# Digital business cards and card scanning for manufacturers

> ConnectMachine helps manufacturers capture trade show leads by scanning buyer and distributor business cards with AI, including a whole stack at once, and grouping contacts scanned at the same location under that event. Sales reps share branded digital business cards by QR code, link, or wallet pass, and contacts reach Salesforce or HubSpot through Zapier on a paid plan.

ConnectMachine is an AI agent for digital business cards and contact management.
Web version of this page: https://www.connectmachine.ai/for/manufacturers/

## How it works

### Scan the booth's cards, not type them

Buyers and distributors still hand over paper cards. Reps scan them on the spot, or scan the whole stack after the show, and each one becomes a clean contact.

### Keep every show separate

Scan more than two contacts in the same location and ConnectMachine offers to group them under that event, so this year's show does not blur into last year's.

### Send leads where sales works

Add a note on what each buyer asked about, then let Zapier push new contacts to Salesforce, HubSpot, or your other tools on a paid plan.

## Why manufacturers choose ConnectMachine

### AI scanning built for volume

Bulk scanning turns a trade show's worth of business cards into contacts in minutes, instead of an evening of manual data entry back at the hotel.

### Cards buyers can save without an app

Reps share their card by QR code or link. Buyers save it from the browser or add it to Apple or Google Wallet, whatever phone they carry.

### One brand for the sales team

The Team plan gives every rep a seat under centralized billing, with admin branding controls so distributor-facing cards stay consistent.

## Why manufacturers lose trade show leads

For manufacturers, trade shows are where buyers, distributors, and OEM partners still hand over paper business cards. A rep can collect a thick stack over a few days on the show floor, then face an evening of typing them in, or a box of cards that never gets entered at all.

Without a record of which show a contact came from and what they asked about, follow-up turns generic. A business card scanner for manufacturers has to handle that volume: scan a stack at once, keep each show's contacts together, note the product or quote a buyer asked about, and pass leads to the CRM sales already works in.

## How a manufacturer's sales team rolls out ConnectMachine

Set it up before the show, so reps scan on the floor instead of at the hotel afterward. [See how to scan business cards at a conference.](https://www.connectmachine.ai/use-case/scan-business-cards-at-a-conference.md)

1. An admin starts a Team plan and assigns a seat to each rep and sales manager going to the show.
2. Admin branding controls keep distributor-facing cards consistent across the team.
3. Buyers save a rep's card by QR code or link, in the browser or to Apple or Google Wallet, with no app.
4. Reps scan buyer and distributor cards, or the whole stack after the show. Scan more than two contacts in the same location and ConnectMachine offers to group them under that event.
5. Add a note on each buyer, then on a paid plan let Zapier send new contacts to Salesforce, HubSpot, or your other tools.

## Pricing

- Free plan: Your digital business card and QR sharing, with 4 cards included.
- $5.99 per month: Unlimited AI card scanning, voice notes, and the AI Concierge, or $59.99 per year.
- Teams, $5.99 per seat: Team plan: $5.99 per seat per month for every rep on the show floor.

## FAQ

### Can we scan a stack of business cards after a trade show?

Yes. ConnectMachine's AI scanner handles bulk scanning, so a rep can digitize a stack of buyer and distributor cards in one sitting.

### Can contacts be grouped by trade show?

Yes. When you scan more than two contacts in the same location, an event sheet appears so you can group them under that show.

### Will scanned leads go into our CRM?

Yes, through Zapier to Salesforce, HubSpot, and thousands of other apps. Zapier access needs a paid plan, a seat on an organization license, or an active Premium trial.

### Do buyers need an app to receive a rep's card?

No. They scan the rep's QR with their camera or open the link in a browser, then save the contact or add it to their phone wallet.

## Get started

Leave the show with leads, not a stack of cards.

[Create your sales team's free card](https://www.connectmachine.ai/download-app/)

## Use cases for manufacturers

- [Scan business cards at a conference](https://www.connectmachine.ai/use-case/scan-business-cards-at-a-conference.md): Open ConnectMachine, point your camera at each card, and AI OCR turns the stack into clean, deduplicated contacts on your phone.
- [Business Card Scanner](https://www.connectmachine.ai/use-case/business-card-scanner.md): A business card scanner saves you from the shoebox of paper cards you never look at again.
- [Export your contacts to a CRM](https://www.connectmachine.ai/use-case/export-contacts-to-crm.md): ConnectMachine pushes your scanned and saved contacts straight into your CRM, or exports them as a clean CSV.
- [Team Business Cards](https://www.connectmachine.ai/use-case/team-business-cards.md): Team business cards make sure everyone in your company presents the same polished, on brand identity at every meeting.

## Also built for

- [Sales Reps](https://www.connectmachine.ai/for/sales-reps.md)
- [Engineers](https://www.connectmachine.ai/for/engineers.md)
- [Event Planners](https://www.connectmachine.ai/for/event-planners.md)
- [Founders](https://www.connectmachine.ai/for/founders.md)