IHS CatalogXpress

CatalogXpress provides a comprehensive selection of part manufacturers and suppliers updated daily. It includes detailed information that can help you make critical design and purchasing decisions, such as:

• Part manufacturer 
• References to technical information 
• General Services Administration (GSA) contractor information 
• Locations of supplier/distributor sales offices

In addition to a comprehensive collection of catalogs from manufacturers and suppliers, CatalogXpress gives you access to:

• Harris InfoSource™ information 
• Federal Supply Catalog information 
• Part number reference information

High-Performance Searching

The CatalogXpress full text search engine examines all of the words in every stored document as it tries to match search words supplied by the user. Results are quickly delivered with the user’s precise criteria. There are several search options for both the catalog collection and manufacturer-specific information.

Search by:

• Full text 
• Part number 
• Manufacturer 
• Keyword 
• Model number 
• Mil-Specs 
• And more

Custom Catalog Service

Through the CatalogXpress Custom Catalog Service, IHS can build a vendor catalog collection tailored to your needs. Your engineers and purchasing professionals have accurate, complete and up-to-date information online, whenever they need it.

Single Source for Parts Research

Use CatalogXpress to streamline your engineering and purchasing operations:

• Reduce the time it takes to find parts data 
• Eliminate development delays and downtime 
• Ensure the same part information is shared among your team

Instead of searching through hundreds of hard copy catalogs or web sites, perform full text searches by:

• Vendor name only 
• GSA only 
• Harris InfoSource™ database 
• Federal Supply Schedules (FSS)

Specific searches can be accomplished using the part number, manufacturer, keyword or any combination of the three. You can also perform a search using model numbers, MilSpecs, industry standards and specifications, NATO numbers, diagram numbers, National Stock Numbers (NSNs) or National Item Identification Numbers (NIINs).

To ensure you get the most relevant results, you can filter any catalog search by industry or preferred suppliers. To locate GSA information, you can search on Special Item Numbers (SINs), Federal Supply Codes (FSCs), GSA contract numbers, schedule numbers, or titles of related publications. You can narrow the focus of your results by performing a GSA only search.

The 300,000 catalogs representing over 16,000 different manufacturers and suppliers in CatalogXpress provide a single point of entry to information and images of parts that help you identify the exact part you are looking for, as well as the supplier or manufacturer that best suits your business needs.

CatalogXpress search results provide links to:

• Manufacturer contact information 
• Summary pages with links to PDFs of the actual catalog 
• Lists of other catalogs from the selected manufacturer

CatalogXpress manufacturers and suppliers cover multiple categories such as:

• Aerospace 
• Cleaning, maintenance and repair 
• Control systems and equipment 
• Drilling equipment 
• Electrical/electronic equipment 
• Fluid systems and equipment 
• Instrumentation, testing and laboratory 
• Military 
• Production equipment

In addition to a comprehensive collection of catalogs from manufacturers, CatalogXpress gives you access to:

• Harris List Information - a division of Dun & Bradstreet®), the complete Harris InfoSource™ database includes approximately 400,000 US manufacturers 
• Federal Supply Catalog information for all national stock number (NSN) catalog references, including technical characteristics, pricing and suppliers, as well as government requisition and stocking practices 
• Part number reference information for more than 100 million parts

IHS can create and maintain your vendor catalog collection

The CatalogXpress Custom Catalog Service works pairs you with an IHS Data Acquisition Specialist to capture your catalog collection and make it available through the CatalogXpress database. Your specific part information is searchable, accurate and up-to-date.

In addition, you have the ability to compare parts from your current vendors against 16,000 suppliers already listed in CatalogXpress, ensuring that you find the best product at the right price.

Adding your vendors into CatalogXpress is simple:

• The IHS data acquisition team coordinates all logistics related to obtaining the catalogs defined in your custom collection. 
• Information from your suppliers arrives at IHS in printed or electronic format. 
• Files are quality checked, per ISO 9001 quality procedures, to ensure excellent resolution and color representation.

IHS manages your vendor information with regular updates and maintenance. Once your vendor information is vetted and installed in the database, your team has 24/7 access to it from any desktop throughout the enterprise.

With CatalogXpress, you have powerful searching tools to locate data in your vendor catalogs:

• Full-text searching allows users to quickly find parts meeting specific requirements 
• Part number searching allows users to instantly find the precise information required 
• Catalogs can be searched by MilSpecs, industry standard or government standard document numbers to locate high-reliability parts

To understand how you will benefit using CatalogXpress, download our PDF brochures.

• CatalogXpress Brochure (PDF)
• CatalogXpress Custom Catalog Service (PDF)