Manufacturing Is Broken. We're Fixing It.
Hardware teams lose weeks to manual procurement, siloed tools, and costly design mistakes. Qualica uses agentic AI to connect the entire journey from CAD file to delivered part — so engineers can get back to engineering.
The Problem
A $940 billion custom manufacturing market still runs on spreadsheets, email chains, and tribal knowledge.
70–80%
of manufacturing cost is locked in during the design phase
Yet most teams don't discover manufacturability issues until they've already committed to tooling and suppliers.
6–10 weeks
average time to get quotes through traditional RFQ
Manual procurement burns through spreadsheets, email chains, and phone calls. 35–50% of deals go to whoever responds first — not whoever is best.
33%
of engineering time is spent on non-engineering work
Engineers are stuck chasing files, managing supplier communication, and navigating disconnected tools instead of designing products.
2.1M
manufacturing jobs projected unfilled by 2033
The talent shortage means companies can't simply hire their way out. AI augmentation isn't optional — it's the only path to scale.
Our Story
Qualica started with a simple frustration: getting custom parts manufactured shouldn't require weeks of manual work. As engineers, we spent more time sourcing and managing suppliers than actually designing products.
The problem isn't just finding suppliers — it's the entire workflow. From checking whether your design is even manufacturable, to getting competitive quotes, to tracking orders and managing quality. Every step is fragmented across spreadsheets, emails, and disconnected tools. A single late-stage design change can cost upwards of $3 million, and companies lose 15–20% of revenue to quality-related costs.
We saw agentic AI as the unlock. Not chatbots that answer questions, but autonomous agents that actually do the work — find suppliers, draft RFQs, compare quotes, flag design issues — all while keeping the engineer in control. Qualica brings every step from CAD upload to delivered part into one intelligent platform.
We're building the procurement co-pilot that every hardware team deserves: one that catches a $200K tooling mistake before you commit, finds you three qualified suppliers in seconds instead of weeks, and learns your quality standards to get better over time.
What We Believe
Engineer-First
We build for the people who actually design and source parts — not for procurement bureaucracy. Every feature starts with the question: does this save an engineer time?
Speed Over Ceremony
Hardware moves fast. Getting a quote shouldn't take longer than designing the part. Our platform eliminates procurement friction so you ship on schedule.
Trust Through Transparency
No black-box pricing. No hidden fees. Every DFM recommendation, cost estimate, and supplier match comes with clear reasoning you can verify and override.
Quality Is Non-Negotiable
We close the loop between design, manufacturing, and quality — because shipping bad parts is never acceptable. Every part you source through Qualica is traceable.
Why Now
$155B
Projected AI-in-manufacturing market by 2030, growing at 35% CAGR. Agentic AI adoption in manufacturing is forecast to quadruple by 2027.
244K
U.S. manufacturing jobs announced through reshoring in 2024 alone. Companies need smarter tools to evaluate new domestic suppliers at scale.
73%
Of procurement leaders adopted generative AI in 2024. The industry is ready — but most tools are still built for paper-based workflows.