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The sexiness of AmazonSupply disappears once you start searching for products. Industrial parametric part search is incredibly hard to get right, and McMaster-C
by phunge 12y ago
The sexiness of AmazonSupply disappears once you start searching for products. Industrial parametric part search is incredibly hard to get right, and McMaster-Carr is the clear leader in online. The article didn't even mention them. AmazonSupply/SmallParts is pretty cut-rate by comparison, both in selection and ease of search.
- mludlum 12y agoCame here to say this. McMaster-Carr has being improving their site to the point where there is no guessing at what the part you are buying is. Heck, even their iPad app makes an enjoyable user experience for buying bearings.
- paul_f 12y agoThe Amazon site is simply horrible compared to somebody who actually knows what they're doing: Mcmaster-Carr http://www.mcmaster.com/ http://www.mcmaster.com/ I get why Amazon owns consumer online retail. But I just don't see how that success can translate to success in industrial products. Different DNA.
- adventured 12y agoI had never been to McMaster-Carr's site. That's an amazing construction. I have absolutely nothing to do with 99.9% of what they sell, but I found it incredibly easy to navigate and understand. They properly focused all their effort on navigation and finding, rather than aesthetics.
- saileshr 12y agoHere is another YC startup that is doing the same for hardware components: http://octopart.com/about http://octopart.com/about