AI automation for
manufacturing & engineering.
Manufacturing businesses run on precision in the workshop, but office workflows are often clogged with manual order entry, slow quoting, and disconnected spreadsheets. We automate the repetitive paperwork between your customers, your workshop, and your software stack of choice.
Production scales.
Office overhead balloons.
More order volume should mean higher profitability, but when every new order demands manual PO entry, email chasing, and complex spreadsheet calculations, administrative friction eats away your operating margin.
Manual Purchase Order entry
Staff re-keying line items, part codes, and delivery addresses from customer PDFs into Sage, Xero, or your ERP of choice.
Quoting bottlenecks & slow turnaround
Skilled estimators and engineers tied down calculating raw material quantities, machine run times, and finishing costs manually.
Supplier invoice reconciliation delays
Hours lost matching supplier invoices against delivery notes and original POs, slowing down month-end financial closing.
Stockouts & unpredictable re-ordering
Relying on physical stock checks and manual spreadsheets, leading to unexpected component shortages that stall assembly lines.
Dispatch & order tracking chasing
Sales and account managers constantly interrupting the shop floor to check whether a batch has been cut, finished, or shipped.
Custom AI pipelines built around your operational software.
We integrate directly with Sage 50, Xero, Access, or your proprietary ERP and stock management software of choice. We build working software against live data, not generic advice.
Explore all deployment typesAutomated Purchase Order extraction to your ERP
Parse incoming customer POs from PDFs, emails, and spreadsheets with line-item accuracy. The system validates part numbers against your master inventory and stages the sales order directly in Sage 50, Xero, Access, or your ERP of choice, cutting processing time from 20 minutes to under 30 seconds.
Intelligent custom quoting & BOM parsing
Turn incoming CAD specifications, component lists, and technical RFQs into structured quotes in minutes. The system cross-references current material indices, machine hourly rates, and standard lead times so your estimators review and approve bids rather than assembling numbers from scratch.
3-Way supplier invoice reconciliation
Automatically match incoming supplier invoices against the corresponding purchase order and signed delivery note. Variances in price per unit or quantity delivered are flagged instantly, while matching invoices pass straight into your accounting software of choice for payment approval.
Automated production milestones & customer notifications
As jobs pass quality control, assembly, or dispatch, the system triggers branded status notifications with delivery notes and tracking details. Customers stay informed at every stage, dramatically reducing inbound progress calls.
Proactive inventory re-order triggers
Connect live job consumption with your supplier lead times. When critical raw materials or fasteners dip below dynamic safety thresholds, the system automatically drafts purchase orders for manager approval before shortages impact production.
Site Lead Intake & Compliance Automation
AI Voice Intake / Missed-Call SMS
AI Voice Agent answers live 24/7 or instantly triggers a 45-second text-back sequence if your team is on-site.
Extraction & Qualification
Intelligent models evaluate project scope, site location, timeline urgency, and budget against your schedule of rates.
Procore, CRM & Calendar Booking
Automatically creates the job in Procore, generates a draft estimate, and books a confirmed site visit in your calendar.
Work we've done
An electronics manufacturer
Search visibility and order automation, ongoing
- New service pages built around how their buyers search
- An order system to Sage sync in build, so orders stop being re-keyed into accounts
Teratherm Energy
The whole operational system, built from scratch
- Website, lead qualification flows and an ROI calculator
- Custom CRM with automated PDF quoting and job tracking
- Enquiry response time under 60 seconds and page 1 organic rankings
How working with us goes
Free call
A 30-minute conversation about how your business runs and where time and enquiries are being lost. No pitch until we understand the problem.
Build
We build the system around your existing software and test it on your real data before anything goes live.
Run
We host it, monitor it and keep improving it as your AI partner, so it keeps working as your business changes.
Questions from
engineering & manufacturing teams.
Explore our general FAQ for commercial timelines and scoping.
Serving SME manufacturing firms and fabricators across Kent, London, the Midlands, and throughout the UK and US.
Can AI connect directly to our existing ERP or accounting system?
Yes. We build bespoke middleware and automated bridges that integrate directly with Sage 50, Xero, Access Workspace, SAP Business One, or your ERP, stock, or accounting software of choice. Your team continues working in the interface they know, while automated pipelines handle the manual data entry behind the scenes.
How does automated purchase order (PO) extraction work?
When a customer sends a purchase order via PDF, Excel spreadsheet, or email body, our document intelligence engine extracts every individual line item, part number, quantity, delivery address, and price. It validates the data against your live product catalogues, flags any price discrepancies, and automatically stages the sales order in Sage, Xero, or your ERP of choice for one-click approval.
How can AI accelerate custom quotation and Bill of Materials (BOM) pricing?
For custom fabricators and precision engineers, quoting complex jobs often requires hours of engineer time to cross-reference drawing specs, material costs, machine cycle times, and finishing processes. We deploy automated estimating engines that parse technical specifications, calculate base costs from live supplier data, and generate draft quotes in minutes rather than days.
Can AI automate supplier invoice reconciliation (3-way matching)?
Yes. The system automatically cross-references incoming supplier invoices against the original purchase order and the signed delivery note (GRN). If unit prices, quantities, and totals match within your pre-approved tolerance, the invoice is processed and staged in your accounting software of choice. Any anomalies are immediately flagged for human review.
How do automated dispatch and production status updates help our customer service team?
Manufacturing customer service teams spend hours fielding 'where is my order?' enquiries. Automated status pipelines trigger milestone updates as jobs move through fabrication, coating, assembly, and dispatch. Customers receive proactive tracking notifications without your production managers or office team having to write manual emails.
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Stop re-keying orders.
Let your engineers focus on making things.
Book a complimentary 30-minute scoping session. We will map your order-to-dispatch pipeline and calculate your exact time and cost savings before you commit to anything.
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