Stop Losing Hours to Scattered Blueprints and Process Notes Automate Your Knowledge Base for Faster Welds and Builds
Imagine reclaiming 20+ hours per week your team wastes hunting for specs on the shop floor, turning that into tangible ROI through quicker turnarounds and fewer errors in your fabrication runs.
Join 150+ manufacturing teams who've slashed documentation time by 40%
The "Fragmented Knowledge" Problem
Endless Hunt for Welding Specs Like AWS D1.1 Standards Mid-Fabrication Job
Lost Custom Jig Designs Buried in Email Chains for Plasma Cutting Fixtures
Onboarding New Fabricators Takes Weeks
Quality Issues from Outdated Material Handling Notes on Galvanized Steel Beams
Siloed Safety Protocols for Crane Rigging Across Night and Day Shifts
Manual Updates to CNC Programming Guides for G-Code on Milling Machines
Our Custom AI Knowledge Base Built for Your Shop
We've engineered solutions for fabrication firms just like yours, drawing from years of field-tested integrations in high-stakes manufacturing environments.
Why Choose Us
Let's be honest, your metal shop's knowledge isn't just files on a server—it's the hard-won expertise from years of tweaking bends and welds. We build a tailored AI system that ingests your blueprints, process logs, and safety docs, organizing them into a smart, searchable hub. No more digging through dusty binders or endless folders. You're probably thinking, 'We've tried search tools before.' Here's the thing: ours learns your workflows, surfaces exact matches for 'that one aluminum extrusion process,' and even generates quick guides for apprentices. Custom-built to fit your fabrication line, from plasma cutting specs to assembly tolerances.
What Makes Us Different:
Unlock Real Efficiency Gains on the Floor
Save 15-25 Hours Weekly on Documentation Hunts
Save 15-25 Hours Weekly on Documentation Hunts: Imagine pausing a structural beam weld to dig for fillet weld sizes—instead, your team queries the AI for the exact AWS-compliant spec in seconds. Shops like yours have reclaimed a full shift per week, ramping up custom rebar fabrication without extra hires, turning idle time into 10-15% more completed projects monthly.
Drive 30% Faster ROI Through Reduced Rework
Drive 30% Faster ROI Through Reduced Rework: Forgetting updated flux core wire specs can scrap a whole run of pressure vessel components. Our AI ensures every operator pulls the freshest TIG welding parameters, slashing scrap by 25% and hitting payback in 4-6 months for mid-sized fab shops handling stainless exhaust systems.
Boost Productivity with On-Demand Training
Boost Productivity with On-Demand Training: New hires go from zero to running your tube bender in 3-5 days via AI-curated guides on hydraulic press sequences. This cuts training downtime by 50%, freeing up 20% more machine hours for high-volume aluminum extrusion jobs across all shifts.
What Clients Say
"Before AIQ, our crew was burning half a shift sifting through email threads for fixture blueprints on aluminum channel runs. Now, the knowledge base delivers the exact CAD file on the spot—shaved off 18 hours a week and dropped our tolerance errors on custom HVAC brackets by 22% in Q3 alone."
Mike Harlan
Welding Supervisor at Precision Metal Fabricators Inc.
"In aerospace fab, precision is non-negotiable. Their custom AI wove in our AutoCAD drawings effortlessly, and the welders appreciate the instant alerts on OSHA-compliant harness protocols. We recouped costs in just four months—no more wasted Inconel sheets from stale plasma cut guidelines."
Sarah Kline
Quality Assurance Director at AeroFab Precision Components
"Onboarding meant two weeks of one-on-one shadowing for shear press ops. Their AI spins our SOPs into bite-sized clips, getting fresh fabricators up to speed on angle iron cuts in under a week. It's like a virtual master welder on call—our output on structural steel assemblies jumped 15% over our 24/7 shifts."
Tom Reyes
Shift Supervisor at SteelForge Heavy Industries
Simple 3-Step Process
Map Your Shop's Knowledge Flow
We dive into your daily ops—interviewing foremen on how they handle blueprint access and process tweaks—to design a system that mirrors your fabrication rhythm, not some off-the-shelf template.
Build and Train the AI Core
Our engineers ingest your docs, from CNC codes to material specs, training the AI to understand metal fab lingo like bend radii and weld sequences, ensuring it fits your exact workflow.
Deploy and Optimize on the Floor
Roll it out with mobile access for shop use, then refine based on real feedback—like faster queries for plasma settings—delivering measurable time savings from day one.
Why We're Different
What's Included
Common Questions
How does this integrate with our existing CAD software like SolidWorks?
We build deep, two-way API connections tailored to your setup. For instance, when you update a blueprint in SolidWorks, our AI knowledge base automatically pulls in the changes, tagging them for relevant processes like welding sequences. This eliminates manual uploads and ensures your team always has the latest tolerances. We've done this for shops with mixed legacy and modern CAD systems, reducing sync errors by 90%. The result? No more mismatched specs causing rework on high-value parts. Setup takes about two weeks, with full testing on your sample files.
What's the typical ROI timeline for a metal fab shop?
Most clients see payback in 3-6 months. Take a mid-sized shop: they were losing 20 hours weekly to scattered notes, costing $1,500 in labor. Our system cut that to under 5 hours, delivering $100K+ annual savings. We calculate your specific ROI upfront based on your team size and fab volume—factoring in reduced scrap from accurate material handling. It's practical, field-tested math: efficiency gains compound as your welders access knowledge faster, boosting throughput on custom orders without extra hires.
Can this handle our safety and compliance documentation?
Absolutely, and we make it a priority for regulated fab environments. The AI organizes OSHA-compliant protocols, like lockout/tagout for press brakes, into searchable, updatable entries. It flags updates automatically when standards change and generates audit-ready reports. One client in aerospace fab used it to centralize heat treatment logs, passing inspections with zero findings after years of paper trails. Access is tiered—operators see essentials, managers get full histories—keeping everything secure yet accessible during shifts.
How secure is the knowledge base for proprietary designs?
Security is baked in from the ground up. We use enterprise-grade encryption for your blueprints and process IP, with role-based permissions so only authorized eyes see sensitive CNC codes. Data stays on your servers or our compliant cloud, audited to ISO 27001 standards. Unlike shared platforms, there's no risk of vendor access to your custom jig designs. We've secured systems for defense contractors handling classified metalwork, ensuring zero breaches. Regular vulnerability scans and custom firewalls mean your trade secrets are as protected as a locked tool crib.
What if our shop has legacy equipment without digital docs?
No problem—we start by digitizing what you have. Our team scans paper blueprints and records oral know-how from veteran machinists, converting it into AI-trainable data. For example, we captured manual mill setups from a client's old Bridgeport machines, turning them into queryable guides. The system then bridges old and new, like linking legacy punch press notes to modern ERP. This approach has helped shops transition without disrupting production, often uncovering forgotten efficiencies along the way. Full migration typically wraps in 4-6 weeks.
How customizable is it for different fab processes like welding vs. machining?
Fully custom—we tailor it to your mix. If you're heavy on TIG welding stainless, the AI prioritizes those specs; for machining shops, it emphasizes tool paths and feeds. We map your workflows during discovery, ensuring searches like 'optimal coolant for titanium turning' yield precise results. One fabricator combined it for both sheet metal and structural steel ops, creating department-specific views. This isn't a one-size-fits-all; it's like custom tooling, built to shave time off your unique bottlenecks and adapt as you add processes like laser etching.
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