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. Our deep research system surfaces 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 our deep research system 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 our deep research system 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. Our deep research system surfaces the small-batch manufacturers, brokers, and surplus dealers Mouser and Digi-Key don’t index.

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