SourceOptima
The AI platform that reads engineering drawings at scale
Transforms locked engineering intelligence from PDFs and drawings into procurement savings, design reviews, supplier strategies, and tariff classifications — organised by financial impact. No ERP integration required. Results within 30 days.
"Manufacturing runs on drawings no system can read. We build the AI that does."
What SourceOptima does
SourceOptima is an engineering intelligence platform that reads technical documents at scale. It structures data extracted from CAD files, PDFs, and BOMs into actionable business decisions — covering procurement savings, design reviews, supplier strategies, and tariff classifications. Unlike traditional analytics tools, SourceOptima is drawing-native: it handles messy real-world archives including scanned documents, old PDFs, and mixed-language files without requiring ERP integration or IT prerequisites.
One pilot category surfaced €3.6M–€5.8M in annual savings. Fortune 500 manufacturers with $1B+ category spend use SourceOptima to manage 200K+ SKUs across 50+ global locations.
Explore SourceOptimaThe Problem It Solves
Engineering knowledge is locked in drawings that no ERP or BI tool can read.
Billions in cost and risk locked inside unreadable PDFs, drawings, and CAD archives
Tariff classifications done manually — slow, inconsistent, and litigation-prone
Supplier risk hidden in delivery history and sole-source concentration no one tracks
Design reuse opportunities missed because geometric similarity is never analysed
Duplicate SKUs and phantom inventory inflate costs across multi-site operations
Change impact analysis takes weeks because no system maps downstream assembly effects
Key Capabilities
Design Review & DFX — tolerance stack analysis, GD&T compliance checks, missing dimensions, BOM verification, weight validation
Tariff Classification — HTS code prediction with engineering-grade rationale drawn from actual drawing analysis
Supply Chain Intelligence — negotiation leverage, consolidation opportunities, and sole-source risk identified algorithmically
Supplier Intelligence — capability profiles from delivery history, concentration risk visibility, tail-spend analysis
Change Impact Analysis — maps downstream assembly effects and active engineering change orders
Manufacturing Taxonomy — organises parts by process, complexity, size, material, and tolerance bands
Geometric Similarity — 98% similarity detection identifies design reuse and tooling consolidation opportunities
Queryable Engineering Data — plain-English queries across drawing archives without SQL or BI tools
Engineering Intelligence
AI that reads drawings the way an engineer does — at scale.
- ▸ Tolerance stack-up and GD&T compliance from drawing files
- ▸ BOM verification and missing dimension detection
- ▸ Weight validation against design specifications
- ▸ Geometric similarity across 500K+ ingested drawings
- ▸ Manufacturing taxonomy by process, material, and tolerance band
Supply Chain Intelligence
From drawing analysis to procurement decisions — automatically.
- ▸ Algorithmic savings identification across categories
- ▸ Sole-source and concentration risk flagging
- ▸ HTS tariff classification with engineering rationale
- ▸ Supplier capability profiles from historical delivery data
- ▸ Change impact mapping across multi-level assemblies
From data to decisions
SourceOptima uses AI and computer vision to read and correlate CAD, BOM, QA, and supplier data — no ERP integration needed.
Upload Drawings
Drop in PDF, CAD, or scanned drawing archives. Mixed languages and legacy formats are handled automatically.
AI Extraction
LLMs and CNNs extract GD&T symbols, tolerances, materials, part numbers, and geometry from every page.
Intelligence Layer
Extracted data is cross-referenced against BOM, supplier, and purchase history to surface savings and risks.
Decisions & Reports
Procurement savings, tariff classifications, risk heatmaps, and design reviews delivered within 30 days.
Built for every stakeholder
Product Engineering Teams
- ▸ Geometric similarity to find design reuse before tooling is cut
- ▸ GD&T compliance checks and tolerance stack-up at scale
- ▸ Faster DFX decisions with drawing-native intelligence
Sourcing & Procurement Leaders
- ▸ Algorithmic savings identification by category
- ▸ Sole-source concentration risk visibility
- ▸ Supplier capability profiling from delivery data
Costing & Value Engineering
- ▸ Automated tariff classification with engineering-grade rationale
- ▸ Real-world vendor cost benchmarking
- ▸ Consolidation opportunities identified across SKU families
Manufacturing & Operations Heads
- ▸ Standardise materials and processes across plants
- ▸ Reduce SKU proliferation with similarity detection
- ▸ Change impact analysis before ECOs are released
What you get
Drawing-Native Intelligence — handles messy archives, scanned PDFs, old formats, and mixed languages that BI tools cannot read
No IT Prerequisites — requires only drawing archives and purchase history; zero ERP integration or data migration
Proven ROI — one pilot category surfaced €3.6M–€5.8M in annual savings for a Fortune 500 manufacturer
Modular Deployment — add capabilities independently without re-ingestion or system rebuild
30-Day Time to Value — from archive upload to first actionable reports in under a month
Scale Ready — tested with 500K+ drawings, 4,000+ suppliers, and 200K+ SKUs across 50+ global locations
Where SourceOptima delivers
Global Manufacturer — Supply Chain Pilot
Surfacing €3.6M–€5.8M in annual savings from one drawing archive
Project brief
A Fortune 500 manufacturer with $1B+ category spend and 200K+ SKUs across 50+ global locations engaged SourceOptima to analyse a single procurement category. Starting from drawing archives and purchase history alone — no ERP access, no IT project — the platform delivered a full savings opportunity map within 30 days.
Our scope
- ▸ Ingest 500K+ drawings across mixed formats, languages, and scan quality
- ▸ Cross-reference against 4,000+ supplier delivery histories
- ▸ Identify negotiation leverage, consolidation opportunities, and sole-source risks
- ▸ Generate tariff classification recommendations with engineering-grade rationale
Impact
€3.6M–€5.8M annual savings identified in a single pilot category
30-day time to value — zero ERP integration required
500K+ drawings processed across 4,000+ global suppliers