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AI-Powered Manufacturing Operating System

Leverage our suite of secure AI agents to bring unprecedented intelligence and automation to your manufacturing operations.

AI in Manufacturing Sector

What the Experts Say

+30%

Productivity

Through predictive maintenance and quality controls and optimized scheduling AI lifts output up to 30%.

50%

Faster Time to Market

Simulate & iterate with AI, launch twice as fast.

$3.8T

Value by 2035

AI’s projected boost to global manufacturing efficiency.
AI-powered AGENTS IN Manufacturing

AI Agents, Working for You

Conversational, all-knowing, & workflow specific.

RFQs

Agents can create RFQs from customer drawings, automatically populate part details, and route them to appropriate team members

Quoting

Agents can analyze engineering drawings, calculate material and labor costs, generate detailed quotes with pricing breakdowns, and convert approved quotes to sales orders

Orders

Agents can create sales orders from customer POs, match part numbers exactly, set proper delivery dates, and track order status through fulfillment

Jobs

Agents can create internal jobs for tooling maintenance, R&D projects, or special customer requests with proper routing and scheduling

Schedule

Agents can show priority lists, identify what work is closest to completion, analyze bottlenecks, and help optimize workflow

Bill of Materials & Routing

Agents can analyze complex part structures, show complete BOM breakdowns, identify input materials at each operation, and calculate rolled-up costs

WIP & Inventory

Agents can provide real-time inventory status, show what's available vs. claimed, identify material shortages, and track work-in-progress through operations

Operator Interface

Agents can track work sessions, show what each operator is currently working on, generate daily productivity summaries, and identify attendance issues

Shipping

Agents can identify orders ready to ship, generate packing lists, track shipment status, and coordinate partial shipments

Invoicing

Agents can calculate order values, track payment status, and generate financial summaries

Cost Reconciliation

Agents can compare estimated vs. actual job costs post-delivery, track labor, material, and overhead for profitability analysis and feed cost data back into quoting for continuous improvement

Logistics Coordination

Agents track shipping carriers, methods, and tracking numbers, record delivery dates, packaging types, and freight terms, and easily generate ASN (Advanced Shipping Notice) and delivery confirmations

Insights

Agents can generate comprehensive reports, analyze trends across all modules, create executive dashboards, and provide actionable insights for decision-making

Recommendations

Agents proactively make recommendations based on historical data, anomalies detected, and industry best practices

Predictive Optimization

Agents continuously analyze historical and real-time manufacturing data to predict outcomes and optimize decisions before issues arise
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AI-Reporting Assistant

AI Results in Action

Manufacturers ask. StartProto AI replies with data-backed insights — on the spot.

Has Acme Aerospace paid their last invoice yet?

Invoice #INV-4521 (linked to SO-4521, $6,987) → Status: Unpaid.

Due Date: Sept 30, 2025.

Payment Terms: Net 30.

Reminder scheduled for Sept 25.

Show me the current status of Sales Order #SO-4521

Sales Order #SO-4521 (Acme Aerospace) status:

  • Part 1001 – 250 units → Production 100% complete, Ready for shipment
  • Part 2035 – 120 units → Production 65% complete, est. finish Sept 28
  • Shipping docs → Draft generated, pending final QA release

Overall Order Status: Partially Ready – Estimated full shipment Oct 2.

We just received an invoice from ABC Plating for $4,500. Can you reconcile it against jobs in production?

Invoice #8892 from ABC Plating ($4,500) matches three open jobs:

  • Job 1047 – 250 parts plated → $2,250
  • Job 1051 – 150 parts plated → $1,350
  • Job 1054 – 60 parts plated → $900

Total = $4,500. No discrepancies found. Invoice marked as reconciled and ready for payment approval.

We don’t have enough stock to fulfill the entire order. Can you split it into partial shipments?

Order #4602 (500 units Product D) has been split into two shipments:

  • Shipment 1 (Ready Now): 300 units available, ships today
  • Shipment 2 (Backorder): 200 units scheduled for completion Aug 28

Customer has been notified of the partial shipment and updated invoices have been issued.

Which operator has the best on-time performance?

Jake R. leads the floor with 96% on-time completion over 120 jobs this year.

Can you compare the BOM for Rev A vs Rev B of this product and highlight changes in cost or structure?

Comparison of Product X Rev A vs Rev B:

  • Added: Subassembly C (new, cost $3.25/unit)
  • Removed: Part A2 (replaced by Part A3, cost increase of $0.50/unit)
  • Material Impact: Overall material cost increased by 7%
  • Rolled-up Unit Cost: Rev A = $191.25 → Rev B = $204.00

Recommendation: Consider alternate sourcing for Part A3 to mitigate cost increase.

What’s our average setup time per job?

Current average setup time is 1.6 hours. Milling jobs run slightly higher at 2.1 hours due to fixturing complexity.

Are we overstocked on any materials?

Yes—6061 bar stock is at 3X reorder point. Suggest pausing POs until usage normalizes.

What's our current scrap rate and which jobs caused it?

Scrap rate is at 2.4% YTD. Most scrap this month came from Job #2389 (threaded inserts) due to out-of-spec tap depth.

Which customers placed the most orders this quarter?

Top three customers by order volume:

  • AeroTech Components ($420K)
  • Delta Robotics ($310K)
  • McClane Manufacturing ($205K)
What was our most profitable job last month?

Job #2371 (precision gear blanks) netted 42% gross margin—fast setup, low scrap, and high material markup.

How many custom jobs did we quote and win last month?

Quoted 36 jobs, won 21 jobs. That’s a win rate of 58%, with most losses going to lead time rather than price.

How much WIP is on the floor right now?

$182,000 worth of jobs are in WIP — spread across 27 active travelers.

What’s the status of the parts we sent out for anodizing?

Job#2408 (sensor housings) is still at AnodizeCo. ETA is Friday. Everything else is back and in final QC.

What jobs are at risk of being late this week?

Three jobs are behind:

  • Job#2413 (brass fittings)
  • #2397 (aluminum brackets)
  • #2421 (rework on shaft collars)

All trending late due to tool availability and operator bottlenecks in Cell 2.

Reduced Overhead

AI-powered insights help allocate machines, materials, and people more efficiently, reducing waste and idle time.

Data Driven Accuracy

StartProto’s AI forecasts risks, delays, and bottlenecks before they happen, enabling proactive decision-making.

Better Resource Utilization

Allocate resources more effectively to ensure that machines and personnel are used efficiently.
AI Manufacturing OS

World-Class Data Model & Compute Engine

We’re building the next-generation AI-powered manufacturing operating system.

  • Foundational manufacturing data model using a graph-based computation making it universal and traceable.
  • Human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning means the AI learns from every interaction making it better over time.
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