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BetaThe engineering canvas is now open source
For manufacturing shops
Capture how experts operate.Automate workflows.Retain and grow the expertise.
Lehrling turns expertise into reusable AI workflows — so production moves faster, and expertise grows instead of getting lost, when experts retire.
Preview of the Lehrling canvas: a part file and an RFQ flow through CAD Analyzer and Analyze Documents into a Cost Model, with an estimator approving the result.
How it works
Capture. Automate. Run. Improve.
01Capture
Lehrling learns from how your experts already work.
Sources
Previous workPast quotes, programs & plansCaptured
Process documentsSOPs, setup sheets & specsCaptured
Expert screensHow they work in CAD, CAM & ERPCaptured
02Automate
Lehrling structures the know-how, identifies the judgment calls experts make — and builds them into workflows.
WorkflowWaiting
Inputs
Expert judgment
Thin walls → slower feedsEdge-case checks
Tight tolerance → extra checkOutput
03Run
Lehrling prepares the output on every new job and gets it ready for your expert to review.
Outputs
First-pass quoteRFQ-2301Preparing…
CAM programPRG-0412Preparing…
Drawing reviewDWG-7790Preparing…
Capacity planWeek 43Preparing…
04Improve
Expert corrects a resultLehrling learns the correctionNext job starts smarter
- Faster first pass on every job
- Same expert judgment, every time
- Know-how stays in your shop
Use cases
One canvas for every desk on the floor.
Turn an RFQ packet into a first-pass quote.
Lehrling learns from how your estimators have quoted before, prepares every new quote the same way, and gets sharper with every win and loss. Your estimator reviews & approves.
Time to first quote
ManualHours
With LehrlingMinutes
01Capture
Your estimatorsQuote history
Past RFQs & drawingsCaptured
Quotes by your estimatorsCaptured
Rates & markups usedCaptured
02Automate
Quoting workflowWaiting for capture
RFQ packetSTEP + drawing + spec
CAD AnalyzerFeatures & setups
Cost ModelYour rates & markup rules
Quote draftAwaiting estimator
03Run
RFQ-2301Pump housingQueued
RFQ-2302Drive shaftQueued
RFQ-2303Mounting flangeQueued
04Improve
Learns from wins, losses & actual job costsSuggestion for your estimatorWon jobs with 3+ setups ran over the quoted machine time, so margin was lower than planned. Add setup time to similar quotes.Setup time, parts with 3+ setups45 min70 minProtects margin on future jobs
Works with the existing toolsCAD, CAM, ERP and machines already on your floor
Security is default
AI you can audit. Not a black box.
Human sign-off
Your experts review and approve every quote, program and plan. Lehrling never ships a result on its own.
Full observability
See every step of every workflow — the input, the expert rule applied and the output. Re-run a single step without starting over.
“The canvas is the unlock. It puts CAD, documents and cost on one path you can actually explain.”
Book a demo to retain and grow your expert knowledge.
A 30-minute walkthrough with your own parts, documents and workflows.