CNC Machining & Precision Manufacturing · Anaheim, CA

TruForm Precision Machining Builds a Quote Pipeline That Doesn’t Depend on Referrals

TruForm ran two decades on referrals and repeat contracts — solid work, zero digital presence. We built the search visibility and quote-request infrastructure that lets buyers who don’t know them find them, vet them, and send RFQs.

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3.2x

Qualified RFQ Volume

41%

Revenue from Non-Referral Work

Map Pack, CNC Machining Anaheim

Overview

TruForm Precision Machining runs a full CNC shop in the Anaheim Canyon industrial corridor — milling, turning, and prototype-to-production runs for aerospace, medical, and industrial customers. Their quality spoke for itself inside their network. Outside that network, they were invisible.

The Challenge

What wasn't working

Every new account came from a referral or a buyer who already knew the shop. Procurement teams searching for machining partners found competitors with weaker capabilities but real websites. TruForm’s site was a single outdated page with no capability details, no certifications listed, and no way to submit an RFQ.

The Strategy

What we recommended

Make the shop as findable and credible online as it is on the floor: a capability-focused website with a real RFQ path, local search authority for machining terms across Orange County, and tracking that ties every quote request to its source.

The Execution

What we actually did

Rebuilt the website around capabilities: equipment list, tolerances, materials, certifications, and industries served — the exact details buyers vet before contacting a shop
Added a structured RFQ form with file upload for drawings, wired to the CRM with same-day response routing
Built local SEO for CNC machining, precision machining, and prototype machining searches across Anaheim and Orange County
Optimized the Google Business Profile with shop photos, capability categories, and a review program aimed at engineering buyers
Set up call tracking and form attribution so every RFQ has a known source

Before & After

The Difference

Before

No digital presence beyond a one-page site with a phone number
Invisible for machining searches — buyers found competitors first
No RFQ path; drawings arrived by email chains when they arrived at all
New business entirely dependent on referrals and repeat contracts

After

3.2x more qualified RFQs within six months of launch
41% of new revenue now from buyers with no prior relationship
#1 map pack position for CNC machining searches in Anaheim
Every RFQ tracked from source to quote to award

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TruForm Precision Machining Builds a Quote Pipeline That Doesn’t Depend on Referrals

What wasn't working

What we recommended

What we actually did

The Difference

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