Swagelok Company has recently earned independent recognition for pioneering innovative, reliable solutions on the web. In the August 12 issue of a leading publication in business-to-business marketing strategy, Swagelok.com was named one of the top 100 business-to-business websites in the country. B-to-B magazine awarded Swagelok.com 93 out of 100 points, placing it in the highest one-third of the list, alongside 3-Com, American Express Co., Microsoft Corp, and IBM Corp.
In the category of industrial manufacturing, B-to-B ranked Swagelok’s website number one. The editors made special mention of functions on Swagelok.com that enable users to enter a list of parameters and receive, in return, a list of products that meet the minimum parameters. B-to-B also notes the wealth of information on the Web site and ease of navigation. Swagelok.com competed against 800 other sites nominated for the honors in B-to-B, with evaluation criteria consisting of (1) quality and presentation of information; (2) ease of navigation; (3) design; (4) e-commerce capabilities; and (5) extras.
