Abstract of the Offer
London-based SME, Isembard offers high-precision contract manufacturing and post-machining of AM billets, delivering mission-critical metallic components with ultra-tight tolerances. Their AI-driven cost/time estimation and 5-axis machining enable rapid, cost-efficient production. They seek contract manufacturing partnerships to scale AI-enhanced, on-demand production of complex, high-specification parts.
Description
Isembard's technology integrates advanced software with high-precision manufacturing to streamline the entire machining workflow, from quotation to final production. At its core, an AI-driven operating system manages key manufacturing functions, including quoting, manufacturing execution systems, material requirements planning, and quality management systems. Future developments will extend automation to CAM programming and robotic operations, further optimising efficiency.
The system is built upon a robust data layer and an intuitive user interface, ensuring comprehensive capture of production metrics across machining centres. These data points feed into AI agent models that dynamically optimise machine utilisation, scheduling, and turnaround times, enabling continuous production refinement.
The technology also serves as the foundation for a scalable, distributed manufacturing network. By creating a standardised architecture, it supports the deployment of machine shops across multiple locations, operating under a franchise-like model. This approach facilitates rapid expansion while maintaining uniform quality and operational efficiency across all sites.
Advantages and Innovations
The innovative aspect of this technology lies in its integration of AI-driven software with high-precision manufacturing processes, enabling rapid production without compromising quality. The proprietary system reduces quoting time from one week to one day, significantly accelerating project initiation. Machine setup and proofing, which typically takes three days, is now completed in just one day, streamlining the production process.
With AI-enhanced optimisation, the technology also reduces turnaround time from project design to initial delivery to as low as three days—enabling faster response times than traditional manufacturing partners. These efficiencies directly impact cost savings, by decreasing downtime, labour, and material waste, and also enable scalability, allowing for quick ramp-up in production volumes.
Relative to traditional machine shops, this system offers unparalleled speed and flexibility, particularly in industries requiring rapid prototyping and mission-critical components, such as aerospace, defence, and high-performance engineering. By integrating automation and AI into every stage, the technology provides a seamless, more efficient pathway from design to delivery.