Evidence before samples
An evidence-based qualification pre-screen for Australian filter-press sales, service and aftermarket teams—before you invest in samples, testing or supplier calls.
Proceed, proceed with conditions, insufficient evidence—or exclude from this round.
Illustrative method view—not a supplier scorecard
Supplier websites tell you what they sell.
You need to know what the evidence supports.
THE PAID DELIVERABLE
The finished brief uses your actual requirement, real candidate companies and traceable evidence—not a generic supplier directory. It is complete within the defined qualification pre-screen scope.
Evidence-based qualification pre-screen
Formal English brief · PDF and web-readable format
Decision-use summaryWhich candidates merit next-stage evaluation, under what conditions, and why.
Structured customer requirementEquipment, process, current cloth, operating context and commercial objective, based on evidence supplied by the Customer and/or its End User.
3–5 candidate comparisonA consistent side-by-side view of the real candidate companies.
Candidate evidence cardsIdentity, capability, relevant experience, export signals and source traceability.
Capability-to-requirement relevanceWhat the available evidence does—and does not—support for the defined requirement.
Red flags, conflicts and evidence gapsContradictions, missing proof, stale information and matters requiring clarification.
Supplier question listQuestions the Customer can send directly to shortlisted suppliers.
Sample-evaluation readiness checklistInformation and confirmations needed before samples or testing; this is not a test design.
Sources and claims appendixTraceable sources linking material claims to the supporting evidence.
Method, responsibilities and limitationsHow evidence was assessed, the parties’ respective roles and the limits of the pre-screen.
It is not an engineering selection report, factory audit, procurement report or full supplier due-diligence report.
A FINAL EVIDENCE-BASED SHORTLIST
We build a broader, requirement-specific search universe, then narrow it through relevance and evidence checks. Each completed Brief explains how its candidate set was narrowed.
CANDIDATE SET: 3–5 EVIDENCE-RANKED CHINESE COMPANIES
This is not a search limited to 3–5 suppliers. We build a broader, requirement-specific search universe across relevant Chinese industrial clusters, government-listed featured towns, specialist manufacturing regions, industrial parks, trade and certification sources, and public company records.
The final 3–5 are the most relevant, evidence-supported candidates identified within the stated source coverage and research cut-off date.
Counts vary by product, requirement, source coverage and research cut-off date.
HOW THE EVIDENCE IS HANDLED
We separate what a supplier says from what can be corroborated, flag conflicts, and make missing evidence explicit. Unknown is not quietly converted into “qualified”.
WHY CHINA CLUSTER INTELLIGENCE MATTERS
In this context, a Chinese “featured town” is not simply a picturesque or tourism town. Under China’s national policy framework, it is a small-scale, specialised industrial agglomeration organised around a defined leading industry and managed through provincial lists.
FilterEvidence uses featured towns and established industrial clusters as important entry points into its China-side search universe—together with industrial parks, specialist manufacturing regions, industry sources, certification records and public company evidence—not as the only sources.
A PRE-SCREEN, WITH A CLEAR EDGE
INCLUDED
NOT INCLUDED
The Brief does describe publicly evidenced product parameters, claimed capabilities, relevant applications and evidence gaps. Final specification approval remains subject to the Customer and/or End User’s engineering confirmation and sample testing.
PILOT PRICING
The complete evidence-based pre-screen for one defined requirement.
FROM CHECK TO BRIEF
No payment is requested until scope and deliverability have been confirmed.
Tell us enough to assess whether the requirement can enter pre-screening.
We confirm fit, candidate availability, exact option and any missing inputs.
You receive a private upload link and formatted Excel requirement template—no long web form.
Within 2 business days after payment and confirmation that all required information has been received.
FREE · ABOUT 5 MINUTES
This is a short, automated first check—not the full technical requirement form. You will see an immediate readiness indication, and we will review fit before proposing paid work.
Do not include formulas, personal IDs, bank details or sensitive site data. Detailed information is collected later through a structured Excel template.