The Industrial Resource Center Network, Inc. Launches MfgGate.com's eRFQ Powered by MFG.com
Pennsylvania Manufacturers to reap benefits of eBusiness
Atlanta, Ga., -April 25, 2001- MFG.com Inc. announced today the Industrial Resource Center Network, Inc. (IRC) has joined the MFG.com Network as a private label partner. MFG.com cooperated with the IRC Network in creating mfgGate.com's eRFQ, (www.mfgGate.com/rfq.html), an interactive Web service enabling Pennsylvania manufacturing members to buy and sell custom manufacturing services.
The IRC Network officially announced mfgGate.com at their Manufacturer's Conference held on April 17, 2001 at the seven different Industrial Resource Centers throughout Pennsylvania. At the Manufacturing Conference, Governor Tom Ridge spoke to all Industrial Resource Centers (IRCs) throughout the state of Pennsylvania via videotape. He emphasized the importance of leveraging resources, such as the new mfgGate.com portal, to increase productivity and maintain competitiveness.
The mfgGate web site gives the state's manufacturers entry into the B2B marketplace, where they can actively access large database of new customers, respond to project bids, and establish new purchasing or distribution channels. The site also provides expert advice, as well as complete details on current and pending regulatory issues.
"mfgGate.com is Pennsylvania's new e-business initiative to help manufacturers compete in the face of global competition," states Frank Sylvester, mfgGate.com's Director of Marketing. "mfgGate employs a full-time support staff, available during business hours by phone or email, to help manufacturers use the information available. Pennsylvania Manufacturers can easily post, receive and manage RFQs (Request for Quotes) for more than 100 custom manufacturing and engineering disciplines using eRFQ.
"We are proud to welcome mfgGate.com as a private label partner in the MFG.com Network," states Mitch Free, president and CEO of MFG.com, Inc. "The IRC Network has been very proactive and ready to invest in technology that will improve efficiency and expand business opportunities for the manufacturers in the state of Pennsylvania. Access to online buying and selling is a critical component to growth and maintaining a competitive edge in manufacturing."
About the IRC Network
Established in 1988, the IRC Network is an economic development organization. Its mission is to improve the competitiveness of small to medium-sized manufacturers throughout Pennsylvania. The IRC Network, Inc. is supported by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and by the U.S. Department of Commerce through the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Extension Partnership. To find our more about IRC Network, Inc. or mfgGate.com, please call 866-mfg-gate.
About MFG.com
MFG.com is the largest global online marketplace for the manufacturing industry. MFG.com instantly and intelligently matches sourcing professionals and engineers with suppliers who have the right expertise and capacity to manufacture parts and tooling on demand in accordance with their engineering drawings and CAD files. MFG.com's on-demand service is consolidating the once- fragmented world of manufacturing into an efficient marketplace, enabling products to be sourced and built more easily, quickly, inexpensively, and at higher quality levels. For more information, please visit http://www.MFG.com.
About MFG.com
MFG.com is the largest global online marketplace for the manufacturing industry. MFG.com instantly and intelligently matches sourcing professionals and engineers with suppliers who have the right expertise and capacity to manufacture parts and tooling on demand in accordance with their engineering drawings and CAD files. MFG.com's on-demand service is consolidating the once- fragmented world of manufacturing into an efficient marketplace, enabling products to be sourced and built more easily, quickly, inexpensively, and at higher quality levels. For more information, please visit http://www.MFG.com.