For AM Service Providers

Be involved
before the job
is defined.

By the time the RFQ arrives, the decisions that determined its quality were already made — without you. ForgedLink puts you inside those decisions, before the spec is locked, before the price pressure starts, before your expertise becomes irrelevant.

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A typical RFQ — received too late Without ForgedLink
Geometry
Internal channels at ±0.02mm. Unachievable at this wall thickness. Design was locked three weeks ago.
Material
Ti-6Al-4V, ELI grade. Spec requires LPBF. No mention of HIP or post-process qualification.
Certification
AS9100D required. NADCAP not specified but almost certainly needed. Engineer unaware.
Decision
Quote it or no-bid. Either way, your expertise arrived too late to matter.
ForgedLink puts you in the decision before this moment →

The reframe

Your value isn't
in quoting.
It's in knowing.

You know which tolerances can't be held at this wall thickness. You know which material behaves differently off the datasheet. You know that this application needs HIP before the engineer's bought a machine to do it.

That knowledge is worth more at week one than it is at week twelve. The problem is, no one asks for it at week one.

Without ForgedLink
RFQ arrives. Spec is locked.
Quote the spec or no-bid.
Expertise applied to a fixed problem.
Compete on price, not knowledge.
Win rate tied to lowest cost.
With ForgedLink
Application surfaces before RFQ.
Your expertise shapes the spec.
Risks flagged before commitment.
Compete on insight and fit.
Win rate tied to early influence.

Why it happens

By the time you see it,
it's already too late

The decisions that determine whether an additive application succeeds are made early — in design reviews, material selections, tolerance discussions. Providers aren't in the room. They arrive at the end, carrying all the risk.

01
Requirements are already flawed when you see them
The tolerance that can't be held. The geometry that needs supports the engineer didn't model. The surface finish that requires post-processing nobody budgeted for. All decided before you were asked.
02
Price becomes the only variable left
When the spec is locked, there's nothing left to differentiate on except cost. Your real expertise — material knowledge, process insight, failure mode awareness — has no place to land. The conversation becomes a number, not a decision.
03
Missed opportunities to apply expertise that wins
The engineer who knows you flagged a problem early — who knows you understood their application before anyone else — is the engineer who sends you repeat work without quoting it against five competitors.

How it works

ForgedLink brings your expertise
into the decision stage

Not after the brief is written. Not after the spec is locked. At the moment when an engineer is still deciding what they're actually trying to build — and your knowledge can still change the outcome.

Engineers bring
Early-stage applications
Use cases, intended geometries, material ideas, application environments — described before the design is fully committed. Uncertainty still present. Decisions still reversible.
You bring
Real production knowledge
What that geometry actually demands. What that material actually does off the machine. What post-processing that application actually needs. The expertise that only comes from having built it.
Together
Validation before RFQ
Risks surfaced. Specs refined. Decisions made with production reality already in them. The RFQ that follows is achievable — and you're already the expert who proved it.
The result: you compete on demonstrated expertise — not on price No commission model — founding access now open

Your declaration

Declare what you're
actually built for

Not a listing. Not a profile. A declaration of real process capability, specific materials, certifications you actually hold, and volumes you actually run. So your expertise is surfaced to the applications that genuinely match it — before the engineer has written a brief.

Declare My Capability

Are you an engineer validating an application? Run your sanity check →

Your capability profile · ForgedLink Founding member
Primary processes
LPBF DED Post-process CNC
Materials
Ti-6Al-4V Inconel 718 Aluminium
Certifications held
AS9100D NADCAP
Active briefs matching your profile 4 briefs matched
No commission · First access to matched briefs · Direct contact

What changes for you

Stop reacting to briefs.
Start shaping them.

01
No more irrelevant RFQs
Only matched applications reach you — scoped against your declared capability, certifications, and volume. No more quoting work you'll never win.
02
Influence decisions before they're locked
Enter applications at the stage where your expertise still changes the outcome — before tolerances are set, before the process is committed, before cost is the only lever.
03
Improve win rate on the work you want
The engineer who knows your expertise shaped their application already trusts your capability. That relationship starts before the brief — and changes everything after it.
04
Protect margins — compete on fit, not price
Price pressure is a function of late engagement. Enter early, and you compete on demonstrated knowledge. The conversation is about expertise — not the lowest number.

Founding Provider Access

Get in before
the brief exists

Founding providers on ForgedLink receive access to matched applications before they're issued as RFQs. ForgedLink does not take commission — on any connection, ever. The window to join as a founding member is open now.

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No commission — on any connection, ever
ForgedLink does not take commission. Connections made through the platform are direct — the relationship is yours, and ForgedLink does not sit between you and payment.
First access to matched applications
When an engineer exposes an early-stage application that matches your declared capability, you're notified before the application opens to the wider network.
Direct contact — no intermediaries
Engineers reach you directly. No account managers, no platform gatekeeping. A conversation about their application with the expert who knows how to build it.
Input on the platform roadmap
Founding providers shape how ForgedLink develops. Your experience with the decision layer informs what gets built next — and how the AM sourcing market evolves.

For AM Service Providers

Be part of the
decision.

Declare your real capability. Get matched to early-stage applications. Bring your expertise into the decision before the RFQ is written — and before price becomes the only conversation.

Declare My Capability Are you an engineer? →
No commission model First access to matched applications Direct contact — no intermediaries