Software Solutions for Electrical Component Sellers
Electrical components such as contactors, relays, timers, terminals and push buttons are bought by part number, often many at a time, by panel builders and maintenance buyers. Sellers online need part-number search, cross-references between makers, datasheets and quotation from a bill of materials.
Quote from a bill of materials and match each part to its alternatives.
A maintenance buyer knows the part number on a failed contactor and nothing else. A panel builder knows the quantity of every part and wants one quotation for all.
Component distributors
A distributor stocks many makers’ parts and sells to panel builders and maintenance teams.
Maker-authorised dealers
A dealer sells one or two makers’ ranges, with datasheets and support, to factories nearby.
Spares sellers for plants
A seller supplies replacement components for installed equipment, found by the part number printed on it.
The workflow for electrical components.
- 1
Search by part number
A buyer enters a part number, or a number from another maker. The catalogue shows the part and any alternatives.
- 2
Specifications checked
Coil voltage, contact rating, mounting and size are compared against the datasheet for the part chosen.
- 3
Bill of materials uploaded
A panel builder uploads a list of parts and quantities. A quotation is built, flagging parts that are out of stock.
- 4
Order with lead times
Parts in stock ship at once. Parts to be ordered carry a lead time stated as an estimate.
The challenges, and what they cost.
What is specific to this trade.
These are requirements we would confirm in discovery. They describe what the solution may need to handle. They are not features that already exist.
- Part-number search with maker numbers and cross-references
- A stated difference for every alternative offered
- Bill-of-materials upload with a quotation per line
- Lead times shown as estimates
What we would build for electrical components.
Chosen from the commerce capabilities this business needs, not a list of everything.
Who works in the system, and what each can do.
What it would connect to.
An integration is confirmed only after its API, access and scope are checked. A connection that updates on a schedule is described as scheduled, not real-time.
- Maker datasheet libraries, added as files
- Distributor stock and lead-time data, where a feed is verified
- Your own stock system, through an export
How the work runs, and what we need from you.
What you provide
- Your parts list with maker numbers
- The cross-references you hold
- A sample bill of materials from a customer
Load a maker first
One maker’s range is loaded so that search and cross-reference can be tested.
Run a real bill of materials
A past customer’s list is turned into a quotation to see where matching fails.
What you receive.
- A part and cross-reference catalogue
- A bill-of-materials quotation flow
- A datasheet library
How progress is judged.
Measures are agreed against your own baseline. We do not promise a result in advance.
- Quotation lines needing manual matching
- Returns for a mismatch between substitute and original
Selling at home and abroad.
Component ratings, terminal standards and the marks a part must carry vary by country. Maker part numbers are the same worldwide, but the range sold in each market is not.
The wider requirements for electrical supplies are on the Electrical Supplies page.
Related subcategories.
Electrical Components E-commerce & BOM Quotation Software
Configured implementation
A packaged commerce system holds the store, with a cross-reference table and a bill-of-materials quotation tool added to it. No existing GullySystem product covers this.
Read about the softwareExisting GullySystem products that apply
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Questions about electrical components e-commerce.
Can I search using another maker’s number?
Yes, where the cross-reference is loaded. The alternative is shown with its differences.
Who maintains the cross-reference?
Your technical staff, with our help at the start. An error is corrected in one place.
Does it promise a lead time?
No. The lead time shown is an estimate, and it changes if the supplier’s own estimate changes.
Talk through your commerce requirement.
Describe what you sell, where you sell it and what is slowing you down. An engineer will reply within one business day.
- No obligation
- A reply within one business day
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