AX & DX for Manufacturing
Start with one job, not with a system overhaul
Most manufacturers we meet do not need a new ERP. They need estimating to stop depending on one person, drawings to be findable, and the office work around production to take less time. We work with manufacturers on exactly that — and training for it can be subsidised.
What we hear on site
These come up in almost every first conversation with a manufacturer. None of them are solved by buying a tool.
Excel has become the system
Files multiply, the formulas are only understood by one person, and nobody can safely change them.
How we approach it
We keep what works and replace only the part that breaks, rather than proposing a full rebuild.
The judgement lives in one veteran's head
Estimating, scheduling and quality calls depend on experience that has never been written down.
How we approach it
We start by writing that judgement down as rules, then decide whether AI is even needed.
Finding the drawing takes longer than the work
Drawings, specs and past quotes are spread across shared folders with no consistent naming.
How we approach it
Search across existing documents in natural language, without reorganising the folders first.
No budget and no one to spare for IT
There is no in-house IT owner, and training costs are hard to justify against production.
How we approach it
Training can be subsidised — up to 75% of costs for SMEs under the national scheme, subject to review.
What we offer
Subsidised AI training, built per job role
Training designed around the actual jobs on site — estimating, production control, quality, back office — rather than generic prompt lessons. We handle eligibility checks and the paperwork; the application itself is handled by a licensed consultant.
Up to 75% subsidised (SMEs, subject to review)
DetailsSearch across your own documents
Ask in plain language and get answers grounded in your own drawings, specs, manuals and past quotes — with the source shown, so an answer can be checked.
RAG / generative AI
DetailsReplacing the part that actually hurts
Production control, inventory, quotes, inspection records — we scope one workflow, build it, and let it run before touching anything else.
Business systems
DetailsWe build and we operate
We run our own shops and back office on software we wrote, so we know what breaks when the people using it have their hands full.
Our own operations
DetailsAbout the subsidy
Training on AI and DX can fall under Japan's human resource development subsidy. For SMEs, up to 75% of the training cost may be covered. It requires an employment-insured workplace, at least 10 hours of off-the-job training, and a plan filed with the Labour Bureau at least one month before the training starts.
Two things to know up front. Since the August 2026 revision, generic DX training that stops at concepts is no longer eligible — the content has to connect to the trainee's actual job, which is why we design per job role. And we do not promise you will receive it: the decision rests with the Labour Bureau. Application filing itself is the exclusive work of a licensed consultant, so we introduce one rather than doing it ourselves.
Figures are as of fiscal 2026. The main course is scheduled to end in March 2027.
Tell us which job takes the longest
The first conversation is free, and you do not need a defined requirement. We will also tell you honestly if a subsidy does not apply to your case.