Running at every station
Paperless shop floor
A screen at each station instead of a traveler: what to make, what's next, what shipped.
Who we help · Manufacturing
Connect the work around production. From order intake to shipping.
We connect order intake, shop-floor workflows, scheduling, inventory, shipping, and reporting without changing the machines that make the product.
[ 01 ] · Find your workflow
Six workflows we automate in Manufacturing. Start with the one you know.
Each one has its own page: where the work breaks down today, what we build, and what it costs to start.
Six pages · one build each
01 · Process automation
The paperless floor
Each operator sees their queue. Work gets marked done, and the next station knows instantly.
See the workflow
02 · Custom software
Production boards and scheduling
Jobs, crews, and subs on one board, re-sequenced in minutes, everyone notified automatically.
See the workflow
03 · Custom software
Live job costing
Field hours and material costs landing against the estimate daily.
See the workflow
04 · Custom software
Quote and bid engines
The company's own pricing and production rates in an engine the estimator controls.
See the workflow
05 · Systems integration
One entry, everywhere
Typed once, flowing from bid to schedule to field to invoice to accounting without being typed again.
See the workflow
06 · AI agents and tooling
Document processing
Documents drafted, classified, and filed by agents built for the one process they serve, running inside your systems.
See the workflow
[ 02 ] · Where the time goes
The floor makes it. The paperwork loses it. Four places we look first.
What we hearWhat's actually happeningWhere
Paper at every station
Travelers, pick lists, and job cards printed, carried, lost, and typed back in at the end of the shift.
Shop floor
Orders re-keyed from email
A PO lands in an inbox, someone types it into the ERP, and every typo becomes a shipping error.
Order intake
The schedule lives in a head
One planner knows the real sequence. When they're out, the floor guesses.
Scheduling
Month-end by hand
Counts, reconciles, and spreadsheets that eat the first week of every month.
Close
[ 03 ] · What we build
The kind of thing we ship.
Client-controlled · Built for handoff
Running on intake
Orders that post themselves to your ERP
Orders read, matched, and entered without the re-keying, with only the exceptions touching a human.
Running at month-end
One set of numbers everyone trusts
Inventory and orders reconciled on a schedule, with exceptions ready for the team to review before close.
Example system · From order to shipping
A paperless operating system can connect retail, wholesale, shop-floor, delivery, and shipping workflows without replacing the machines.
Station screens replace paper travelers, events update the shared schedule, and operators see the next action and any exception in one place.
A fractional AI Lead and engineers, working through one implementation at a time.
AI Lead includedClient-controlledBuilt for handoff
[ 04 ] · How it gets built
Built around the workflow. Designed for client control.
01Your operation
What we build
An agent reads the traveler, files it, and routes it, and a scheduled job reconciles the count overnight. Back office and workflow only.
02On a schedule
How it runs
The reconcile runs at 2am against your own systems. You see the exceptions with the morning coffee, not the whole queue.
03Engineer-led delivery
Why it lasts
We choose AI, software, automation, and integrations around the business problem. Senior engineers remain responsible for architecture, testing, reliability, and what ships.
AI Lead included · First build live in 10 business days · You own everything we build
[ 05 ] · FAQ
Straight answers.
The questions Manufacturing operators ask on the first call.
Ask yours on a call →Do you build robotics or machine-control systems?
No. PivotScale focuses on operational software, internal systems, AI workflows, automations, integrations, and customer-facing tools tied to the broader operation.
What can you build for a manufacturer?
Examples include digital travelers, order-intake automation, scheduling tools, inventory workflows, shipping systems, reporting, and integrations around the existing stack.
What does it cost to start?
The 10-Day AI Build Sprint is $2,500 fixed for one agreed outcome. The ten-business-day clock starts after scope approval, required access and kickoff. Half is paid upfront and half when the Definition of Done is met, subject to the Ship Guarantee. Larger implementations are scoped separately.
Can you work with an older ERP?
Often. We evaluate what to keep, connect, build around, or replace, then recommend the path with the strongest operational value.
Do you use AI in every system?
No. We start with the business problem, then use AI, software, automation, or integrations where each creates the most value.
One call · One real problem
Ready to get it built?
Bring one thing from your backlog. We'll tell you what it takes, whether a Sprint fits, and what to do next.
Book a call →Not ready for a call? Pick a workflow above or open the free planner.