MFG

MFG.com is an Atlanta-based B2B marketplace for sourcing manufactured parts from all over the world.

Users can find nearly $50 million worth of requests for manufacturing quotes per day on the site, complete with CAD diagrams and other specifications. Manufacturers bid on the requests. MFG.com makes money by selling yearly subscriptions of several thousand dollars each to suppliers who want access to MFG.coms community of purchasing managers and engineers at buying companies (who get to use the site for for no charge). The site operates on the notion that in the manufacturing world, suppliers are much more willing to pay a flat fee than to give a cut of each transaction.

Companies as diverse as Black Decker, Harley Davidson, NCR, and Sara Lee use the site to find suppliers for machined parts, plastic moldings, metal stampings, and fabrications.

The company plans to expand its global presence in China and Europe, and extend its reach to India, Japan and Eastern Europe.