HiggX adds an AI‑driven intelligence layer to existing CAD, ERP, MES and supplier systems for high‑mix metal fabricators. It uses a shared metalworking ontology and autonomous agents to ingest RFQs, evaluate manufacturability, generate routing and cost estimates, source materials, and synchronize approved orders into production schedules, delivering consistent quoting and planning with transparent, traceable reasoning.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
High‑mix, low‑volume metalworking shops rely on a few experienced estimators and planners to make critical quoting, engineering, and scheduling decisions. When those experts are unavailable or overloaded, margins vary, consistency drops, and the shop cannot scale its order‑to‑delivery workflow.
Solution
HiggX provides an open, AI‑driven intelligence layer that sits on top of existing CAD, ERP, MES and supplier systems. It uses a shared metalworking ontology and a framework of AI agents to capture, structure, and execute the decision logic that traditionally lives in experts’ heads. Agents automatically ingest RFQs, assess manufacturability, generate routing and cost estimates, source materials, and push approved orders into production schedules, all within minutes. The platform makes trade‑offs explicit, applies consistent margin guardrails, and continuously learns from similar cases to improve future decisions. By exposing APIs, Model Context Protocols (MCPs), and SDKs, HiggX lets developers extend or customize agents while keeping the reasoning transparent for human oversight.
Target Audience
Primary customers are high‑mix metal fabricators and their owners/directors who need consistent quoting and planning, as well as system integrators and developers building custom decision agents for metalworking operations.
Features
- Metalworking ontology that models parts, features, materials, machines, capacities, constraints, suppliers and customers
- Pre‑built AI agents for RFQ intake, manufacturability analysis, routing & cost estimation, supplier sourcing, margin validation and ERP synchronization
- Agent orchestration engine that reads from the ontology, applies rule‑based logic and provides traceable reasoning for each decision
- Open platform with REST, gRPC and OPC UA APIs, MCPs and SDKs for developers to build custom agents or integrate additional systems
- Real‑time bidirectional synchronization with CAD, ERP, MES and supplier networks to keep data consistent across the value chain
- Transparent workflow dashboard showing agent actions, assumptions and confidence scores for human review