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Industrial Technology & Management (INTM)

A guide to Industrial Technology & Management (INTM) resources including research papers, articles, data, material properties, codes, standards, patents, & product information.

Product Information and Specifications

These databases can be used to find information on products for design projects, experimental builds, or for laboratory equipment.

Alphabetical Listing of Product Information Databases

  • IQS (Industrial Quick Search) Directory
    • Free or Open Access Resource. Unrestricted public access.
    Best Bet
    IQS Directory is a FREE, comprehensive listing of manufacturers and suppliers serving major segments of the OEM industrial manufacturing marketplace across the United States and Canada. Industrial engineers and buyers rely on IQS Directory to specify products within a series of categories and buy products directly from manufacturers.
  • MatWeb - Material Property Data
    • Free or Open Access Resource. Unrestricted public access.
    MatWeb is a searchable database of more than 135,000 manufactured materials including physical properties, composition, trade names, manufacturers, and other information.
  • Octopart
    • Free or Open Access Resource. Unrestricted public access.
    Octopart is a search engine for electronic components and industrial products. It includes a Common Parts Library, which is a set of commonly used electronic components for prototyping, designing, and manufacturing connected devices
  • PATENTSCOPE
    • Free or Open Access Resource. Unrestricted public access.
    Best Bet
    PATENTSCOPE is a searchable database 84 million worldwide patent documents including 3.8 million published international patent applications (PCT). Be signing up for a FREE account, users are able to search chemical patents by structure and have access to PATENTSCOPE's cutting edge translation tools for accessing patents in other languages. PATENTSCOPE is a service of WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization, an agency of the United Nations.
  • ThomasNet
    • Free or Open Access Resource. Unrestricted public access.
    Online version of the Thomas Register of American Manufacturers. In addition to information on hundreds of B2B industrial suppliers and manufacturers, it includes specifications or links to the specifications of industrial and laboratory equipment.
    Note: Requires free personal registration.
  • USPTO - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
    • Free or Open Access Resource. Unrestricted public access.
    Database of all U.S. patents issued since 1790.