Less routine.
More real expert work.
secondFactory connects your entire operational process – from the first inquiry through costing, planning, engineering, CAD/CAM and production to quality, warehouse, shipping and completion. For suitable, standardizable workflows, recurring processing times can typically drop by 50–80%.
People should do the work that needs people.
Expertise, judgment, decisions and problem-solving stay with the team. Searching, transferring, preparing, standard costing, recurring design engineering, CAM preparation, documentation and routine handovers are handled by secondFactory as far as the process allows.
No more retyping
Emails, PDFs, spreadsheets, images and drawings are analyzed in a structured way and reused directly in the process.
No more costing from scratch every time
Known rules, line items, materials, times and variants are prepared; a person reviews and approves.
No more rebuilding every model
3D data and production-ready models can be prepared from a photo, scan, sketch, drawing or CAD – including freeform.
No more reprogramming every CAM job
Tools, strategies, toolpaths, collision checking, simulation, post-processor and NC output are prepared automatically.
From inquiry to delivery – one data flow.
Don’t digitize isolated islands – organize handovers, decisions and data flows end to end.
From photo, scan or drawing to the machine file.
Technical information can be taken from documents, images, sketches, 2D/3D CAD or scans and transferred into a controlled engineering and manufacturing process. Freeform geometries and customer-specific domain logic can also be integrated.
- 2D/3D models, derived technical drawings and revisions
- Tool selection, machining strategies and toolpaths
- Simulation, material removal and collision findings
- Post-processors, NC programs and target machines
- Every important step reviewable and ready for approval
One platform – freely combinable.
Start with the area that costs the most time today. Further modules, roles, fields, rules and integrations can be added later.
Inquiry & documents
Import emails, uploads, folders, PDFs, spreadsheets, photos and drawings; preserve originals, detect duplicates, OCR and source references.
Learn more →SECONDFACTORY MODULECosting & quote
Prepare line items, quantities, dimensions and rules; pricing logic, variants, clarification requests, quote versions, PDF and human approval.
Learn more →SECONDFACTORY MODULEOrder & planning
Coordinate orders, line items, routings, deadlines, resources, capacities, shifts, skills, priorities and forecasts.
Learn more →SECONDFACTORY MODULEEngineering & CAD
Manage technical cases, sketches, 2D/3D geometry, revisions, CAD adapters, freeforms, bills of materials and technical approvals.
Learn more →SECONDFACTORY MODULECAM & machines
Tools, holders, materials, setups, 2D/3D toolpaths, roughing/finishing, simulation, collision checking, post-processor and NC.
Learn more →SECONDFACTORY MODULEProduction & shop floor
Take over, start, pause, hand over and report completion of operations; live board, machine status, cameras, faults and maintenance.
Learn more →SECONDFACTORY MODULEQuality & traceability
Inspections, measured values, photos, rework, complaints, QR/barcode, event history, revisions and part history.
Learn more →SECONDFACTORY MODULEWarehouse & logistics
Sites, halls, storage locations, transports, forklift jobs, put-away/retrieval, picking, shipping, trucks and delivery notes.
Learn more →SECONDFACTORY MODULEMaterial & reuse
Stock, batches, reservations, nesting, offcuts, cutting, conditions, reuse and material history.
Learn more →SECONDFACTORY MODULEPersonnel & time tracking
Attendance, working hours, time accounts, vacation, sick leave, qualifications, workforce scheduling, terminals and correction workflows.
Learn more →SECONDFACTORY MODULECockpit & analytics
KPIs, plan vs. actual/forecast, capacity, on-time delivery, QA status, utilization, reports, annual plan and management view.
Learn more →SECONDFACTORY MODULETasks & collaboration
Notice board, messages, issues, escalations, approvals, clarification requests, tasks and role-based work queues.
Learn more →No black box. Automation with approvals.
Code and rules control clearly defined workflows. AI supports with unstructured information, recognition, suggestions and issues. Critical results remain visible, traceable and reviewable by employees.
- Facts, suggestions and manual corrections kept distinct
- Approvals by role and process step
- Errors visible and retryable instead of silently skipped
- Audit history and revision-based traceability
- Local AI / your own LLM can be integrated on request
General platform. Individual solution.
Whether mechanical engineering, metal, wood, plastics, building products, custom manufacturing, workshops, trading with technical production or mixed operations: secondFactory does not replicate one single model company. The platform is assembled from modules, rules, roles, data fields and interfaces to match your workflows.
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Drastically less processing time for recurring work.
The actual potential depends on data quality, variant diversity, approvals and standardizability. For well-suited recurring workflows, secondFactory aims for 50–80% less manual processing time.
Integration, not teardown.
ERP, CAD, warehouse management, time tracking, scanners, machines, BI and email can be connected. secondFactory complements your existing IT and closes the gaps in between.
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No off-the-shelf standard software.
We analyze your current workflows, systems, machines, data sources and approvals – and configure secondFactory where the biggest leverage lies.