AI for manufacturing and industrial engineering
Ultramarine Work builds labor standards, line balances, OEE loss analysis, PFMEAs and should-cost models from the time studies, downtime logs, drawings and data exports already in your program folder.
Harness-line-balance.xlsxExample| Station | Elements | Time (s) | Slack to takt (s) | Load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST1 | Cut, strip and mark leads | 36.4 | 3.6 | 91.0% |
| ST2 | Crimp terminals | 38.8 | 1.2 | 97.0% |
| ST3 | Insert, seat and latch check | 43.6 | −3.6 | 109.0% |
| ST4 | Tape and route on board | 37.2 | 2.8 | 93.0% |
| ST5 | Continuity test and label | 31.0 | 9.0 | 77.5% |
| Line | Takt 40.0 s at 690 a shift | 187.0 | 13.0 | 93.5% |
NoteMove the 5.2 s backshell latch check from ST3 to ST5, which brings ST3 to 38.4 s and ST5 to 36.2 s.
Ask it for
“Balance the harness line to a 40-second takt for 690 units a shift from the element times in the time study, and mark every station over takt.”
Harness-line-balance.xlsx“Calculate Line 3 OEE for July, 18,400 planned minutes, 2,392 minutes of downtime, 16,200 units, 15,600 good, against the 58-second ideal cycle.”
Line3-OEE-July.xlsx“Draft the PFMEA and control plan for the resistance welding cell from the process flow and the scrap log, rated under AIAG-VDA action priority.”
Weld-cell-PFMEA.xlsx“Run the gauge R&R on the bore gauge for the PPAP section, 10 parts by 3 operators by 3 trials, and judge %GRR and ndc against the AIAG criteria.”
Bore-gauge-GRR.xlsx“Write the ECR for the customer-requested gasket change on bracket 4582-D, with form, fit and function, disposition of the 6,400 parts on hand and effectivity.”
ECR-4582-D-gasket.docx“Check the AS9102 FAIR for bracket 4582-D form by form and flag every balloon row that doesn’t match the drawing or the measurement results.”
4582-D-FAI-review.pdf
Inside the Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering mode
Labor standards and line balancing
Turns the stopwatch study into rated elements with PF&D allowances, then balances the stations against takt and names the bottleneck.
Production performance and OEE
Computes OEE from the planned time and ideal cycle you state, codes every downtime row into the six losses, biggest first.
Workload capacity and staffing model
Sizes the crews from the volume plan and the standard hours, and shows FTEs per shift, the overtime exposure and the operation that binds first.
FMEA and control plan
Drafts the PFMEA and its linked control plan under AIAG-VDA action priority or SAE J1739, with a function statement behind each failure mode.
Process capability and MSA
Runs the gauge R&R and the Cpk study for the PPAP section, checks normality and stability first, and reads %GRR and ndc against the AIAG bands.
Design of experiments
Sets the fractional factorial with center points and a randomized run sheet, reads the main effects and plans the confirmation run.
Engineering change request and impact
The ECR covers the where-used list, tooling and inventory disposition, effectivity and the re-validation the change forces.
Launch readiness and PPAP
Checks the PPAP package or the AS9102 FAIR element by element and calls out missing items plus mismatches in revision, part number and results.
Root cause analysis and CAPA
Takes the 8D from containment to root cause, tests every why against the evidence in your files and drafts the effectiveness check.
Should-cost model
Rebuilds the supplier’s quote from material, cycle time, machine rates, setup, overhead and margin, and states the gap per part and per year.
Technical requirements and specifications
Writes the specification with acceptance criteria you can test, and traces each requirement to the test, datasheet or drawing that covers it.
Verification test plans and reports
Assembles the DVP&R and the test report, ties each result to the requirement it verifies and lists the deviations with the data behind them.
Business case and capital allocation
Builds the capital request for the new machine from the capacity model, labor and machine rates and volumes, and lays out the payback and the downside case.
- Office skills
- Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PDF
- Tools
- Read, edit and write files, Search files, Run code, Search and read the web, View images
- Connectors
- SharePoint, Google Drive, Gmail, and additional custom connectors
- House style
- Your fonts, layouts and rules, on every file
How it works
- 1
Open the program folder
The folder holds process flows, time studies, count and downtime exports, drawings, routings, scrap logs, the current PFMEA and control plan, and the customer-specific requirements. Files stay laid out the way your program team keeps them.
- 2
Ask for the next deliverable
The line balance comes back as a workbook built against takt. OEE splits into availability, performance and quality, downtime rows coded to the six losses. The PFMEA draft is linked to its control plan, each action left waiting on an owner.
- 3
Check it, then decide
Every number cites the row or sheet it came from, so counts trace back to the log and the ratings to your own data. Your team reviews the file before it goes anywhere, and the tool submits, releases and signs nothing.
Who it’s for
Industrial, manufacturing, process, production and continuous improvement engineers, operational excellence staff and industrial engineering technicians.
Questions
Can it write the PFMEA by itself?
Yes, it drafts the PFMEA from the process flow, drawings, work instructions and failure history in the folder, and links it to the control plan. Severity, occurrence and detection are proposed under the rating method you name, and anything it could not find in your files is marked as missing. Your cross-functional team still confirms the function statements and the ratings, and that is where a PFMEA is actually made.
Can I send the ratings and Cpk values it produces straight to the customer?
No, every proposed value is a draft for your team to review, and the product makes no accuracy promise. Ratings and capability results come from your own scrap, downtime and inspection data, and where the folder gives nothing to base a value on, the file says so instead of guessing. The PSW carries your signature, so the submission decision belongs to whoever has to defend the number to the customer or the auditor.
Will an auditor accept AI-assisted documents in our QMS?
What the auditor accepts depends on your process, so the decision belongs to your quality organization and its procedures. Each file carries its source list and a note on anything left unreconciled, and the tool never approves, signs or releases a document. Expect the auditor to ask what the AI saw, what it produced and who reviewed it, so write the review step into your work instructions and keep the evidence behind each number.
Can we use it on ITAR or export-controlled parts?
Only your trade-control people can make that call, and your customers may have a say too. What they will weigh first is that the model runs on Paper Instruments’ servers, so controlled technical data you put in the folder is sent there to be processed. The app changes files only in the project’s folder and never touches passwords, keys or app data. Our compliance page carries the security detail, and their answer should come before controlled material enters scope.
Does it train on our drawings, routings and process recipes?
Neither yes nor no appears in the published product facts, so that is a question to put to Paper Instruments, in writing. What is stated is where content goes. The model runs on Paper Instruments’ servers, so what it works on is sent there to be processed, and file changes stay inside the project’s folder. Drawings and process recipes are trade secrets under your own policy, and customer contracts often restrict their use, so both deserve a look before the folder fills.