Turn Equipment Manuals into SOPs and LOTA

Scanned PDFs & PhotosJapanese · German · KoreanOEM Manuals → LOTO Procedures

The problem we solve

Manufacturing knowledge is disappearing faster than it can be transferred.

$2.3M/hr

Unplanned downtime cost

Siemens/Senseye "True Cost of Downtime" (2022) found Fortune 500 manufacturers lose $2.3M per hour on average to unplanned downtime.

2.1M

Manufacturing jobs unfilled by 2030

Deloitte & The Manufacturing Institute, "Creating Pathways for Tomorrow's Workforce Today" (2021).

94%

Manufacturers investing in AI

Rockwell Automation "State of Smart Manufacturing" (2024) found 94% of manufacturers plan to use AI.

The 6-step pipeline

From raw manual to searchable knowledge base.

Ingest

Validate and import document

Extract Frames

Extract pages at 300 DPI

Select Frames

Remove blur, deduplicate

Analyze Pages

OCR + Vision LLM dual extraction

Generate SOPs

AI assembles structured procedures

Index Knowledge

Embed and store for search

Before & after

What changes when your equipment manuals become an AI knowledge base.

Without Knowledge AI

  • Manuals in filing cabinets and boxes
  • Foreign-language docs no one can read
  • Knowledge walks out the door with retirees
  • Technicians "wing it" during breakdowns
  • Hours searching for the right procedure

With Knowledge AI

  • Searchable, structured knowledge base
  • Automatic translation from any language
  • Knowledge captured and preserved permanently
  • AI assistant guides troubleshooting step-by-step
  • Answers with source citations in seconds

Calculate your ROI

See how much reducing MTTR could save your operation annually.

Your Numbers

Current Annual Cost

$883,200

Projected Annual Cost

$331,200

Annual Savings

$552,000

ROI

63%

Payback Period

2 months

See what days of manual documentation looks like in 15 minutes

Process an equipment manual, generate structured SOPs, and chat with your maintenance knowledge base.