How The Axhera Network works
A process-specific capacity network that connects precision manufacturing buyers with shops that have the right machines and open capacity. Here's how it works for both sides.
For buyers
1. Search by process and capability
Start with what you need: CNC turning, wire EDM, 5-axis machining, Swiss turning — whatever the process, you search the network by capability. See shops organized by the machines they run, the tolerances they hold, and the materials they work with. No black boxes, no anonymous suppliers.
2. Check real-time capacity
Every shop on the network maintains their capacity status: open, limited, or booked. You can see at a glance which shops have the right machine with available spindle time — before you send an RFQ. This saves the most frustrating part of sourcing: sending quotes to shops that are too busy to take your work.
3. Submit an RFQ to matched shops
Upload your drawing, specify material, quantity, tolerance requirements, and delivery timeline. Your RFQ is routed to shops with matching process capability and open capacity. No bidding wars, no race to the bottom — just qualified shops quoting based on their actual cost structure and availability.
4. Build the relationship directly
When a shop quotes your work, you communicate directly. If you have questions about their process, tooling approach, or material sourcing, you ask them — not a support ticket on a platform. When you place the order, the relationship is yours. Repeat orders go directly to the shop, not back through a marketplace that might route them elsewhere.
For shops
1. List your machines and capabilities
Create your shop profile with the machines you actually run: make, model, max diameter, max length, tolerance capability. This is what buyers search against — the more specific your profile, the better your matches. A listing that says "Okuma LB3000 EX II, 10" max dia, ±0.0005"" gets better RFQs than "CNC turning available."
2. Keep capacity status current
Update your capacity as it changes: open (ready for new work), limited (selective about what you take), or booked (fully committed). Buyers filter by capacity status, so an accurate profile means you get relevant inquiries when you want them and don't get bothered when you're slammed.
3. Receive qualified RFQs
When a buyer submits an RFQ that matches your process, machine capability, and capacity status, it lands in your portal. No job board with hundreds of low-ball listings to sift through. Each RFQ is pre-matched to your capabilities — which means higher quote-to-win rates and less time wasted on work that isn't a good fit.
4. Quote directly and keep the customer
You set your own pricing. You communicate directly with the buyer. There's no platform take on the transaction and no prohibition on building a relationship. When the buyer comes back for repeat work, they come back to you — because they know your name, your shop, and your capabilities.
The network effect
More shops with accurate capability profiles attract more buyers with specific needs. More buyers submitting RFQs give shops better work with less sales effort. Better matches mean higher satisfaction on both sides, which brings more shops and more buyers. This is the flywheel — and it's powered by transparency and direct relationships, not margin extraction.
Find the right shop for precision work
Search by process, machine, and tolerance — not just price.
Keep your customers. Set your own prices.
Join a network that works for you, not against you.