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Buyer/Designer Benefits Through the buyCASTINGS.com Marketplace, What Are They?

buyCASTINGS.com cuts cost and adds value
• Request multiple quotes from pre-qualified foundries
• Buyers can place orders and use the secure concurrent engineering site at no cost
• Realize cost savings by transforming fabrications to lower cost castings
• Request casting expertise
• Download CAD files or drawings to our secure site for review with suppliers online
• Have foundry experts review your request buyCASTINGS.com lowers costs by:

buyCASTINGS.com lowers cost by:
• Reducing your labor hours spent on quotes for castings
• Reducing labor to find more qualified foundries
• Reducing cost of castings since foundries reduce their marketing costs
• Reducing cost of castings since foundries purchase their supplies for lower prices
• Reducing engineering labor and costs by using a secure online concurrent engineering site
• Downloading CAD files or drawings once for all quoting companies to review
• Communicating online with quoting foundries to insure requirements are met and parts are manufacturable
• Saving travel and labor time by viewing drawings, CAD and specs online, anytime, at any place in the world, increasing speed to response

Goldman Sachs estimates that the savings by using the Internet for the metals industry will average 22%, the second highest of any industry segment

Delos Smith of "The Commerce Board" stated in September 2000 at a foundry management conference: "You have to get involved in B2B. You don't have a choice or you are going to be in trouble. It (B2B e-commerce) reduces transaction cost amazingly!"


If you use castings or are looking at using castings, log-on to buyCASTINGS.com and let us show you how our network can add value and cut cost.

The Metal Casting Marketplace Of The Future