Superkind for mechanical engineering

In mechanical engineering most office work sits between orders: updating BOMs, requesting quotes from suppliers, tracking dates, writing reports. You hand this work to Superkinds. You describe it once in Slack, Teams or by email, they do it in your tools, and nothing goes out before you approve it.

Superkind Team

Every example is set at Schneider GmbH, a made-up company

Meet the mechanical engineering Superkinds

Four Superkinds, each with one clear job. They all share the same company knowledge, so the Deadline Watcher knows the Order Manager’s BOMs

One order, from inquiry to delivery

How a new pump order at Schneider GmbH runs through the four Superkinds

YouMicrosoft Teams

@Superkind Weber AG needs three KP-220 centrifugal pumps by end of April. Create the order.

  1. Order Manager

    creates the order and checks the BOM for completeness

    Order A-2471
  2. Purchasing Assistant

    requests the missing parts from suppliers

    Three RFQs With your approval
  3. Deadline Watcher

    monitors delivery dates and flags delays

    Date overview
  4. Documentation Assistant

    writes the inspection report and shipping documents

    Inspection report With your approval
Result

The three pumps are inspected, documented and on their way to Weber AG.

SAP Business OneExcelOutlook

Order Manager: knows every order in detail

Reads new inquiries in the inbox, creates the order in SAP, checks the BOM against stock and flags missing parts

Production
You8:15

@Superkind Create the order for three KP-220, delivery by April 30.

Order ManagerSuperkind8:16

Order A-2471 is in SAP. The BOM is missing mechanical seals, I’m requesting them from the supplier.

  • Order A-2471 created in SAP Done
  • BOM 14 of 16 items in stock
  • Mechanical seals RFQ sent to supplier Waiting for you

Set up in three steps

  1. Write in Teams: "@Superkind, I need an Order Manager. Create new orders in SAP and check the BOMs."

  2. Connect SAP Business One and the inbox. Superkind reads there and only changes with your approval.

  3. Set the rule: "Order nothing without my approval." Superkind gets your OK before requesting from suppliers.

SAP Business OneOutlookExcel

Purchasing Assistant: gets what the BOM needs

Sends RFQs to the stored suppliers, compares the quotes in a spreadsheet and prepares the purchase order

purchasing
You9:30

@Superkind Request mechanical seals for A-2471 from our three suppliers.

Purchasing AssistantSuperkind9:31

Three RFQs sent. I’ll put the quotes side by side as soon as they come in.

  • Dichtungstechnik Müller RFQ sent Done
  • Seal Systems GmbH RFQ sent Done
  • Kessler Dichtungen RFQ sent Done

Set up in three steps

  1. Write in Slack: "@Superkind, I need a Purchasing Assistant. Request parts from our suppliers and compare the quotes."

  2. Connect SAP and the inbox. Superkind reads the supplier master data from SAP.

  3. Confirm the rule: purchase orders only go out after your approval.

SAP Business OneGoogle CalendarOutlook

Deadline Watcher: knows where things are stuck

Checks open purchase orders in SAP every morning, compares target and actual dates and tells you when a supplier is behind

production
You7:45

@Superkind How are the deliveries for A-2471 looking?

Deadline WatcherSuperkind7:46

Two of three deliveries are on time. The mechanical seals from Müller arrive two days late, on March 18.

  • Housings delivery Mar 14 Done
  • Impellers delivery Mar 15 Done
  • Mechanical seals 2 days late Waiting for you

Set up in three steps

  1. Write in Slack: "@Superkind, I need a Deadline Watcher. Check delivery dates every morning and flag delays."

  2. Connect SAP and the calendar. Superkind reads order dates and compares them with delivery notices.

  3. Say when the report comes: "Every morning at 7:45 in #production." From then on it comes automatically.

WordSharePointOutlook

Documentation Assistant: documents everything that ships

Creates the inspection report from measurements, the shipping papers from the order and files everything in SharePoint

Production
You14:00

@Superkind The three KP-220 are inspected. Create the shipping papers and the inspection report.

Documentation AssistantSuperkind14:02

Inspection report and delivery note are in SharePoint. I took the measurements from the test protocol.

Inspection report A-2471Word document in SharePoint · 3 attachments

Set up in three steps

  1. Write in Teams: "@Superkind, I need a Documentation Assistant for inspection reports and shipping papers."

  2. Connect Word and SharePoint. Superkind uses your templates from SharePoint.

  3. Set the rule: "No document goes to the customer without my approval." Superkind shows you everything first.

Frequently asked questions

Does Superkind work with our ERP?

Yes. Superkind has 1,700+ integrations, including SAP Business One, Microsoft Dynamics and many other ERP systems. It reads and writes what you allow.

Can Superkind read technical drawings?

Superkind works with the data in your systems: BOMs, orders, dates, text. Technical drawings are still checked by your team.

Does Superkind order parts without me?

Only if you want it to. You decide what a Superkind may do on its own and what needs your approval. It shows you purchase orders first, in Slack, Teams or by email.

What does it cost?

You can try Superkind for free, with up to 150 hours of work and no credit card. Business starts at €50 a month for unlimited users. €1 gets about one hour of work done. Every plan is on the pricing page.

Is my data safe?

Superkind keeps storage and AI models in the EU, is GDPR compliant and aligned with the EU AI Act. No model is trained on your data.

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