ProcessIQ has launched AI Ingestion, a new capability that means discrete manufacturers no longer have to be held back by legacy work instructions when they move to a modern MES.
For many manufacturers, the biggest barrier to a new MES isn’t the software. It’s the documentation. Years of work instructions sit in PDFs, binders and shared drives, and converting them by hand can stall an implementation before it starts. AI Ingestion automatically turns those legacy PDF instructions into structured ProcessIQ build processes, removing 90% of the manual rework.
“AI has changed the world we live in, and it is moving us forward fast by taking the administrative barriers out of everyday tasks. It’s a really exciting time for the manufacturing sector. Manufacturers can now benefit from AI, with their people providing the oversight, and that is what enables a smarter manufacturing organisation.”
Drew McPayneChief Product Officer, ProcessIQ
of the manual rework in migrating legacy work instructions, removed by AI.
How AI Ingestion works
- 1
Process the PDF
AI reads your legacy PDF work instruction and recomposes it into a structured package.
- 2
Import into ProcessIQ
Load it straight into ProcessIQ, with no manual retyping.
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Validate and approve
Check and amend the result, then approve the workflow for the shop floor.
Fast, but never out of your control
ProcessIQ has built AI Ingestion so that speed never comes at the cost of accuracy. Manufacturers stay in charge of every instruction that reaches an operator.
Streamlined migration
Upload legacy work instructions; AI reads them, extracts the data and structures it for ProcessIQ.
Quality checks
Automated accuracy scoring flags migrated instructions that need attention.
Full control
Transparent cost, volume and performance tracking keeps you in control of every migration.
Human in the loop
Nothing reaches the shop floor without human approval, supporting your compliance.
AI does the heavy lifting. You do the final check.
What it means for manufacturers
Digitising legacy work instructions is one of the critical bottlenecks in implementing a new MES. By removing 90% of the manual rework, AI Ingestion lets engineering teams focus on checking and improving instructions rather than copying them, so manufacturers can reach a paperless shop floor sooner.
The launch builds on what ProcessIQ already does well: once instructions are in, they benefit from revision control, variant management and full build history.
PDF in, digital work instructions out.
Speak to one of the team about migrating your work instructions.
