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Stoora is completely free for buyers
No surprises: no subscription, no hidden fee, no software purchase.
The suppliers are the only ones who pay, and it's a fixed fee, whatever the value of the RFQ and only when they want to get in touch with the buyer.
How it works
With Stoora, in order to reach all the registered suppliers able to answer its RFQ, the buyer has only to define the required manufacturing results by using the adequate grid.
Each manufacturing activity is represented by a grid that allows the buyer to identify the manufacturing results applicable to his RFQ.
Accordingly, in the example provided below, the boxes ticked by a buyer define a RFQ that will be sent to suppliers working in the “metal forming“ industry and whose manufacturing techniques allow them to produce a “Stainless steel component weighing between 10 and 100 kg – to be delivered at the rate of 10 to 100 off each month – using the lost wax casting process”.
A buyer MUST tick at least one box in each red line. However, if he does not know which manufacturing technique(s) to use in order to achieve the desired result, he may omit ticking a box in the black line. In this case, the RFQ will be sent to suppliers whose profile includes at least one of the manufacturing techniques.
| METAL FORMING | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATERIAL | STANDARD STEELS | STAINLESS STEELS | SPECIAL STEELS | ALUMINIUM AND ALLOYS | COPPERS AND ALLOYS | LIGHT ALLOYS | OTHER | |
| WEIGHT | < 50g | 50g - 1kg | 1kg - 10kg | 10kg - 100kg | 100kg - 500kg | 500kg - 1T | 1T - 10T | > 10T |
| MONTHLY PRODUCTION | PROTOTYPE | 1 - 10 | 10 - 100 | 100 - 1000 | 1 000 - 10 000 | > 10 000 | ||
| CASTING | MANUAL | MOLD | SHELL | LOST WAX | GRAVITY | CENTRIFUGAL | OTHER | |
| FORGING DIE-FORGING | FORGING | HOT DIE FORGING | COLD HOBBING | UPSETTING | EXTRUSION | OPEN-DIE FORGING | COLD STAMPING | OTHER |
Using Stoora is as simple as 1 - 2 - 3!
1 - A buyer sets online the details of his RFQ and uploads the drawing(s) of his component ; he also shows the required "Manufacturing Results" on a grid of the Stoora Manufacturing Classification. IT'S FREE
2 - Only suppliers able to provide the same "Manufacturing Results" can study the RFQ which does not show the buyer's name. IT'S FREE
3 -If a supplier wants to answer the RFQ, he can obtain the name and address of the buyer by paying a fixed fee, not connected to the value of the quote.
Worldwide sourcing
Stoora connects, worldwide, buyers and suppliers of outsourced industrial components; however, when he creates a RFQ, a buyer may select the countries where he wants it sent to. Thus, he may choose to obtain quotations only from suppliers of his own country.
Safety
The Stoora site is completely secure (SSL). Only registered companies can access it, and, therefore, the uploaded information is not available to the general public
Partners
Both buyers and suppliers will want some help when dealing with unknown and/or foreign parties.
The Stoora site provides therefore access to partners able to supply the following services:
- Commissioning
- Expediting Services
- Loading Supervision
- Logistics
- Pre Shipment Inspection
- Project Management Services
- Quality Control Inspection
- Supply Chain Audit
- Supply Chain Services
- Transportation
- Vendor Shop Inspection
These partners have been selected for their expertise and their international reputation; however, Stoora bears no responsibility with regard to any eventual relationship with these companies.