KG Ai ERP · The Stack We Run On

A modern ERP, written for the shop floor — by the shop floor.

Quoting, scheduling, inspection, finance, supplier portals, the operator iPad. One platform, owned end-to-end. Built by K+G for K+G — and now powering every shop in the network.

01 · The Problems

Every shop has these problems. Most just live with them.

We didn't. We built software that eliminates them — then validated it against real production, real machinists, and real customer deadlines. Every day.

PROBLEM 01

Your quotes take 4.6 days. Your customer gave the job to the shop that responded in 4 hours. Your estimator's knowledge lives in his head — and he's 58.

AI Quoting Engine

Drag a print in. AI extracts features, tolerances, material — generates a full routing with cost per op. Learns from every completed job. Works from 2D PDFs, not just 3D models.

Quotes in <24h · Accuracy improves every job
PROBLEM 02

Your schedule is a whiteboard. 68% of shops slip at least 1 week per quarter. When a customer calls, someone walks the floor to find answers.

Predictive Scheduling

Dual-mode auto-scheduler with historical calibration. Predictive risk engine tells you a job WILL be late in 3 days — and gives you options to prevent it. No competitor has this.

Schedule in 4 min, not 4 hours
PROBLEM 03

26% of machinists are 55+. When they retire, decades of setup tricks, feed rates, and fixture knowledge walk out the door. New hires take 6–18 months to ramp.

Part DNA

Every part accumulates a permanent knowledge file — setup photos, operator notes, tool life data, inspection callouts. Captured passively as a byproduct of production. Run 4 is dramatically better than Run 1.

New hire ramp-up cut 50%
PROBLEM 04

You find out a job lost money weeks after it ships. By then, the loss is baked in. 40% of shops don't have accurate per-job cost data at all.

Live FLOOOM Costing

Freight, Labor, Overhead, Outside, Material, Other — every cost posts to GL in real time. See live margin while chips are flying. Catch losses in-flight, not in the post-mortem.

Margin surprises eliminated
PROBLEM 05

QC is paperwork in a binder. Certs arrive after the part ships. 11 hours per shipment on AS9100/ISO compliance paperwork.

AI Inspection Planner

AI reads the drawing, generates balloon inspection plans, routes to the right CMM cell. CoC and ISIR auto-generated from measurement data. Every shipment, every time.

11 hrs → 14 min per shipment
PROBLEM 06

Tooling eats 3–5% of revenue with zero visibility. Machinists hoard cutters. Setup delays from missing tools are a top 3 productivity killer.

AI Tool Kitting

The system reads the schedule + routing + tool inventory + consumption history → pre-stages tool kits before the job hits the machine. Conflict detection catches shortages before they cause delays.

Setup delays from tools → eliminated
02 · Under the Hood

The features that make competitors nervous.

Not concepts. Not roadmap items. Deployed, running, validated against real production every day.

Incoming RFQ · Auto-Analyzed
Material6061-T6 Aluminum
Tightest Tolerance±.001"
OperationsMill → Turn → Anodize
Repeat Part?Yes — 4 previous runs
AI Confidence
Routing accuracy94%
Cost estimate±8%
Material Intel · Live Pricing
6061-T6 · 2" × 4" bar$4.82/lb
Last updated2h ago
vs. 90-day avg+3.2%
AI Quoting Engine
Quotes that learn from every job you've ever run.

Drop a print — PDF or STEP. AI extracts geometry, tolerances, material, and surface finish requirements. Generates a full multi-operation routing with setup/run times and cost per op. Historical calibration means your 500th quote is dramatically more accurate than your 1st.

  • Works from 2D PDFs — not just 3D STEP files like competitors require
  • 167-entry Material Intelligence Database with live supplier pricing
  • Repeat part detection pre-fills from the best historical run
  • Estimating rules engine catches no-go jobs before you waste time pricing them
No competitor feeds real production data back into quoting. PaperlessParts requires 3D models. We work with what shops actually get.
Predictive Risk · 3 Jobs Flagged
J-130042 · Bracket⚠ 78% late
Root cause: material delay (Alro ETA Thurs)
→ Re-route to Klapperich CNC-04 (available)
Auto-Scheduler · Calibrated
ModeAI-optimized
Calibration source1,247 clock-outs
Estimate accuracy±11% avg
Capacity · This Week
CNC Mill87%
CNC Lathe62%
Grinding94%
Predictive Scheduling
A schedule that solves itself — and warns you before things break.

Two scheduling modes: greedy algorithm for speed, Claude AI for optimization with plain-English reasoning. The predictive risk engine tells you what WILL be late — with root cause and mitigation options — before it happens.

  • Historical calibration from actual clock data — estimates improve every month
  • What-if scenarios: "what happens if the Mazak goes down Thursday?"
  • Multi-machine operator tracking — models concurrent assignments
  • Capacity histogram with RFQ check: "can I take this job?"
Every other system tells you a job IS late. We tell you it WILL be late in 3 days — and how to prevent it.
Part DNA · P/N 4420-B Rev C
Total runs7
Best margin34.2%
Best cycle time18.4 min
Knowledge cards12 saved
Operator Knowledge · Auto-Surfaced
Marco · Run 5 · Saved to Part "Alro 6061 runs hard on this geometry — reduce feed 10% on the pocket pass. Saved 3 tools last run."
Setup Photos · 6 Slots
Fixture
Tool Set
Datum
Part DNA + Knowledge System
Your shop's institutional memory — captured automatically.

Every part accumulates a permanent record: setup photos, feed/speed notes, tool life data, inspection results, operator tips, and margin history across every run. Machinists capture knowledge as a natural byproduct of production — no extra forms, no overhead.

  • "Save to Part" toggle: machinists decide what's permanent knowledge vs. one-off
  • AI summary across historical runs surfaces the best approach automatically
  • New machinists get the benefit of 20 years of experience on their tablet
  • Run 4 of a part is dramatically better than Run 1 — the system never forgets
26% of machinists are 55+. When they retire, their knowledge stays. ProShop captures docs — we capture intelligence.
03 · The Flywheel

Every job makes the next one better.

After 100 jobs through this system, the AI pipeline outperforms any competitor's experienced team — because it's calibrated to your shop's actual reality and it never forgets.

01
Quote
AI extracts features, prices from calibrated history
02
Program
Part DNA surfaces best prior approach + toolpath intel
03
Produce
Schedule auto-calibrates, operators get tablet intelligence
04
Ship
CoC auto-generated, costs swept, customer notified
05
Learn
Actuals feed back into quoting, scheduling, and Part DNA
04 · The Impact

Before and after — in numbers that matter.

Not projections. Measured results from shops running the platform today.

4.6 days
<24h
Quote Turnaround
4 hrs/wk
4min
Schedule Creation
11 hrs
14min
Compliance / Ship
6–18 months
Weeks
New Hire Ramp-Up

Your ERP was designed before the iPhone. Ours was designed for AI.

See the platform in action. Book a demo and we'll walk you through how AI quoting, predictive scheduling, and Part DNA work on real production jobs.