Read enquiries
AI takes the material, quantities, dimensions and delivery date from the enquiry and lists them for the cost estimate.
What you need A few past enquiries and your estimating sheet.
For manufacturing companies
AI in manufacturing.
The machines are running. The work around them is often still done by hand: reading enquiries, cost estimating, work preparation and searching for documents. That is where AI helps.
Sound familiar?
Beyond the machine.
Production is often well organised. The office work before and after it, less so.
- An enquiry comes in with drawings and requirements. Someone reads through everything for the cost estimate.
- Estimating is done by the one person who knows the most. If they are away, it stays on the pile.
- Work instructions and specifications are spread across folders.
- Deviations and complaints are recorded on paper or in a spreadsheet.
- Planning, stock and orders are in different systems.
Possibilities
What AI and automation can do.
Six examples. I build it myself, connected to the systems you already use. More about AI and automation.
Prepare cost estimates
AI prepares a draft cost estimate with your own rates and comparable past orders. The estimator decides.
What you need Your rates and past cost estimates.
Assistant for your documentation
An AI assistant that works from your own drawings, specifications and work instructions. You get an answer along with where it can be found.
What you need Your documents in digital form in one place.
Quality and deviations
An employee records a voice note about a deviation or takes a photo. AI turns it into a report in your form.
What you need Your current form and who handles reports.
Work preparation and planning
Orders arrive on the planning board with the right details, linked to stock and capacity.
What you need How you plan now and where your stock is recorded.
Figures in one overview
A dashboard with orders, lead time and rejects from your own systems.
What you need The figures you keep track of now.
And much more.
Is your task not on the list? I build custom software, connected to what you already have.
Principles
AI does the groundwork. You decide.
AI helps with reading, sorting and writing. Anything that goes to a customer, supplier or your accounts is checked first by someone on your team.
A person checks
AI can make mistakes, including with numbers. That is why it makes a draft and a colleague checks it. Anything unusual triggers an alert.
Your own software stays
I connect to what you already have. I receive no commission from suppliers.
Start small
You start with one task that comes back every week. If that works well, you look at the next one.
Your data, your code
Your data and the code belong to your business. For each project we sign a data processing agreement.
Questions
What business owners often ask.
Is your question not here? Feel free to call me on +31 6 42 57 52 81.
Can AI read drawings?
Partly. AI can recognise text, tables and dimensions on a drawing, but it makes mistakes doing so. That is why I use it for groundwork and a skilled professional checks the dimensions.
Does this work with our ERP system?
Often it does, if the system has an API. I find that out in the analysis, before you decide.
Does our knowledge stay within the company?
I work with business accounts covered by a data processing agreement, not with free accounts. Your documents and the code belong to your business.
What does it cost?
The introductory call is free. After that I carry out a paid business analysis; one week is recommended. You then receive a proposal with a fixed price, so you know where you stand beforehand. The cost depends on what I build and how many systems it has to work with. Read how I work
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Next step
Curious what could work for you?
- The first conversation is free and without obligation
- By phone or at your premises
- You speak directly with me
Bart van Engelenhoven You tell me what takes up your time, I tell you honestly whether I can help.