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RyTech Innovation

Engineering Automation for Mid-Sized Industrial Companies

We identify inefficient technical processes and build the automation that recovers your engineering capacity — from software and data to machines, sensors and hardware.

From process analysis to validated implementation.

Discuss a technical processSee application examples

Free and non-binding. An orientation call about one concrete technical process, not a technical audit.

Digital and physical — the RyTech Engineering Stack

The framework for the five domains we work across. Not a mandatory sequence — each project connects only the domains the process actually needs.

Method

  1. Identify
  2. Redesign
  3. Implement
  4. Integrate
  5. Validate

The problem determines the technology — not the other way round. AI is a tool, not the goal.

Typical technical friction

Patterns we see repeatedly — a starting hypothesis for the first conversation, not a claim about every operation.

  • 01

    Manual data transfer

    Values are transferred by hand between measuring equipment, test benches, spreadsheets and customer templates — error-prone and time-bound.

  • 02

    Disconnected equipment and systems

    Machines, test benches and sensors produce data that never reaches the ERP, PLM or evidence documentation.

  • 03

    Repeated calculations and decisions

    The same tolerance check, classification or approval decision is made by hand, repeatedly, against the same rules.

  • 04

    Fragmented test results

    Measurement values, protocols and evidence documents sit scattered across PDFs, scans and spreadsheets instead of one connected dataset.

  • 05

    Distributed technical knowledge

    Standards, drawing revisions and experience-based knowledge live in folders and in people's heads, not in a searchable form.

Applications

Examples across the five domains of the RyTech Engineering Stack. Each project uses only the domains the specific process actually needs.

  1. Input
  2. Extract
  3. Validate
  4. Route

ENGINEERING PROCESS

What happens in the background
  1. 01Receive the report (PDF, scan, export).
  2. 02Recognise document type and template.
  3. 03Extract characteristics and measurement values.
  4. 04Check against drawing tolerances.
  5. 05Flag missing or contradictory values.
  6. 06Populate the customer template (FAI/PPAP).
  7. 07Hand off to the responsible inspector for approval.

Measurement reports from coordinate measuring machines, hand tools and test benches are transferred field by field into the customer template (first-article inspection report / PPAP Level 3, balloon numbers) and checked against drawing tolerances. Deviations are flagged. Two correction loops are part of every pilot; acceptance measures a field match rate of at least 95% against customer-approved reference documents.

For machinery in scope of the EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 (mandatory from 20 January 2027), the evidence chain — conformity, technical documentation, traceability of measurement values — can be hooked into the same automated flow.

AI is used here only for extraction and matching. The tolerance check itself is deterministic, and every generated document stays in the customer's approval before it is sent.

SOFTWARE & DATA

What happens in the background
  1. 01Receive the email and attachments.
  2. 02Recognise customer, parts, quantities and dates.
  3. 03Structure and normalise the line items.
  4. 04Check against master data and duplicates.
  5. 05Flag open points.
  6. 06Hand off as a record to the target system, the rest to sales.
What happens in the background
  1. 01Receive the PDF, scan or message.
  2. 02Recognise the document type or request.
  3. 03Extract fields (material, batch, test values, standards) or classify the request (order, query, complaint).
  4. 04Check against the expected schema, or for completeness.
  5. 05Flag missing or unclear information.
  6. 06Provide as a table/API response, or route as a task to the right contact.
What happens in the background
  1. 01Detect a change in the source system.
  2. 02Map fields to the target format.
  3. 03Check consistency and mandatory fields.
  4. 04Flag conflicts.
  5. 05Hand off to the target system and log it.

AI & ANALYTICS

What happens in the background
  1. 01Index existing documents and standards.
  2. 02Receive the query.
  3. 03Locate the relevant source passages.
  4. 04Assemble an answer with a source reference.
  5. 05The user reviews and decides — no automatic ruling.

AI is used here specifically for information retrieval, not for autonomous decisions. Every answer points back to the passage in the original document.

Where data sovereignty, intellectual property or latency require it, the system runs locally/on-premise — a supporting capability for projects that need it, not a blanket promise.

MACHINES & TEST EQUIPMENT

What happens in the background
  1. 01Capture the test sequence and the equipment's interfaces.
  2. 02Specify actuation and measurement capture.
  3. 03Validate the sequence against reference measurements.
  4. 04Flag deviations.
  5. 05Carry the result into the evidence documentation.

SENSORS & HARDWARE

What happens in the background
  1. 01Specify the connection to the equipment (OPC-UA, MQTT, Modbus) or the sensor retrofit.
  2. 02Select the relevant readings.
  3. 03Check values against limits and plausibility.
  4. 04Flag outliers.
  5. 05Carry values into documentation or monitoring.

Projects & demonstrations

Illustrative examples and demonstrations. Not customer references — every item below is labelled as such and shows our way of working using constructed example data.

Input → processing → checked resultIllustrative example — not a customer reference
Processing
  1. Input
  2. Extract
  3. Validate
  4. Route
Before — Inspection report (input)
Dim. A12.46 mm
Dim. B8.01 mm
Bore ⌀5.00 mm
Roughness Ra1.4 µm
Result — Customer template (result)
Dim. A12.46 mmDeviation
Dim. B8.01 mmOK
Bore ⌀5.00 mmOK
Roughness Ra1.4 µmOK
Approval: pending

Inspection reports & FAI

Illustrative example
Problem
Measurement values from inspection reports are transferred by hand into the customer template and checked against tolerances one by one.
Flow
Read the report PDF → extract characteristics and measurement values → check against drawing tolerances → populate the customer's FAI/PPAP template → flag deviations → customer approval.
Result
Structured, tolerance-checked output in the customer's format, deviations flagged. Field match rate ≥ 95% against customer-approved reference documents.
RFQ: email → structured enquiryIllustrative example — not a customer reference

Before — RFQ email

Subject: Enquiry for turned parts — please quote

"… we need approx. 250 pcs of drawing 4471-B, Rev C …"

"… plus 60 pcs of 4471-C, delivery week 42 if possible …"

Attachment: 4471-B_RevC.pdf, 4471-C.pdf

"… tiered pricing welcome. Payment terms as usual."

After — structured enquiry

Customer
Example Ltd.
Line 1
4471-B Rev C · 250 pcs · week 42
Line 2
4471-C · 60 pcs · week 42
Drawings
2 attachments recognised and matched
Open
Tiered quantities, payment terms — to sales

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RFQ processing

Illustrative example
Problem
Incoming enquiries are read, sorted and broken into line items by hand.
Flow
Read email and attachments → recognise customer, parts, quantities and dates → structure line items → duplicate check → hand off as a record to the target system, open points to sales.
Result
Every enquiry as a structured record, routed to the right handler.
Material certificate → structured fieldsIllustrative example — not a customer reference

INSPECTION CERTIFICATE 3.1 · EN 10204

Example Steel Ltd. · North plant

Certificate no.: 2026-04417

Order no.: ________

Material
1.4404 (X2CrNiMo17-12-2)
Standard
EN 10088-3
Heat / batch
58213A
Dimension
Round bar Ø 40 mm
TestActualSpec
Rp0.2285 MPa≥ 200
Rm590 MPa500–700
A541 %≥ 40
Hardness218 HB≤ 215

Scan · 1 page · 300 dpi

Result

Document typeInspection certificate 3.1 (EN 10204)
{
  "certificate_no": "2026-04417",
  "order_no": null,  // Missing
  "material": "1.4404 (X2CrNiMo17-12-2)",
  "standard": "EN 10088-3",
  "heat_no": "58213A",
  "dimension": "Round bar Ø 40 mm",
  "rp02_mpa": "285 MPa",
  "rm_mpa": "590 MPa",
  "a5_pct": "41 %",
  "hardness_hb": "218 HB"  // Check
}

→ ERP / quality database · 2 open points to purchasing

  • MissingOrder no.
  • CheckHardness · 218 HB (≤ 215)

5/5The result is a structured record for the ERP or quality database; open points go to purchasing.

Reading technical documents

Illustrative example
Problem
Drawings, certificates and scans exist as PDFs; the data inside is not usable.
Flow
Capture PDF or scan → recognise layout → extract fields (material, batch, test values, standards) → check against expected schema → provide as a table or API response.
Result
PDFs and scans become usable, queryable fields.

Process

We start with one clearly bounded technical process.

Current state, interfaces, acceptance criteria and implementation scope are defined before the project-specific quotation.

  1. 01

    Identify — process assessment

    €1,900

    We look at one concrete technical process: the systems, machines or sensors involved, technical feasibility, a sensible implementation scope. The result is a defined scope, a measurable success criterion and a clear recommendation for the next step. Fixed fee €1,900. If the subsequent implementation is commissioned within 90 days, the fee is credited in full.

    For projects in Bavaria, a Bavarian state digitalisation grant can cover part of the cost — we raise this in the first conversation.

  2. 02

    Redesign & implement

    Quotation based on the defined scope

    Based on the assessment, you receive a project quotation: defined scope, defined acceptance criteria, fixed price per project — not an open-ended consulting mandate. Where it makes sense, implementation starts with a parallel run or read-only access before it touches the live process.

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  3. 03

    Integrate & validate

    Connection to existing systems, machines or sensors. Acceptance against the agreed criteria, with traceability and agreed approval steps. Rollback and handover are a fixed part of acceptance.

  4. 04

    Operate

    Ongoing operation, adaptation to new templates or systems, connection of further machines and sensors. Pricing is agreed individually.

Hardware is passed through at cost.

All prices net, plus statutory VAT.

Trust & principles

Five principles every project holds to — and who stands behind them.

Principles

  • Local where necessary.
  • Deterministic where possible.
  • Human-controlled where required.
  • Measured before and after.
  • Implemented, not merely recommended.

Safeguards in practice

  • Scoped pilot projects instead of open-ended mandates.
  • Parallel run or read-only access where it makes sense, before touching the live process.
  • Agreed acceptance criteria before project start.
  • Traceability of every automated decision.
  • Approval steps by your team where required.
  • Rollback and handover as a fixed part of acceptance.

About

RyTech Innovation is led by Nikita Rybalka, electrical engineer (B.Sc. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev). Previously R&D Project Leader and Product Manager at J.A.M.E.S. GmbH (a joint venture of Hensoldt Ventures and Nano Dimension, Munich), responsible for the product lifecycle of additively manufactured electronics from specification to series readiness, including the design and validation of more than 20 printed circuit boards. Before that, he led an engineering team for drone systems with external contractors.

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Frequently asked questions

The questions that come up most often in the first conversation.

How large does a project need to be at minimum?
We start with one clearly bounded technical process — not a company-wide transformation. The process assessment (€1,900) establishes scope and feasibility before anything further is committed.
Does this run locally, or in the cloud?
Depends on the project. Where data sovereignty, intellectual property, latency or operational constraints require it, the solution runs locally/on-premise. That is decided and documented per project, never promised as a blanket default.
Which systems and machines can be connected?
Typical interfaces are OPC-UA, MQTT and Modbus on the machine side, and ERP, PLM and spreadsheet interfaces on the software side. The actual connection is verified during the process assessment.
How much effort does this create for our engineering team?
The process assessment typically takes a few hours of your specialists' time. Implementation itself is planned to free up capacity rather than consume it further — that is part of the acceptance criteria.
What happens when templates, systems or machines change?
Ongoing operation and adaptation to new templates, systems or machine data are part of the operate phase after acceptance; pricing for that is agreed individually.
What does a project cost?
The process assessment is a fixed fee (€1,900, net). The subsequent implementation receives a project-specific fixed-price quotation based on the defined scope — no flat packages, no open hourly rates.
Who makes the final call — the person or the system?
Where a decision carries real consequence, approval stays with your team. What gets automated is preparation, checking and documentation — not accountability.
Do you use AI for everything?
No. The problem determines the technology — deterministic software or conventional automation is often enough. AI is used deliberately, with a defined review step and traceable sourcing, never as the default answer.
Engineering Automation for Mid-Sized Industrial Companies — RyTech Innovation