Smooth and Accurate

Sales Orders

Convert quotes into sales orders with one click. Track order status, revisions, and approvals in real-time. Ensure in-stock materials to deliver the project on-time and on-budget.

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50%

Less time spent searching

Reduce wasted time searching by keeping all your documents and their progress in one organized place.

5x

Faster Estimates & Quotes

Streamline the quoting process to increase win rates and quote quickly and accurately.

3x

Increased Profitability

Gather insights on how you performed and use them to increase your profitability.

AI-Powered Agents in Manufacturing

AI Agents, Working for You

Orders

Agents can create sales orders from customer POs, match part numbers exactly, set proper delivery dates, and track order status through fulfillment

Invoicing

Agents can calculate order values, track payment status, and generate financial summaries

Insights

Agents can generate comprehensive reports, analyze trends across all modules, create executive dashboards, and provide actionable insights for decision-making

Show me the current status of Sales Order #SO-4521

StartProto AI:

Sales Order #SO-4521 (Acme Aerospace) status:

Part 1001 – 250 units → Production 100% complete, Ready for shipment
Part 2035 – 120 units → Production 65% complete, est. finish Sept 28
Shipping docs → Draft generated, pending final QA release

Overall Order Status: Partially Ready – Estimated full shipment Oct 2.

Has Acme Aerospace paid their last invoice yet?

StartProto AI:

Invoice #INV-4521 (linked to SO-4521, $6,987) → Status: Unpaid.

Due Date: Sept 30, 2025.

Payment Terms: Net 30.

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Reminder scheduled for Sept 25.

Which customers placed the most orders this quarter?

StartProto AI:

Top three customers by order volume:

AeroTech Components ($420K)
Delta Robotics ($310K)
McClane Manufacturing ($205K)

REIMAGINE HOW YOU SELL

Centralize and Monitor your Sales Data

Gain a complete overview of your inventory and orders, significantly speeding up order processing and empowering you to sell more.

Visual Cost Breakdowns

Enhanced Cost Visibility and Production Tracking

Compare estimated and actual costs, track of production progress, and view inventory snapshots with real-time and forecasted utilization.

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Gain visibility into the total cost broken down by run time, setup time, and material cost for any assembly or component.
Utilize cost breakdowns before and after the manufacturing process, allowing you to compare estimated to actual costs.
Track production time and progress, with inventory tracking of the potential parts that can be used for fulfilling the order.

Quote Management

Seamless Transition From Quote-To-Order

Move from quotes to orders with speed and security.

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Provide both quick and detailed quotes for single-level and multi-level assemblies.
Share and track quotes with customers via our secure digital quote portal.
Track your win rate and share details with sales to understand which quotes convert to sales.

Order Processing

Flexible and Efficient Order Management

Handle a variety of order types with ease, from quick-run parts to complex assemblies.

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Make changes to any order, including quantities and due dates—even when it's already in process.
Print order confirmations and create jobs straight from the order.
Historical order insights to learn if you were over or under the expected labor hours or material costs.

Order to Invoice

Integrated Order-to-Invoice Management

Make closing out a Sales Order simple and efficient. From a single screen, you can select the specific line items you want to invoice or ship and instantly generate the corresponding documents.

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Quickly transform Sales Orders into Invoices and synchronize them with QuickBooks in just a few clicks.
All relevant information—from sales details to production status—flows seamlessly into the next steps, ensuring a smooth transition to invoicing and delivery.
Completed Sales Orders, including their associated shipments and invoices, are stored and easily accessible for future reference or auditing.

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Frequently asked questions

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AI Applications in manufacturing

AI-Powered Manufacturing Modules

The more you use it, the better it gets.

Sales Orders

Operate more efficiently and grow revenue by improving and streamlining your sales workflow.

Outside Processing

Empowers your company to solve outside processing efficiently. This integrated approach ensures that outside processing is not only manageable but also scalable and profitable for growing businesses.

Quality Management

Unleash the full potential of quality management within your shop processes using first article tracking, NCR control, and enforced inspection steps at every step of production. Elevate your quality standards and empower excellence.

Routing & BOM

Create highly robust routing and BOMs in just a few clicks. Provide your operators with everything they need to succeed.

Shipping & Receiving

Drive your shipping and receiving departments with up-to-date information from across the shop floor. Always know the status of every part and eliminate surprises.

Shop Floor Communication

A thoughtful and integrated approach to manufacturing execution, ensuring that every aspect of the shop floor from knowing what job to work on next to providing real-time insights into work-in-progress and documentation collection for jobs.

Jobs & Scheduling

Scheduling and prioritizing jobs has never been easier. Assign operations to specific machines and personnel to manage your shop from anywhere, and use dashboards to ensure jobs are completed on time.

Purchase Planning

Streamline your procurement process through realtime suggestions based on your current inventory levels and needs. Discover cost-effective procurement suggestions and insight to boost efficiency and savings.

Inventory Management

Unlike any manufacturing software in the industry, StartProto gives you the ultimate ability to see where a workpiece is in real time. Now you will never guess again.