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AI for small manufacturersHow can a small manufacturer keep product and supplier answers in one place?
Keep your specs, supplier price lists, costs and past orders where the whole team can ask about them. Constella answers from your own files, with the source attached, so production and sales never wait on the one person who knows.
- Food and beverage
- Apparel and footwear
- Furniture and woodwork
- Machine shops and fabrication
- Cosmetics
- Printing and packaging
Free to start. No credit card.
Example
Which insole do we use for the diabetic line, and who supplies it?
The DX-3 foam insole from Ortho Supply, $4.10 a pair since September.
Diabetic line spec sheet.pdf
Sound familiar?
The spec is in someone's head.
“Which supplier is that part from?”
Only the production lead knows, and she's on the floor.
A material price went up.
The new cost never made it into the next quote.
A customer asks about their order.
The details are in an email thread nobody can find.
A new hire on the line.
Who needs the checklist, the spec and the exceptions explained.
Nearly 20%
of the workweek goes to finding information, or the colleague who has it.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute, “The social economy,” July 2012.
What changes
It helps your business, you, and your customers.
For your business
Know-how stays when people leave.
Specs, suppliers and the reasons behind them stay with the business.
For you
Fewer questions land on your desk.
The team asks Constella first, and you get your mornings back.
For your customers
The right answer on the first call.
Order details, specs and lead times, with the source to check.
Example questions
Ask in plain words. Check the source.
The questions a small manufacturer's team asks every day, answered from the business's own specs, supplier files and orders.
Constella
Example · Specs
What's the sole thickness on the wide-fit model?
8 mm EVA midsole, 3 mm rubber outsole. Tolerance is plus or minus 0.5 mm.
Wide-fit spec sheet v4.pdf
Example · Suppliers
What did we pay for the last batch of leather, and from whom?
$6.80 a square foot from Harlan Tannery, 400 sq ft on the October order.
PO 2026-118.pdf
Example · Customer orders
What lead time did we promise Brightstep for the spring order?
Six weeks from the deposit, shipped in two drops of 300 pairs.
Brightstep order confirmation.pdf
Example · Quality checks
What do we check before a batch ships?
Stitch count, sole bond pull test, size labels and the final visual check, signed on the batch sheet.
Quality checklist.docx
Your data
Your data stays your business.
Private to your team
Only people you invite to a project can see it.
Every answer cited
Click the source before you send the quote.
Not used to train their AI
We use AI providers under zero data retention agreements, so your files don't train their models.
Remove access in one click
When someone leaves, their access ends. Their knowledge stays.
Too busy to switch?
Start small. Nothing to migrate.
Start with
Your spec sheets and supplier list. Nothing to migrate.
Then
Let the next new hire ask Constella first. Free to start.
Pricing
Free to start.
Free
$0
No credit card.
Constella Pro
$14.99 / month
Or $149 a year.
Constella Team
$29.99 / seat a month
Or $24.99 a seat billed yearly. One bill for the team.
Questions
What owners ask first.
What should a small manufacturer put in Constella?
Spec sheets, bills of materials, supplier price lists and agreements, quality checklists, and past orders and quotes. The files you already have.
Can the team on the floor use it?
Yes. Anyone you invite asks in plain words and gets the answer from your own documents, with the file it came from.
Is our product data private?
Your files are private to your team and never used to train AI. AI providers work under zero data retention agreements.
Do we have to move our files?
No. Connect the Google Drive folder you already use. Nothing to migrate.
Can I try it free?
Yes. Constella is free to start, with no credit card.
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