Turn Your CAD Drawings into Customers

Downloadable CAD drawings save your potential customers time and money. It eliminates the need to redraw parts and products and allows them to be directly specified into their design.

With millions of CAD drawings available on ThomasNet.com, it’s a trusted resource for industrial buyers and engineers in companies of all sizes. They go to ThomasNet.com to download 2D and 3D CAD drawings during the product design process.

Make sure the engineers that research your company can download CAD drawings of the parts or products they need.

Once an engineer has a great download and buying experience with a manufacturer, they are more likely to become a repeat customer.

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What ThomasNet Clients Say About Their ThomasNet CAD Results:

“�After�downloading�a�CAD�drawing�from�the�Riten�site,�Steel�America�placed�a�$30,000�order.”

Andy Lachat, President, Riten IndustriesManufacturer of Workholding Deviceswww.riten.com

“�The�ability�to�provide�2D�and�3D�CAD�models�is�invaluable�for�differentiating�ourselves�from�our�competition.”

Matt O’Kane, Business Director and General Manager, Magnecraft, Inc.Manufacturer of Automation Equipment and Controlswww.magnecraft.com

Stand Out from Your Competition – Make Your CAD Drawings Available OnlineIn today’s “need it now” business environment, manufacturers are making their CAD drawings available online to improve productivity and reduce costs while increasing customer satisfaction.

With ThomasNet, you can make your CAD drawings available on ThomasNet.com and on your website.

Industrial Buyers and Engineers Actively Seek CAD Drawings

≥ 58% of industrial buyers are looking for CAD drawings only

≥ Only 13% of suppliers provide them

Source: ThomasNet/Google Study

Did you know?73% of engineers research 3 to 5 suppliers on average when a purchase need arises. Source: Industrial Purchasing Barometer

What Buyers Say About ThomasNet.com CAD Content

“�When�I’m�designing�something�I�go�to�ThomasNet.com�a�couple�times�a�week.��I�get�3D�CAD��drawings�that�I�use�with�SolidWorks.”

Carl Stoesz, Senior Project Engineer, Baker Oil Tools

“�I�was�thrilled�to�find�out�that�I�didn’t�have�to�redraw�parts.�Getting�CAD�drawings�from�ThomasNet�will�definitely�increase�our�efficiencies.”

Robert Melendez, Designer, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.Manufacturer of Aeronautical Systems

“�The�ease�of�use�of�CAD�downloads�is�phenomenal.”�Bob Drag, Marketing Manager, THKManufacturer of Linear Motion Systems

Who Downloads CAD Drawings from ThomasNet.com? Companies and Organizations You Want to Do Business With.

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

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Agilent Technologies

Alcoa

American Electric Power

AMR

Apache

Baker Hughes

Caterpillar

Chevron

ConocoPhillips

Corning

Cummins

Deere

Dell

Entergy

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Fluor

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General Dynamics

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Halliburton

Intel

Jacobs Engineering Group

Kodak

Marathon Oil

Motorola

Nike

Owens-Illinois, Inc.

Pfizer

Qualcomm

Sealed Air

Stryker

Texas Instruments

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Whirlpool

Xerox

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Brookhaven National Laboratory

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Federal Aviation Administration

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory

NASA

National Institute of Standards and Technology

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Sandia National Laboratories

Tennessee Valley Authority

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Navy

ThomasNet.com Users in UniversitiesArizona State University

California Polytechnic State University

Cornell University

Duke University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

North Carolina State University

Ohio State University

Oklahoma State University

Pennsylvania State University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rochester Institute of Technology

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University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Florida

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Maryland

University of Michigan

University of Missouri

University of North Carolina

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The Aerospace and Defense IndustryBAE Systems

Boeing

Crane Aerospace & Electronics

Eaton

Gulfstream

Harris Corporation

Honeywell

ITT Industries

L-3 Communications

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Northrop Grumman

Parker Hannifin

Praxair

Raytheon

Rockwell Collins

Textron

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