Website redesign for manufacturers.
Most US manufacturers under $50M revenue have a website built between 2008 and 2016, three-color stock-photo header, "Welcome to our website" copy on the home page, and a Capabilities tab nobody updates. Procurement at OEMs now starts vendor sourcing in ChatGPT and Perplexity. Manufacturers whose sites cannot be parsed by an AI engine quietly disappear from the consideration set. We rebuild manufacturer websites to be sourced.
Why most manufacturers websites fail
- The home page describes the company instead of the work. "Family-owned since 1962" beats "we make X for Y", but only after the visitor knows what you make.
- Capabilities are buried. A procurement buyer should see your top 5 capabilities above the fold; on most sites they're three clicks deep.
- No equipment list. OEM engineers want to know what specific equipment you run before they call.
- Certifications hidden in the footer. ISO 9001, AS9100, IATF 16949 belong in the hero, not the footer.
- No FAQ schema or structured data. AI engines cite pages they can read; static HTML with no schema is invisible to them.
What we build for manufacturers
- A "what we make" hero, concrete products and industries served, above the fold, in plain English.
- A capabilities page with equipment list, materials, and typical run sizes.
- A certifications strip prominent in the header so buyers see ISO/AS/IATF before they scroll.
- A line-card style page (for contract manufacturers) showing every product family + market served.
- Industry pages for each vertical you serve (automotive, medical, defense, energy) so an aerospace buyer lands on your aerospace page directly.
- Service + FAQPage + Organization JSON-LD so AI engines can identify, cite, and recommend you.
Recent demos for manufacturers
manufacturers we build for
- OEM contract manufacturers (multi-step, multi-process production)
- Family-owned regional manufacturers (40+ years, succession-stage)
- Specialty product manufacturers (one product line, deep expertise)
- Tier-2 / Tier-3 automotive and industrial suppliers
FAQs
My manufacturing company has been around 40 years. Do I really need to redo my website?
If you want to keep growing past your current customer set, yes. Your existing customers don't need the website, they have your sales rep's cell phone. New customers do. Procurement teams at OEMs now use ChatGPT to find vendors. If your site can't be parsed by an AI engine, you're invisible to net-new buyers.
How do I show capabilities without giving competitors a roadmap?
You don't have to publish proprietary processes. Equipment lists, materials, certifications, and industries served are competitive table stakes, every shortlisted competitor publishes them. What you withhold is process IP, customer-specific tooling, and pricing. The first set wins you RFQs; the second set is what you protect in NDAs.
What does a manufacturer's website redesign cost?
Rebuilt Studio quotes per scope. Most rebuilds land between $1,000 and $5,000, we send a number after we've designed the site. Hosting is $9.99/mo, install bundled. Most local agencies charge manufacturers $10,000+ for the same scope; the difference is overhead, not outcome.
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