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Modules for your entire operation.

You choose only the functions you need today. secondFactory can later be extended with additional processes, roles, interfaces and industry-specific modules.

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Tenders & Acquisition

Find public tenders from official sources, read documents and BoQ, assess fit with stated reasons, monitor deadlines and transfer tenders into a case.

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Inquiry & documents

Import emails, uploads, folders, PDFs, spreadsheets, photos and drawings; preserve originals, detect duplicates, OCR and source references.

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Costing & quote

Prepare line items, quantities, dimensions and rules; pricing logic, variants, clarification requests, quote versions, PDF and human approval.

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Order & planning

Coordinate orders, line items, routings, deadlines, resources, capacities, shifts, skills, priorities and forecasts.

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Engineering & CAD

Manage technical cases, sketches, 2D/3D geometry, revisions, CAD adapters, freeforms, bills of materials and technical approvals.

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CAM & machines

Tools, holders, materials, setups, 2D/3D toolpaths, roughing/finishing, simulation, collision checking, post-processor and NC.

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Production & shop floor

Take over, start, pause, hand over and report completion of operations; live board, machine status, cameras, faults and maintenance.

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Quality & traceability

Inspections, measured values, photos, rework, complaints, QR/barcode, event history, revisions and part history.

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Warehouse & logistics

Sites, halls, storage locations, transports, forklift jobs, put-away/retrieval, picking, shipping, trucks and delivery notes.

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Invoicing & Accounting Export

Invoices from order and delivery, e-invoicing, payment reconciliation, open items, project costs and export to accounting – not tax software.

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Material & reuse

Stock, batches, reservations, nesting, offcuts, cutting, conditions, reuse and material history.

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Personnel & time tracking

Attendance, working hours, time accounts, vacation, sick leave, qualifications, workforce scheduling, terminals and correction workflows.

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Cockpit & analytics

KPIs, plan vs. actual/forecast, capacity, on-time delivery, QA status, utilization, reports, annual plan and management view.

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Tasks & collaboration

Notice board, messages, issues, escalations, approvals, clarification requests, tasks and role-based work queues.

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Company agent

Questions about the whole operation – orders, parts, warehouse, machines, personnel – answered by role, with sources; plus operating help for every page.

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Printing & labeling

Documents, labels, QR/barcode outputs, central printers, device assignment, reprints and print status.

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Roles, permissions & audit

Role profiles, user permissions, groups, UI profiles, access log, immutable events and critical approvals.

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Integrations & data synchronization

ERP, CAD, WMS, email, Excel, accounting, personnel, scanners, machines, BI, APIs, files and custom adapters.

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Specialized modules & extensions

Industry-specific modules such as tool/mold making, load-bearing structures/structural analysis, reinforcement, material cycles or customer-specific process logic.

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A look into the system

What the modules look like in the interface.

Product illustrations with sample data – click to enlarge.

secondFactory product illustration: overview with email inbox, quote, planning, engineering, production, logistics and controlling (sample data) — **Platform** One system for inquiry, planning, engineering, production, logistics and controlling – all modules work on the same project and data basis. Platform → Product illustration · sample data

secondFactory product illustration: inquiry to quote with email inbox, documents, recognized line items, open clarification requests and costing (sample data) — **Inquiry & quote** Email inbox, documents, recognized line items, open clarification requests and costing in one case. Module → Product illustration · sample data

secondFactory product illustration: component from a sketch or drawing with 3D view, revisions and export formats (sample data) — **Engineering & CAD** Drawings, sketches or technical specifications become structured 3D models, derived views and manufacturing data. Module → Product illustration · sample data

secondFactory product illustration: building and façade engine with 3D model, floor plans, sections, elevations and component sources (sample data) — **Building and façade engine** Floor plans, sections, elevations and details are processed together. Recognized components stay linked to their sources. Module → Product illustration · sample data

secondFactory product illustration: CAM & machines with machine list, status, NC programs and progress (sample data) — **CAM & machines** Programs, orders, machine status and feedback stay directly linked to the project. Module → Product illustration · sample data

secondFactory product illustration: machines & CAM with machine cards, current programs and progress (sample data) — **Production & control center** Machines, current programs, progress and maintenance at a glance. Module → Product illustration · sample data

secondFactory product illustration: capacity and resource planning with machine, employee and order utilization, bottlenecks and Gantt schedule (sample data) — **Planning & capacity** Capacities and schedules are not maintained separately – they are brought together from orders, resources and actual progress. Module → Product illustration · sample data

secondFactory product illustration: component with 3D model and reinforcement, status chain, inspections, verifications, revisions and document package (sample data) — **Quality & traceability** Geometry, verifications, inspections, documents and approvals stay with the component. Module → Product illustration · sample data

secondFactory product illustration: warehouse & logistics with warehouse layout, movements, forklift orders, item scanning, shipping lists and traceability (sample data) — **Warehouse & logistics** Storage locations, movements, forklift orders, scanning, deliveries and traceability in the same system. Module → Product illustration · sample data

secondFactory product illustration: finance with invoices, payments, open items and project costs (sample data) — **Invoicing & controlling** The commercial view comes from the same project data – from order and delivery to invoice and payment. Module → Product illustration · sample data

Working together

One platform. Many modules. One continuous process.

One platform, many modules, one end-to-end process — Graphic: ten modules around the secondFactory platform.

Explore by industry

The engineering logic behind the workflow.

Dedicated industry profiles show how reconstruction, engineering, material, planning and commercial completion work together. The capability overview connects all parts of the platform.

Industries & examples Connected capabilities