Quotes from drawings and RFQs
Reads the email and the attached drawing, applies your pricing rules and drafts the quote for an engineer to check.
Priced by hand, one at a timeDrafted and waiting for approval
Case studiesManufacturingCase study
AI for
manufacturers.
From the quote inbox to the production schedule. We automate the paperwork around making things, so orders move faster and nothing waits on the one person who knows how.
01The problem
Sound familiar?
The machines are modern. The office around them often isn’t.
01“Quotes take days because one engineer prices everything by hand.”
02“Every purchase order gets typed into the ERP again.”
03“We find out about a material shortage when the line stops.”
04“Customers call to ask where their order is.”
02What we automate
Six jobs that can run on their own.
Each one is built around your products, your pricing rules and your systems. Your team approves what matters. These are the usual starting points. The deep dive finds the rest.
Order entry
Purchase orders from email or PDF go straight into your ERP, checked against the quote.
Re-typed, line by lineEntered and checked automatically
Production planning
Confirmed orders are slotted into the schedule, with materials and capacity checked first.
Planned on a whiteboardScheduled with stock checked
Material and stock alerts
Watches stock levels and supplier lead times, and warns you before you run short.
Found out when the line stopsWarned before it’s a problem
Customer updates
Order status goes out automatically at every stage, so nobody has to call.
Calls and emails to chaseUpdates sent on their own
LinkedIn and marketing
Posts about new machines, finished jobs and capabilities, drafted every week from your own photos and notes.
Whenever someone has timeEvery week, you approve
03Watch it work
A request for quote at 23:12.
- A buyer emails a drawing and asks for 2,000 parts by March.
- The AI reads the drawing, prices it with your rules and replies.
- The buyer says yes. The order goes straight into your ERP.
- Production is booked and the buyer gets updates as it moves.
Email23:12
- Can you quote 2,000 brackets to the attached drawing? We need them by March.
- Thanks. 2,000 units, zinc plated, ready in four weeks. Your full quote is attached.
- Great, please go ahead.
- Confirmed. Your order is booked into production. You’ll get updates as it moves.
04Case study
What it looks like for an 80-person parts maker.
The situation
Quotes went through one engineer. Purchase orders were re-typed into the ERP. Customer updates depended on whoever picked up the phone.
What we build
A quote assistant that reads RFQs and drawings, order entry straight into the ERP, and automatic status updates to every customer.
What changes
Quotes go out the same day for an engineer to approve. Orders appear in the ERP without re-typing. Customers stop calling to chase.
A good first project: the quote inbox.
It’s the job that costs the most engineering time, and the one your buyers notice first.
05Your systems
Works with what
you already have.
No new software for your team to learn. We connect to the tools you use today, and tell you up front if something can’t connect.
@Your inboxEmail from buyers and suppliers
▤Your ERPOrders, stock and production
▦SpreadsheetsExcel and Google Sheets
◫Drawings and PDFsRFQs, POs and technical drawings
$AccountingInvoices and payments
inLinkedInCompany page and posts
Can it read technical drawings?
It reads part numbers, materials, quantities and key dimensions from PDFs and drawings, and passes anything unclear to an engineer.
Our ERP is old. Will this work?
Usually. If it has an import, an API or even a spreadsheet export, we can connect to it. If it can’t connect, we’ll tell you before we start.
Who checks the quotes?
Your team. The AI drafts and a person approves, until you decide otherwise.
Do we need anything new on the shop floor?
No. This is about the paperwork and communication around production, not the machines.