A casting supplier story — how a verified Sourceby profile and capability data led to 64 RFQ invites in a quarter.
Iron Foundry Co. pours grey and ductile iron castings up to 500 kg — capability that buyers in three states needed but could not easily find. Growth ran on referrals and trade shows: slow, expensive, and capped by how many plant visits the sales team could physically do.
The team treated their Sourceby profile as the product it is. They documented processes, weight and tolerance bands, materials, certifications, and capacity — then completed verification so buyer-side matching could trust the data.
In the first full quarter after completing the profile, Iron Foundry received 64 RFQ invitations from buyers they had never spoken to — a 96% profile-fit rate on the invites, because matching had real capability data to score against. They converted 12 into awards.
If you supply rather than source: complete the profile before anything else, verify early, and refresh capacity dates. The invites that arrive already fit — the effort goes into quoting, not explaining what you do.
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