Use Cases

Who uses 3E.

Ten sourcing workflows, one search box. Whether you’re buying 10,000 connectors, hunting an obsolete IC, or picking a contract manufacturer — pick the workflow that looks like your day.

Procurement Teams

One query. Every supplier your team missed.

Replace the tab shuffle. One search across 105,000+ vetted suppliers, plus AI that keeps hunting for sources your team hasn’t found yet.

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Hard-to-Find Parts

The part went EOL. We’ll keep looking.

Obsolete, end-of-life, and discontinued components sourced across brokers, surplus dealers, and specialty distributors worldwide.

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Parts Brokers

Find the source before your competitors do.

105,000+ companies beyond Octopart and FindChips. AI discovers surplus dealers and specialty distributors your competitors haven’t indexed.

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Supply Chain Diversification

Find your second source before you need it.

40%+ of organizations are diversifying in 2026. Search every company that carries your part — and let AI keep hunting for backups.

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Aerospace & Defense

ITAR, MIL-spec, AS9100 — sourced in one query.

85% of A&D firms are prioritizing AI-driven sourcing in 2026. Search compliance-ready suppliers, including the specialty distributors standard directories miss.

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Engineers

Catch single-source risk before it hits procurement.

Component selection drives BOM cost more than most engineers realize. Search alternatives during design — and let AI hunt for more in the background.

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Contract Manufacturing

The right CM isn’t always on the directory.

PCB assembly, CNC machining, injection molding, specialty fabrication. Search 105,000+ companies, including the regional shops directories miss.

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Government & Public Sector

Federal-qualified sources, past the GSA gate.

CAGE-coded, SAM-registered, and ITAR-compliant suppliers across 105,000+ companies — including sources beyond GSA schedules.

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Industrial & MRO

Every vendor catalog you don’t want to manage.

Global MRO spend exceeds $600B — fragmented supplier bases are the #1 challenge. Consolidate industrial, mechanical, hydraulic, and facility parts into one query.

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Hardware Startups

Prototype sourcing without a procurement team.

Free search across 105,000+ suppliers. AI finds the small-batch manufacturers, brokers, and surplus dealers Mouser and Digi-Key don’t index.

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