Make industrial sourcing
actually easy.

SpecForge was founded by engineers from both industrial automation and internet backgrounds. We've all suffered through inconsistent ERP material masters and chased dozens of supplier quote emails. We know exactly where engineers waste their hours.

Mission

Consolidate global manufacturer specifications into one trustworthy, searchable, comparable encyclopedia — so 500,000 procurement professionals and 2 M design engineers in China can spend two fewer hours every day on duplicated work.

Key numbers

240,000+ product models · 12,000+ manufacturers · 218 industrial categories · 1.2 M+ monthly active engineers · Official data feeds with WIKA, Siemens, Honeywell, Emerson, Endress+Hauser and others.

Principles

Truth over polish. We surface manufacturer specifications as-is. No retouching, no editorial spin, no favorites.

Data over traffic. SpecForge does not sell ranking, does not run paid placements. Search results are ordered by relevance and recency only.

Engineers first. Product decisions are made by people who use the equipment.

Industrial engineer's workbench: hand-written specs and tools
PARTNERS

Official data feeds across five industrial sectors.

We maintain direct data partnerships with leading global and Chinese industrial manufacturers. Below is a partial list; the full directory is available on the Encyclopedia page.

WIKA
Siemens
Honeywell
Emerson
Endress+Hauser
ABB
Schneider Electric
Festo
Bosch Rexroth
Yokogawa

Full manufacturer directory available at Encyclopedia ›

MEDIA COVERAGE

What industry media write about us.

China Industry Daily
2026.03.18

Next-gen industrial spec platform SpecForge closes Pre-A round

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36Kr
2025.11.07

Interview with CEO Lin Zhiyuan: turning product specs into a searchable encyclopedia

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IndustryWeek
2025.09.22

How Chinese B2B platforms are rethinking industrial product discovery

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Automation World
2026.01.14

The metadata platform race: who defines the next-gen selection tool

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ISA Transactions
2025.12.05

From PDF catalogs to structured databases: paradigm shift in industrial directories

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Yicai Global
2026.02.28

Engineer-driven B2B: SpecForge's neutral-ground approach

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CAREERS

Join SpecForge

We hire people who have written code and also taken calls from the factory floor; who can discuss pressure ratings with a manufacturer's engineer and debate whether a hairline should be 1px or 0.5px with the front-end team. We don't require overtime, but we demand that every line of code, every piece of content, and every client interaction lives up to "engineers first."

HQ in Shanghai Zhangjiang, overseas team in Singapore. All roles are remote-friendly with one on-site sprint week per quarter.

ENGINEERING / SHANGHAI

Senior Front-end Engineer

Own the front-end architecture for product encyclopedia and comparison tools. Focus on large-dataset list performance, complex filter interactions, and accessibility. 5+ years front-end experience, Vue 3 or React.

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CONTENT / SHANGHAI · REMOTE

Industrial Content Editor (Mechanical)

Review and author selection guides for drive, valve, and fluid-control categories. Mechanical engineering background, 3+ years industrial editing experience, fluent reading of English datasheets.

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BUSINESS / SHANGHAI · NANJING

BD Manager (East China)

Own manufacturer data-feed partnerships for mid-size instrumentation companies in East China, from contract through go-live. 5+ years B2B industrial sales, automation or measurement industry network preferred.

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CONTACT

How to reach us.

Customer Support

Day-to-day questions & product help

Spec questions, error reports, account help — live weekdays 9:00-18:00 CST, 24-hour email response on holidays.

Partnerships

Manufacturer onboarding & data feeds

Official catalog sync, product listing, API integration, content collaboration — dedicated BD owns each relationship.

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HQ

Shanghai · Zhangjiang

SpecForge Center, Tower A, Suite 1408, Boyun Rd. 2, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai. 8 min walk from Zhangjiang Hi-Tech metro (line 2).