Confirmed specification
The requirement written out in full — grade or capacity, dimensions, tolerances, coating or duty class, quantity and delivery point — with the open questions listed separately.
PMG Solution Engine
From a production problem to a procurement-ready package.
Most enquiries arrive incomplete — a grade without a coating, a machine without a production target, a drawing without a tolerance. The Solution Engine is the internal method we use to close those gaps before a supplier is ever contacted.
What it is
A structured technical workflow
The Solution Engine is PMG's internal system for turning a stated need into a complete, defensible procurement package. It holds our supplier and equipment data, the technical rules that link an application to a specification, and the document set a buyer needs in order to decide.
You do not operate it — we do. What reaches you is the output: a written package where every figure is traceable to a manufacturer's data sheet or a published standard, and where anything still unconfirmed is marked as open rather than filled with an assumption.
The output
What you receive
Scope depends on whether the requirement is material or equipment. A typical package includes:
Technical comparison
The suitable routes set side by side against your requirement, with the trade-off on each one stated plainly rather than hidden in a footnote.
Supplier shortlist
Which mills or manufacturers can actually meet the specification, drawn from our working database of 140+ suppliers across 15+ countries.
Qualified RFQ
A structured request suppliers can price accurately on the first pass — which is what removes the usual rounds of back-and-forth.
Commercial framing
Pricing basis, payment terms, delivery route and lead time, presented in one comparable format across the shortlisted suppliers.
Reference data
The standards and manufacturer data behind the recommendation, so your technical team can verify it independently.
Getting started
What we need from you
You do not need a finished specification. Start with the production problem — an incomplete brief is normal, and closing it is the work.
Describe the application
What is being produced or processed, and where the current constraint sits.
Send what you have
Drawings, data sheets or a bill of quantities — PDF and Excel files can be attached directly to the RFQ form.
We close the gaps
We come back with the specific questions that need answering, usually within 24 hours.
You get the package
The confirmed specification, comparison and supplier shortlist — ready to act on internally.
On accuracy: we do not publish machine capacities, tolerances or delivery figures that have not been confirmed against manufacturer data. Where our internal tooling assists with classification and drafting, the technical recommendation that reaches you is reviewed by PMG before it is sent.
Related resources
Data Bank
Reference tables behind our specifications: EN 10025 tolerances and properties, DIN fastener data, galvanized and pre-painted coil data sheets.
Open the Data BankHow We Source
The five controlled stages from first enquiry to delivery on site, and the defined output of each one.
See the sourcing processStart with the problem, not the part number.
Send the application and whatever documents you already have. We will tell you what is missing and prepare the package.