It reads your part the way a shop floor veteran would.
Trained from scratch on twelve years of real production data. Not the open web. Foreman checks every dimension, flags what will not build, proposes the fix, and re-quotes in seconds.
Same part. Two very different answers.
A general AI has read about manufacturing. Foreman has done it. Here is what each one says about the same gearbox housing.
"The part appears to be a housing with several bores and pockets. You may want to consider wall thickness and tool access. A CNC machine should be able to produce this part. I recommend consulting with a manufacturing engineer for specific tolerances and setup requirements."
Vague. No numbers. No specific flags. No fix. Defers to a human.
"Wall between bore 2 and bore 3 is 0.8 mm. On 6061-T6 that warps during roughing. Take it to 1.2 mm."
"Pocket on face 7 is 42 mm deep. A 6 mm end mill cannot clear that in one pass. I split it into two. Adds 40 s, no tool change."
"Bore 4 true position 0.05 MMC is tight for 3-axis. Priced 5-axis for that feature only. Adds $18."
Re-quoted in 4.2 s. $237.95. Binding.
Six disciplines. One engine. Every part checked against all of them.
Materials science
How alloys, resins and polymers behave under stress, heat and time.
e.g. 6061-T6 warps at 0.8 mm walls on this geometry. Foreman has seen it fail 847 times in production.
Process engineering
Toolpaths, workholding, setups and cycle time. What a machine can reach, and at what cost.
e.g. A 6 mm end mill cannot clear a 42 mm pocket in one pass. Foreman splits it into two, adds 40 s, no tool change.
Fits and tolerances
Clearance, transition and interference fits. Tolerance stack-up across an assembly.
e.g. That H7 bore paired with a g6 shaft is a sliding fit. Foreman checks the stack before you order.
Design for manufacture
DFM rules for every process. And just as important, when to break them.
e.g. Internal corner radius is 0.5 mm. No standard tool reaches that. Foreman suggests 1.0 mm or an EDM operation.
Testing and inspection
First-article inspection, CMM data, functional testing. What passes, what fails, and why.
e.g. True position on that bolt circle is 0.05 mm at MMC. Foreman flags it as tight for 3-axis and prices 5-axis instead.
Quality control
The quality discipline around every shipment. Trained on calls made by real inspectors.
e.g. Surface finish call is Ra 0.8 on a bearing face. Foreman adds a grinding operation and adjusts the quote.
Upload a file. Watch Foreman work.
Reads geometry, materials and process across every method against real production data.
Surfaces what will not manufacture before you order, while changes are cheap.
Proposes the specific change, re-quotes in seconds. You approve or adjust.
A full production engineer, not a chatbot.
Foreman spans every process on the floor. Today it prices what OpusFab makes. It already understands the rest.
CNC Machining
3-axis, 4-axis, 5-axis milling and turning. Tool selection, workholding, setup optimisation.
3D Printing
SLA, SLS, DMLS. Overhang analysis, support strategy, powder trapping, wall thickness.
Sheet Metal
Bend radii, K-factor, flat pattern, tooling clearance, springback compensation.
Injection Moulding
Draft angles, wall uniformity, gate placement, shrink compensation, parting lines.
Extrusion
Die design constraints, wall thickness ratios, hollow sections, tolerance bands.
Casting
Draft, risers, core support, minimum section, porosity risk zones.
Composites
Ply orientation, drape analysis, cure cycle, autoclave vs out-of-autoclave.
Materials Science
Alloy behaviour, heat treatment effects, corrosion, fatigue, creep at temperature.
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