Kerf · Boston · since 2024
AI agents for manufacturing operations.
Quote, schedule, expedite, triage NCRs, process ECOs. Six purpose-built agents that read your inbox, your ERP, and your shop floor — then act, with sign-off where it counts.
SOC 2 Type II (in audit) · ISO 27001 (in audit) · NIST 800-171 deployment · ITAR-aware single-tenant · SSO/SAML · SCIM · Audit-log export · BYOK
In production at aerospace, defense, medical-device, and energy contract manufacturers
Customer logos available under NDA · references on request
4 hours
RFQ to quote, on average — down from 3–5 days
−62%
Non-conformance cycle time across pilot deployments
8–12 hrs
Of ECO impact analysis the Change Agent handles per revision
The platform
Six agents. One operating layer.
Each agent owns a workflow end-to-end. They read from the systems you already use — ERP, MES, email, EDI — and write back with sign-off where production is on the line.
01 / Commercial
Quote Agent
Reads RFQs from inbox, supplier portals, EDI. Parses spec packs — PDFs, STEP files, drawings — and routes line-item breakdowns to your estimators.
RFQ-to-quote: 3–5 days → under 4 hours
02 / Supply
Supply Agent
Chases POs across email, WhatsApp, EDI. Flags critical-path slip risk on open orders. Drafts vendor-specific expediting messages your buyers send in one click.
NetSuite · SAP · Epicor · Plex · IFS
03 / Operations
Schedule Agent
Re-balances production schedules when machines go down, materials slip, or rush orders hit. Reads from your MES, writes recommendations, requires planner sign-off.
Augments — doesn’t replace — the planner
04 / Quality
Quality Agent
Triages non-conformances on the floor. Drafts NCRs, pulls related history, recommends disposition — use-as-is, rework, scrap, RTV — for QE sign-off.
NCR cycle time: −62% in pilots
05 / Engineering
Change Agent
When an ECO drops, identifies affected open orders, in-process WIP, supplier obligations. Drafts the change-impact memo for engineering review.
Eliminates 8–12 hours per ECO
06 / Insight
Insight Agent
Watches quote outcomes vs capacity vs on-time delivery. Flags pricing leverage and staffing gaps before they show up in the monthly review.
Replaces stale reports with live signals
Integrations
Plugs into the systems you already run.
NetSuite · SAP · Oracle Cloud · Epicor · Plex · IFS · Microsoft Dynamics · Infor · MachineMetrics · Tulip · Aegis · FactoryTalk · PTC Windchill · Siemens Teamcenter · Arena · Onshape · Outlook · Gmail · Microsoft 365 · Google Workspace · Slack · Teams · WhatsApp · EDI X12 · EDIFACT
How it works
Read. Reason. Act with sign-off.
01
Connect
Read-only first. Agents observe your inbox, ERP, and MES for two weeks before they take any action. You see what they would have done.
02
Calibrate
We tune each agent on your shop’s playbook — vendor tone, escalation rules, disposition matrix, scheduling priorities. Not a generic LLM prompt; a fitted operating model.
03
Operate
Agents take action. Production-impacting changes always require human sign-off. Every agent decision is logged, replayable, explainable.
Get your inbox to zero. Get your floor to OTD.
A 45-minute demo with our engineering team. Bring a real RFQ or NCR — we’ll run it through live.