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Octopus

Octopus · The agentic layer for manufacturing

Hire AI agents. Octopus makes them work as one.

Every agent has one job, from BOMs to delivery notes to machine monitoring. Octopus coordinates them across ERP, CAD and MES, and people sign off on the steps that matter.

Free demo · On your real processes · No commitment

How it works

First we learn how you work. Then we make it work better.

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Process map

Order received2 systems
Data re-keyed3 times
Waiting for sign-off1.5 days
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Process and systems discovery

Octopus connects to the systems you already run and maps how work actually flows: hand-offs, re-keyed data, waiting time and exceptions. No project starts without that picture.

Delivery Note AgentBOM AgentMachine Agent
Octopus layerend-to-end coordination
02

Agents and a cross-system layer

We build agents for the routine tasks, plus the Octopus layer that runs them end to end, across systems and across departments.

Manual hours / week

trending down
Team feedback built in
03

Rollout and continuous improvement

Agents and the layer go live inside your real processes, with people signing off wherever it matters. Every change is tracked and refined with your team’s feedback.

The products

One layer to coordinate. Agents to get it done.

Octopus lines up the work across systems and departments. The agents take on the tasks that eat up hours of manual effort today.

In development · Early Access
Operational intelligence layer

Octopus

The layer that sees your processes end to end, coordinates agents from one system to the next, and keeps people in control of the steps that matter.

  • Operational context. Reads ERP, CAD, email, documents and spreadsheets as one process, not as disconnected systems.
  • Cross-system orchestration. Coordinates agents and hand-offs between departments: who does what, in which order, with which data.
  • Human in the loop. Handles exceptions and asks the right people for approval before any critical action.
  • Continuous measurement. Tracks lead times, errors and manual hours saved, and feeds that back into the process.
People · ApprovePeople · Oversee
Octopuscoordination layer
Operational contextCross-system orchestrationHuman in the loopContinuous measurement
Delivery Note AgentBOM AgentMachine AgentSupply Chain Agent
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DWG

Bill of materials

Frame1
M6 screw12
Plate2
ERP
Specialist agent

From the AutoCAD drawing to the bill of materials in your ERP

Reads the technical drawing, extracts parts, materials and quantities, builds the bill of materials and loads it into the ERP. Engineering reviews; the agent does the data entry.

Reads DWG/DXF files and title blocksExtracts parts and quantitiesCodes items and checks master dataCreates the BOM in the ERP
Routine agent

Delivery notes and order handling

Reads incoming delivery notes and order confirmations, books them into the ERP and flags anything that doesn’t match the purchase order.

Email · ERP · PDF

Routine agent

Machine monitoring and management

Collects data from plants and lines, spots downtime and anomalies, and alerts the right people before they turn into a problem.

MES · PLC/IoT · ERP

Routine agent

Import/export, logistics and procurement

Prepares import/export paperwork, tracks shipments and chases suppliers, keeping purchasing and inventory in sync.

ERP · Email · Carrier portals

Octopus for your industry

The same operational intelligence, shaped around how your industry works.

01 / 05

Pharma

Regulated processes, batch traceability and documentation with zero room for error.

  • Batch records and lot traceability
  • GMP documentation
  • Incoming quality control
AI agents for Pharma
02 / 05

Food & Beverage

Shelf lives, batches and seasonality: the plan changes every single week.

  • Planning against volatile demand
  • Batch and expiry management
  • Retail and EDI orders
AI agents for Food & Beverage
03 / 05

Footwear & fashion

Collections, variants and contract manufacturing: thousands of SKUs that change every season.

  • BOMs by style and size
  • Brand and contract orders
  • Work-in-progress tracking
AI agents for Footwear & fashion
04 / 05

Plastics & chemicals

Formulations, technical data sheets and continuous processes that need constant oversight.

  • Formulas and safety data sheets
  • Plant monitoring
  • Raw material imports
AI agents for Plastics & chemicals
05 / 05

Engineering & components

Technical drawings, jobs and suppliers to coordinate, part by part.

  • CAD drawing to BOM
  • Jobs and progress tracking
  • Procurement and subcontracting
AI agents for Engineering & components
FAQ

AI agents and automation for manufacturing

An AI agent is software that independently carries out a specific task inside your business systems: it reads a delivery note or an order, books the data into the ERP, checks for discrepancies and alerts the right people. Unlike a chatbot, it doesn’t answer questions: it does operational work.

The repetitive ones that jump from one system to another: entering orders and delivery notes, building bills of materials from AutoCAD drawings, monitoring machines and downtime, import/export paperwork, chasing suppliers and reordering.

Yes. Octopus doesn’t replace your systems: it reads your ERP, CAD, MES, email, PDFs and spreadsheets and coordinates the work between them. In the demo we check together how to connect it to your ERP.

Traditional automation starts from a single task. Octopus starts from the business: it analyses processes and systems end to end, finds where time is lost and coordinates several agents across departments, while people approve the critical steps.

Yes. You start with one well-defined, measurable process, such as booking delivery notes, with no long transformation programme. During Early Access, guided setup is free for Founding Partners.

Book a free demo

Find out where Octopus can take hours of manual work off your plate.

Bring us one real process. We’ll show you how Octopus would read it and which agents could take it on. No strings attached.