Engineers Connect to Suppliers on ThomasNet.com

Engineers play a critical role in the industrial buying process. More often than not, when an engineer specifies a part into a product design, it eventually gets purchased. To help engineers find your products when they need what you sell, put your detailed product information on ThomasNet.com and your company’s website.

Plus, by making downloadable CAD drawings available online, you make it even easier for engineers to include your products in their designs and buy from you. Over 63,000 CAD drawings are downloaded/inserted from ThomasNet.com and our clients’ websites each month.

• Supplier Search ASME.org. Members of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers search ThomasNet.com via a Supplier Search box on this site’s home page.

• Search Industrial Products on eFunda.com. A ThomasNet.com search box is featured prominently on this destination site for engineers. Engineers can sort their results according to company type, the availability of catalog content or CAD drawings.

• ThomasNet Products and Services on ANSI.org. ThomasNet.com search results are featured in the American National Standard Institute’s Web store.

Engineers in Many Different Fields Use ThomasNet.com

ThomasNet.com Search Results Available on Engineering Websites

≥ Design Engineers

≥ Civil Engineers

≥ Mechanical Engineers

≥ Electrical Engineers

≥ Material Engineers

≥ Process Engineers

≥ Production Engineers

≥ Engineering Management

≥ Engineering Professionals

≥ Research and Development Engineers

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What Engineers are Saying About ThomasNet.com

“�When�I�am�designing�something�I�go�to�ThomasNet.com�a�couple�times�a�week.�If�I’m�looking�for�something�unusual,�I�go�to�ThomasNet.com�and�find�it.”

Carl Stoesz, Senior Product Engineer Baker Oil ToolsManufacturer of Oil Well Equipment and Supplies

“�I�used�ThomasNet.com�when�I�was�looking�for�local�tool-making�vendors.�I�found�one�just�one�town�away.”

Neal Bowman, Manufacturing Engineer Symmons Industries Inc.Manufacturer of Plumbing Equipment and Supplies

Engineers Seeking New Suppliers Online

≥ 58% of engineers research 3 to 5 suppliers when a purchase need arises

≥ 4 out of 5 engineers say that when visiting supplier websites, detailed product information is most helpful for making purchasing decisions or recommendations – including online catalogs, product photos/drawings with specifications, and pricing

Source: ThomasNet Industrial Purchasing Barometer Survey

Major Companies Have Many Engineers Who Use ThomasNet.com from Locations Nationwide

Companies in a Range of Industries Have Engineers Who Buy and Specify Products via ThomasNet.com

Abbott Laboratories

BAE Systems

Bayer

Bechtel

Boeing

British Petroleum

Caterpillar

Conagra

Entergy

Fluor

Raytheon

Turner Construction Company

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ThomasNet Connects Manufacturers and Distributors with Engineers

“�We�know�for�sure�that�when�engineers�download�our�CAD�drawings,�the�chance�of�us�getting�an�order�from�them�is�a�lot�greater.”

Jerry Berger, Sales Manager Paneloc CorporationManufacturer of Fasteners, Hinges, and Latches for a Range of Applications

“�ThomasNet�is�our�sole�marketing�tool,�and�when�an�engineer�has�a�need,�we�want�our�product�and�our�website�to�fill�that�need.”

Dan McKeown, President The Specialty Manufacturing CompanyManufacturer of Stock and Custom Valves

“�We�regularly�receive�RFQs�from�engineers�that�include�highly�specific�questions�and�technical�details�that�reflect�they�are�ready��to�buy.”

Carmen DeLeo, General Manager CDM ElectronicsDistributor of Interconnect and Cable Assembly Components

For more information: Contact your local ThomasNet representative or call 800.879.6757

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Aerospace and DefenseBAE Systems

Battelle

Bell Helicopter

Boeing

Bombardier

Crane Aerospace & Electronics

Eaton Aerospace

Harris Corporation

Honeywell

L-3 Communications

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Northrop Grumman

Parker Hannifin

Pratt & Whitney

Raytheon

Manufacturing3M

Abbott Laboratories

Agilent Technologies

Alcoa

Ball Corporation

BASF

Bausch & Lomb

Bayer

Bosch

Boston Scientific

Bridgestone

Cadbury

Coca Cola

Conagra Foods

Corning

Dupont

Eastman Kodak

General Electric

IBM

Kraft Foods, Inc.

Motorola

Nike

Pfizer

Qualcomm

Sealed Air

Shaw Group

Stryker

Texas Instruments

Whirlpool

Xerox

Mining and PetroleumAmerada Hess Corporation

Baker Hughes

British Petroleum

Chevron

Conoco Phillips

Exxon Mobil

Phelps Dodge

Rahco International

Sandvik

Shell

Vulcan Materials

Transportation, Communication and UtilitiesAir New Zealand

Allegheny Energy

American Airlines

Amtrak

Bellsouth

Comcast

Con Edison

Delta

Duke Energy

Entergy

Ford Motor Company

General Motors

Metro-North Railroads

Peterbilt Motors

Union Pacific Railroad

Government and MilitaryArgonne National Laboratory

Department of Transportation

Department of Veteran Affairs

Federal Aviation Administration

Los Alamos National Laboratory

NASA

National Park Service

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Sandia National Laboratories

Tennessee Valley Authority

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Navy