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Vertical AI for highly-regulated manufacturing
GroundControl builds mission-critical software for manufacturers in highly-regulated industries (aerospace, defense, medical) Our core product automates lengthy, complex, and regulated quality documentation in aerospace manufacturing. As an example, the Boeing 777 is made up of over 3 million parts sourced from manufacturers around the world. These manufacturers must complete quality documentation for every part on this aircraft (machined parts, printed circuit boards, wire harnesses, assemblies, and more). GroundControl helps manufacturers complete this required documentation accurately, in minutes instead of days.
GroundControl provides AS9102 FAI and quality software tailored for aerospace and advanced manufacturing, enabling faster generation and review of inspection packages and supplier submissions. It emphasizes end-to-end quality automation, AI-assisted reviews, and regulatory-aligned data handling (ITAR/CMMC/CMMC 2.0). The platform targets highly regulated manufacturing environments to reduce rework and accelerate approvals.
The product automates ballooning and inspection reporting for AS9102, PPAP/PPAP-like packages, and supplier submissions. It can parse text from PDFs, automatically balloon and extract characteristics from drawings, generate and review reports, and export to AS9102C, PPAP, Net-Inspect, and other formats. It centralizes submissions, validates against flow-down requirements, and provides AI-assisted review with approval workflows. It integrates with existing tools (Hexagon, Zeiss, Keyence, Net-Inspect, Excel, PDF data), offers unlimited users per facility at a single price, and is hosted with FedRAMP/ITAR/NIST considerations and AWS GovCloud hosting for US-only data residency.
Who it’s for: Aerospace and advanced manufacturing quality teams, including OEMs and suppliers handling ITAR/CUI data and regulatory documentation.
Mentions of FedRAMP readiness, ITAR/NIST compliance, AWS GovCloud hosting, and customer testimonials imply market traction and regulatory-aligned deployment; references to case studies and user testimonials indicate active adoption and deployment.
Spent 8 years building software for my family business in PCB manufacturing. Now Co-founder & CEO of GroundControl (X25).
Childhood script kiddie, ECE Undergrad, Founded/Exited inspectAR, now CTO @ GoundControl
Now: Vertical AI for highly-regulated manufacturing Prev: InspectAR (Acquired Cadence), Apple SPG (Satellite SOS)
We automate lengthy, complex, and regulated quality documentation in aerospace manufacturing.
GroundControl automates first article inspection (AS9102) reporting for regulated aerospace manufacturing. The product generates and balloons quality drawings to create inspection reports in minutes, replacing days of manual work; 70+ facilities in the US use it to produce almost 1,000 reports per month.
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