Software Solutions for Industrial Component Suppliers
Industrial components such as bearings, seals, fasteners and valves are sold by part number, in thousands of variants. A maintenance engineer may hold only another brand’s number or a measured dimension. Suppliers need parametric search, cross-references, price breaks and pack multiples, so a buyer finds the part without calling.
Let buyers find the part from its number, a rival’s number or its size.
A buyer holding a worn seal does not know its part number. They know its inner diameter, and the supplier’s catalogue must answer that.
Authorised brand distributors
A distributor holds brands such as bearing or valve makers and lists the full range, with datasheets from each.
Multi-brand component stockists
A stockist carries equivalents from several makers and sells whichever the buyer prefers.
The workflow for industrial components.
- 1
Identifying the part
The buyer enters a part number, a rival’s number or measured dimensions.
- 2
Matching and alternatives
The search lists exact items, cross-referenced equivalents and approved substitutes.
- 3
Pack and break selection
The buyer picks a pack size and sees the price break that applies.
- 4
Order with PO
The order carries the PO number, and a plant approval step if the customer requires one.
- 5
Update from maker files
The maker’s revised data is loaded in batches, and changes are reviewed before they are published.
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 attributes held per family as searchable data
- A cross-reference table maintained by the catalogue team
- Pack multiples and price breaks enforced in the basket
What we would build for industrial 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.
- Brand data files, where the maker supplies them in a usable format
- GullySystem software that already holds account rates and runs dispatch
- A payment gateway, for small orders
How the work runs, and what we need from you.
What you provide
- Your item file with attributes and brands
- The cross-references your sales staff already know
- Pack multiples and break pricing
Clean the data
The item file is checked for gaps and duplicates before anything is loaded.
One family first
A single product family is published, so search and break rules can be corrected before the rest follows.
What you receive.
- A parametric catalogue and cross-reference table
- Pack and price-break rules
- Batch import with change review
- Practice sessions for catalogue and support staff
How progress is judged.
Measures are agreed against your own baseline. We do not promise a result in advance.
- Searches that return nothing
- Orders corrected for pack multiples
Selling at home and abroad.
Thread standards, units of measure and marking requirements differ between countries. Local variants sit beside the base item. Which standards apply in a given country is for your adviser to say.
The wider requirements for industrial equipment & supplies are on the Industrial Equipment & Supplies page.
Related subcategories.
Industrial Components E-commerce & Parametric Catalogue Software
Configured implementation
A commerce platform is selected after discovery, and attribute search and cross-reference tables are added to the extent it permits. Scope is confirmed before any proposal.
Read about the softwareExisting GullySystem products that apply
Related services
Selling in a shop as well?
Questions about industrial components e-commerce.
Does it know which part replaces another?
Only what has been entered or imported. Equivalence is a technical judgement and is never guessed.
Can it handle ten thousand items?
That depends on the data and the platform. It is tested with your own file during discovery.
Can buyers see drawings?
Yes, where drawings are attached to the item. They are shown with its specification.
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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