly and concisely state what we do and what our competitive products are.
• Based on the products required by the customers, provide videos or images of products that have been produced in the same or similar styles.
• Based on the products required by the customers, a customized price will be provided by the factory.
• Calculate the size of the product (as required by the customer) and quote the transportation price for delivery to the customer’s destination.
• Provide the previous achievements or projects to the clients in the form of pictures, videos or website links, serving as a reference for the clients’ operations or selection.

3. Go to the site (Zigong, China) to personally inspect the products and the manufacturer

After communicating with professional salesman, if you still have some minor doubts about the product, or if you are a person who prefers to see things for yourself, then you can book a flight and come to “Zigong, China” to personally inspect the manufacturer and the animatronics models. Make a decision to purchase the products based on the facts you have observed.

How to get to Zigong, China?

(1). Purchase a flight ticket that directly takes you from your country to China.

Any of the following four international flights are available: Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Chongqing. (Chengdu and Chongqing are the closest cities to our location. If you want to go directly to Beijing or Shanghai, you will have to transfer at Chengdu or Chongqing)

(2). After arriving in Chengdu or Chongqing, there are two direct ways to reach Zigong.

• Purchase high-speed rail tickets and you can reach Zigong (The high-speed rail from Chengdu to Zigong takes 59 minutes).
• We can arrange for a vehicle to pick you up at the airport and take you to Zigong.

Recommended platforms for purchasing flights to China:

https://trip.com/ – Supports 24 languages, offers one-stop services including air tickets, high-speed rail tickets, hotels, scenic spot tickets, etc. Supports international payment methods such as Visa and Mastercard, suitable for foreign tourists to use.

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NOTIFICATION: You can also purchase flights to China through using the local ticket booking apps in your area. And you can also find out how to buy flights or high-speed rail tickets upon arrival in China by checking platforms such as Tiktok or Instagram.

4. What key points should be noted when observing the manufacturer on-site?

After arriving in Zigong, the manufacturer will send a dedicated person to pick you up and take you to the factory for a visit. It takes about 15 to 20 minutes by car to reach the factory. The following points need to be observed in the factory to verify whether the products meet your expectations.

(1). Gently touch the dinosaur skin with your hand to see if it is as soft as a real person skin. The dinosaur skin is made of internationally standard silicone gel and sponge materials, and its texture feels just like that of soft plastic toys.

(2). Observe the animatronic dinosaur production line on-site. A complete production line is bound to include these several processes.

• Welding internal steel frame structure
• Wrapping sponge on the steel frame
• Carving the dinosaur appearance onto a sponge
• Stylizing the dinosaur skin patterns
• Evenly applying the silicone onto the processed sponge
• Spray-painting the true dinosaur skin colors through oil paints and gasoline
• The electrician finally tested the dinosaur

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(3). Should check out which projects the manufacturer has undertaken, such as those from museums, theme parks, scenic spots, shopping malls, children’s playgrounds, etc. Also, take a look at the photos or videos of on-site operations provided by the manufacturer to confirm your trust.

(4). Should discuss the specific requirements with the manufacturer to see if they can offer you professional suggestions or share any similar experiences. And discuss the final price, production time, transportation details, and whether on-site installation is required, etc.

5. Prices negotiation

After you have observed the manufacturer’s production line and performance and are still satisfied with this supplier, you can sit down with the manufacturer’s management to negotiate the price. At present, the best prices are being offered for the highest quality and largest quantity of products.

Which are the key points?

• Set a total budget that you are willing to bear.
• Within the budget, let the manufacturer prepare a purchase list for you. The principle is to increase the quantity of products as much as possible, but not exceed the budget.
• Once the purchase plan of the manufacturer is finalized, try to further reduce the budget as much as possible. Any savings is a good thing.
• After the price negotiation is completed, ask the manufacturer to make a quality commitment.

6. Make a Payment

After the price negotiation was completed, the payment plan was implemented accordingly! Based on the showing venue is planned and arranged, and considering the production cycle, make the payment accordingly. It can be on the same day after the negotiation is completed, or within 3 to 7 days. In principle, it will not delay the production schedule, and the dinosaurs will arrive at the exhibition site on time.

Payment method:

• 50% advance payment
• 50% final payment will be made upon completion

NOTIFICATION: The above are the relatively reasonable payment methods required by the manufacturer. If you have any objections to this, please raise them on the spot or finalize the details during the price negotiation.

Conclusion

Choosing a professional animatronic dinosaur manufacturer for cooperation is something that needs to be selected from among a wide variety of complex and confusing information. Carefully reading through the above 6 points can help you make the best choice from the best options. If you communicate via email or online chat software and have trust in that manufacturer, you can skip the third and fourth steps and directly proceed to the price negotiation and payment process. If your order volume is relatively small, it is also recommended to directly adopt the price negotiation and payment.