Manufacturing matching service offers new networking opportunities

There are a number of services that claim to match subcontract engineering companies with potential buyers. Orderfox.com has high hopes for its rapidly evolving software platform, making the bold claim that users will soon be able to use it like Google.

Orderfox.com says it is becoming one of the world’s largest CNC databases providing subcontract engineering companies and prospective customers with new business opportunities.

Registered subcontractors can search for global CNC work for free and buyers can place their manufacturing requirements on the platform, as well as update and optimise their network of suppliers. But Orderfox.com is more than just a comprehensive database of CNC manufacturers and buyers.

Both buyers and sellers of subcontract services also receive a wide range of regular reports and analyses which provide current and future trends, and important facts and figures about the market. This information is invaluable for both suppliers and customers as it can provide guidance before making important investment decisions.

The speed and complexity of the manufacturing environment is growing with the progression of digitisation and Industry 4.0. All business processes, horizontal and vertical, are becoming more connected. Orderfox.com offers support to businesses by helping them prepare, grow and move towards a more efficient digital future. One such example is that Orderfox.com provides its users with a large network of contacts for more potential business that they may not have had access to before.

At the same time, valuable sector and industry information is regularly updated, added and shared by leading industry experts and companies, resulting in additional growth opportunities and benefits within the network. Rapid access to knowledge, market information and potential business partners has become a crucial success factor in the high-speed Industry 4.0 and Orderfox.com fully embraces forward thinking trends. Its developers believe it will soon become the ‘Google’ for manufacturers.

Flexible solutions

Orderfox.com is a comprehensive problem solver for subcontracting engineering companies centred around the idea of optimising the workload of a business. If the capacity is available, a company can quickly and easily search for CNC work that it may be able to undertake. Likewise, if business is at capacity or if a machine breaks down, jobs can be outsourced to suitable partners.

In addition, Orderfox.com provides general assistance with everyday problems. The expertise and experience of a wide range of manufacturing companies is available within the database.

Simplifying the search

Orderfox.com distinguishes itself by providing user-friendly technical and usability features tailored to subcontractors. Filtering tools make searching for jobs quick, accurate and efficient and specifically tailored to a subcontractor’s particular skillsets and capacity. Users can set the geographic range of their job search to the kilometre, locally or globally, which makes the job search results easy to manage. Status on whether a job has been awarded, is still available or has been postponed is also easy to manage. If there is a need to know more information about a customer immediately, it is easily accessible via a mouse click on its Orderfox.com profile.

If there is interest in the job, the subcontractor can contact the potential customer at the click of a button. Orderfox.com keeps its users informed of all business activity with reports and email notifications, providing a continuously transparent overview of all business activity.

Orderfox.com also provides help with marketing and sales. It actively generates new CNC work and new community members with the help of global marketing outreach programs such as promotional campaigns, AdWords, banners, social media, trade fairs, and TV advertising. At the Orderfox.com headquarters in Ruggell, Liechtenstein, staff offer user assistance via phone or webchat.

For companies looking to source the service of a subcontractor, Orderfox.com provides a range of contacts to meet any requirement – from mass producers to highly specialised manufacturing firms with niche expertise. This enables buyers to find highly qualified suppliers both locally and globally, simultaneously optimising their supplier networks. Orderfox.com provides buyers with a wide range of technical features where they can utilise all of the advantages of a digital tendering processes.

Timesaving features for tendering

Usability is one of the guiding principles of Orderfox.com and this starts with simplifying the input of job data. Details can be input through timesaving multiple-choice processes or checkboxes, e.g. materials, technologies, industries, certifications and even GTC (Good ‘til Cancelled).

However, the smart filter tools on Orderfox.com take ease of use to the next step. Buyers can set the geographic range, even varying it from job to job, and filters for exclusive partners and company blacklists help to refine the target group. Private mode can also be activated to hide the contact information and representatives of a company, if it wishes to remain anonymous on the platform.

Profile perfection

An Orderfox.com company profile offers users a number of advantages. Aside from a global presence, the developer claims improvements in Google rankings and other search engines.

For information about a potential business partner, simply view its company profile. Profile creation features customisable input fields and preconfigured multiple-choice entries. Companies can showcase their plant lists and capacities via images, videos, company brochures and other literature. Simply drag and drop files into the window to upload them.

For the buyer, users can search for specific company representatives both locally and globally – and with filters such as distance, technology, materials, industries, certifications and number of employees, Orderfox.com will find the companies that meet any search criteria. Companies that have recently joined Orderfox.com are shown separately on a dashboard. Businesses that don’t want to be contacted can activate the privacy mode at the click of a button in the company profile and your contact information and representatives will then be hidden.

As of August 2017, Orderfox.com has 160.000 community members.

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