Manufacturing · Service & engineering

Answers for your technicians, with the source.

The AI service assistant answers technician questions from manuals and service reports, with sources. On site, the technician decides.

Service assistantCase 24-1187
  1. M. Keller, field service

    VX-400, serial 40218: error E-217 on the spindle. What do I check first?

  2. E-217 reports low coolant pressure. Check filter and pump KP-12 first. In 3 similar cases the filter was clogged.

    Service manual VX-400, ch. 7.3
Case fileVX-400
  1. MachineVX-400 · SN 40218 · built 2019found
  2. Similar cases3 reports, latest 03/20263 hits
  3. Spare partCoolant pump KP-12in stock

Where time goes today.

  1. 85%

    Searching instead of repairing

    Most service staff lose time searching for answers in manuals, tickets and shared drives.

    KVD, Insight-Report Service 2021 (German)
  2. Knowledge sits in a few heads

    Whoever has seen a fault before gets called, even on holiday. When that person is away, the search starts over.

  3. Call-backs cost the visit

    If the one detail is missing on site, the technician waits for a call back while the machine stays down.

One case, step by step.

Service assistantnew
  1. M. Keller, field service

    VX-400, SN 40218, error E-217 on the spindle. Coolant runs, pressure reading fluctuates.

The technician asks in their own words.

On a tablet or the phone, with machine, serial number and fault. The assistant understands the jargon and abbreviations.

Your team decides

What is asked and which machine it concerns.

Service manual VX-400ch. 7.3

7.3 Coolant supply

The coolant pump feeds spindle and tool through the main filter.

E-217: coolant pressure below 2.5 barError code

If pressure drops, the control stops the spindle after 30 s.

Usual cause: filter F-3 cloggedCause

Isolate the pump before working on the system.

Check pump KP-12, flow rate 18 l/minCheck

Maintenance intervals see chapter 9.2.

The assistant searches your documents.

Manual, service reports and spare-parts list of the series, filtered to the serial number and its build state.

Your team decides

Which sources the assistant may use, through the permissions of your systems.

Service assistantCase 24-1187
  1. M. Keller

    What do I check first?

  2. 1. Check filter F-3 for clogging. 2. Measure the flow of KP-12, target 18 l/min. In 3 similar cases F-3 was the cause.

    Manual VX-400, 7.3 · 3 service reports

The answer comes with its source.

Short, in the order of the checks, with the passage in the manual and the similar cases. Where the situation is unclear, the assistant says so.

Your team decides

Whether the answer fits the finding and what is done at the machine.

Ticket 24-1187Service
MachineVX-400 · SN 40218
Error codeE-217
CauseFilter F-3 clogged
ActionFilter replaced, pressure 3.1 bar
For approval

The fix goes into the service history.

Finding and action go into the ticket as a draft, so next time the assistant knows the fix.

Your team decides

What goes into the ticket and when the case is closed.

What it delivers and what it connects to.

Works with the systems you already use

Who does what.

What the AI takes on

  • Understands the question with machine and fault
  • Searches manual, reports and parts list
  • Answers with the source and similar cases
  • Drafts the service history entry

What your team decides · Technicians

  • Diagnoses at the machine
  • Decides on action and spare part
  • Approves the ticket entry
  • Sets which sources are used

What the AI takes on

  • Finds the manual section and similar cases for the serial number
  • Answers with the source while the customer is on the line
  • Drafts the ticket entry

What your team decides · Hotline

  • Talks to the customer and asks the questions
  • Decides whether the call solves it or a visit is needed
  • Approves the ticket entry

Who it fits.

A good fit if

  • Technicians and hotline spend a lot of time in manuals and old reports
  • Manuals, service reports and parts lists are digital, scans included
  • You have many model series and build states
  • The know-how sits with a few experienced colleagues

Less of a fit if

  • You have a few simple machines every technician knows
  • Service reports are not written or not filed
  • Partners handle your service

What it costs

Fixed prices, clear steps.

You know up front what each step costs and what it delivers.

  • AI strategy

    €1,990plus VAT

    Fixed price

    • One workshop day on real cases
    • A calculation with your figures for the best use cases
    • A paper for management and shareholders

    Money-back guarantee: three use cases that pay back within 12 months on paper, with your figures, or your money back.

  • Pilot with one use case

    from €5,000plus VAT

    Fixed price

    • On your data, in your process
    • Acceptance criteria agreed in writing

All prices net. Operation afterwards is from 20% of the project price a year, cancellable monthly. The code and the data are yours.

Further reading

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Frequent questions

Common questions about it.

The questions that almost always come up about this use case.

What if the assistant finds no answer?

It says so instead of guessing and names the next best passages. The question goes onto a list of knowledge gaps that you close with your team.

Does every technician see every document?

No. The assistant takes over the permissions from your systems. Whatever someone may not open today, they will not see through the assistant either.

Does this work with old manuals as PDF?

Yes. Scanned and older documents are prepared. Where the quality is not enough, you see it in the AI strategy before the start.

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