Manufacturing AI · v0.1 Private Beta·Pilot live · Houston, TX

When the line stops,
don't wait.
Ask.

AptVisor is the always-on AI expert on your factory floor. Point a camera at any machine — it diagnoses the problem and walks your worker through the fix, in real time.

  • Real-time camera AI — no new hardware
  • Grounded in your SOPs and schematics
  • Cuts mean-time-to-repair from hours to minutes
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Coolant seal · wear
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AptVisor
Coolant seal is worn.
Same wear pattern as last month. I can walk you through the 5-minute swap — starting with lockout.
From SOP-204 · your facility
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UNPLANNED DOWNTIME ·OEM WAIT TIMES ·TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE LOSS ·AGING WORKFORCE ·SHIFT COVERAGE GAPS ·TRAINING BACKLOG ·PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ·UNPLANNED DOWNTIME ·OEM WAIT TIMES ·TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE LOSS ·AGING WORKFORCE ·SHIFT COVERAGE GAPS ·TRAINING BACKLOG ·PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ·
The problem

Every broken machine is a decision tree with no expert.

Today, when something goes wrong on the line, your options are: wait, guess, or pay. None of them are fast enough.

01
$260K
per hour of downtime

Average cost of a line stoppage in automotive and process manufacturing. The meter starts the moment the machine trips.

02
4–72h
OEM response window

A senior technician might be in the next country. You pay their rate, their flight, and their schedule — while your line sits.

03
6–12 mo
knowledge handoff gap

When a senior tech retires, the playbook leaves with them. New hires need someone patient, on the floor, every shift — for months before they’re up to speed.

04
10,000 hrs
walks out the door

Your best operator is retiring. Their replacement starts Monday. The playbook for the CNC-04 lives in their head.

The solution

A senior technician on every station. Always on.

AptVisor sees what your worker sees — through the phone already in their pocket or the glasses on their head — and tells them exactly what to do next.

01
It sees.

Point a camera at the machine, the error code, the setup. AptVisor parses the image against your schematics and SOPs in under 3 seconds.

02
It diagnoses.

Real-time visual supervision against your facility context: this machine, this model, this shift, this part. Grounded answers — not the internet.

03
It guides.

Step-by-step fix instructions. Torque specs. Safety interlocks. When to call for help. All in the worker's language, read out loud if their hands are busy.

Form factors
Phone
Smart glasses
Tablet kiosk
Use cases

Built for maintenance. Ready for training. Always on the floor.

Replace the OEM call with an AI that already knows your machines.

When a press trips a fault or a spindle starts vibrating, your worker points the camera. AptVisor reads the error, checks the schematic, and walks them through diagnosis in the order a senior tech would.

  • Grounded in your SOPs, manuals, and maintenance history
  • Speaks part numbers, torque specs, and safety interlocks
  • Escalates to a human expert only when it should
LIVE · CNC-04session.log
14:22:14Worker: "Machine is throwing E-207. Coolant pressure drop."
14:22:16AptVisor: Cross-referencing CNC-04 manual + seal log.
14:22:18AptVisor: Likely coolant seal wear. Last replaced 11/2024.
14:22:19AptVisor: → Lockout procedure: SOP-204, step 1 of 7.
14:22:24Worker: "Lockout complete."
14:22:25AptVisor: → Remove bonnet. Show me before you re-seat.
Why now

The people who knew how to fix it are leaving. The machines aren't getting simpler.

US manufacturing is short 800,000 workers. The median age of a skilled tradesperson is 56. OEM service contracts run six figures and ship from overseas. Meanwhile, vision AI finally got good enough to run on the floor. This is the window.

2.1M
manufacturing jobs projected unfilled by 2030 (Deloitte)
56
median age of US skilled tradespeople today
$1B+
annual spend on third-party OEM service in automotive alone
<3s
on-device inference now possible on a phone
Traction

Serious manufacturers. Serious conversations.

50+
manufacturers in active discovery
5
pilot deals in active negotiation
1
live pilot — solar panel facility, Houston
$160K
annual downtime recovered — on a single line
In conversations with
How it fits in

No new hardware. No months of setup. No custom app per machine.

01
Use the camera you have
Phones work on day one. Smart glasses can come later. No fixed sensors to install.
02
Upload existing docs
SOPs, manuals, schematics, and tribal notes become the context. No months of mapping.
03
One system, many machines
Add stations and machine context as you go. No separate custom app for every asset.
04
Go live without rewiring
Start with visual guidance before PLC, MES, or ticketing integrations are ready.
Let's put an expert on your floor

Bring a real problem.
We'll solve it live.

30-minute demo. Your actual SOPs. A real machine on our screen. No sales pressure.

  • 1Send us one SOP and one photo of a machine you care about.
  • 2We load it into AptVisor and walk through a real diagnosis with you.
  • 3If it's not a fit, we'll tell you on the call.
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