Stock Made Easy

Inventory Management

Remove the guesswork from inventory with real-time inventory management. Reduce carrying costs, streamline operations, and always know part statuses for improved efficiency and accuracy.

90%

Improved inventory management

Maintain optimal inventory levels to reduce carrying costs and avoid production delays.

50%

Less time spent searching

Reduce wasted time searching by keeping all your documents and their progress in one organized place.

2x

Don't repeat yourself

Minimize redundant tasks and data entry to increase efficiency and reduce the risk of errors.
Cloud Manufacturing Software

Remove the Guess Work in Inventory

StartProto gives you the ultimate ability to see where a workpiece is in real time. Now you will never guess again.

Inventory Visibility

Real-Time Inventory Overview

Gain an exact view of your inventory—including quantities, values, and locations—in a single glance.

  • See a birds-eye view of an entire job, then quickly drill down to individual operations.
  • Access a full cost accounting for each inventory item, including original cost and current overall value.
  • Understand what jobs and orders claim your existing inventory and reallocate if needed.‍

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Traceability

Comprehensive Transaction Log

Ensure full traceability of every inventory movement with our detailed transaction log.

  • View every positive and negative movement of your inventory for complete traceability.
  • Trace any part number or assembly back to its job, order, and customer.
  • Access the entire work history from purchasing to shipping and every operation in between.

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Live Inventory Analysis

Inventory Recommendations

Get purchasing and production recommendations based on existing orders and minimum stock levels.

  • Maximize your opportunity for purchase price discounts by allowing StartProto to help with just-in-time purchasing.
  • Set minimum inventory levels on tools and raw materials to be prompted to restock before running out.
  • Easily track and reassign material as priorities change.

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Standardize Your Operations

Create From Templates and Past Operations

Leverage pre-built templates and previous operations to streamline the creation of multi-level BOMs and routing sequences.

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  • Save time by reusing established templates and operations, allowing for faster setup of new assemblies or components.
  • Maintain standardization across quality and outside processing by utilizing existing operations that have these.
  • Reduce the risk of errors by relying on validated past operations and templates, enhancing the overall quality of the production workflow.
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Outside Processing

Empowers your company to solve outside processing efficiently. This integrated approach ensures that outside processing is not only manageable but also scalable and profitable for growing businesses.

Quality Management

Unleash the full potential of quality management within your shop processes using first article tracking, NCR control, and enforced inspection steps at every step of production. Elevate your quality standards and empower excellence.

Routing & BOM

Create highly robust routing and BOMs in just a few clicks. Provide your operators with everything they need to succeed.

Shipping & Receiving

Drive your shipping and receiving departments with up-to-date information from across the shop floor. Always know the status of every part and eliminate surprises.

Shop Floor Communication

A thoughtful and integrated approach to manufacturing execution, ensuring that every aspect of the shop floor from knowing what job to work on next to providing real-time insights into work-in-progress and documentation collection for jobs.

Jobs & Scheduling

Scheduling and prioritizing jobs has never been easier. Assign operations to specific machines and personnel to manage your shop from anywhere, and use dashboards to ensure jobs are completed on time.

Purchase Planning

Streamline your procurement process through realtime suggestions based on your current inventory levels and needs. Discover cost-effective procurement suggestions and insight to boost efficiency and savings.

Inventory Management

Unlike any manufacturing software in the industry, StartProto gives you the ultimate ability to see where a workpiece is in real time. Now you will never guess again.

Quoting & Sales

Operate more efficiently and grow revenue by improving and streamlining your quoting workflow.

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Customer Stories

A Proven Track Record

See the success our customers have had using StartProto’s Manufacturing Cloud to transform their businesses.

Located in Cartersville, Georgia, CAMaster specializes in producing high-quality CNC routers for various industries, including custom cabinetry, automotive customization, plastics, and more. CAMaster relied on separate systems and spreadsheets for purchasing, inventory management, and production tracking, leading to inefficiencies and errors.
Eric
Production Manager
Phenx Products, an aerospace and defense manufacturer, transitioned from manual tracking systems to StartProto’s all-in-one platform to streamline operations, improve AS9100 compliance, and enhance profitability. StartProto enabled them to efficiently manage quoting, production, and documentation, resulting in significant time savings and increased operational efficiency.
Kenny Williams
CEO
GTI Fabrication transformed its operations with StartProto, gaining streamlined workflows, precise tracking, and scalable support for future growth.
Warren Wadman
Loper Machine, an aerospace job shop, started in 2017 as a part-time venture and has since grown into a successful business. Transitioning from basic tools like Google and spreadsheets to a more advanced and organized system with StartProto has significantly streamlined their operations.
Alex Loper
Owner and CEO
Ram Precision, a tool manufacturer, digitized its operations with StartProto software, enhancing cost estimates, automating tasks, and optimizing workflow. This resulted in improved efficiency, increased customer satisfaction, stronger client relationships, and raised their annual order capacity by over $250,000, reinforcing their industry competitiveness.
Cayle Hamman
Production Manager
Jaco Machine beat the challenge of finding a management system that could support their early operations and scale with their growth.
Jody Powell
Owner
New Generation Machining was limited to manual paper-based processes by JobBoss2 to run their operations. This not only slowed down the front office processing time, but also left big gaps in the knowledge that was transferred to the shop floor.
Tyler Hendricks
Owner & Estimator
Nick bought KTE and found its manual workflow outdated. He implemented StartProto, a manufacturing cloud system, automating tasks and improving workflow. This enhanced efficiency, increased job capacity, and grew the business, transforming KTE into a thriving, profitable machine shop.
Nick Salters
Owner
Werner Machine improved their one-off part manufacturing process by using StartProto, a software centralizing documentation and communication. The software significantly enhanced accessibility to past job data, reduced setup time, and increased efficiency, making it a game-changer for their business operations.
Rob Escoe
Estimator & Operations Manager
Facing growth-related challenges, 3D Machine employed StartProto's workflow management system. This enabled improved visibility into operations, replacing old methods with efficient platforms. Consequently, efficiency, productivity, and customer satisfaction increased, allowing the company to manage more jobs and maintain quality service.
Sam Roberts
Owner
AM North, a 3D printing company, achieved significant operational improvements by implementing StartProto, a user-friendly manufacturing software, streamlining production and enhancing efficiency under the leadership of CEO Jan-Inge.
Jan-Inge Kongsbak
CEO
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