Material Model

Turn factory video into standards and decisions

An AI co-pilot for your industrial engineering team.

Video to time standards and decisions in minutes

MODAPTS, SWCT, or your own methodology. Any video source works.

Save >90% of annotation time

AI suggests, you approve. Stay in control while eliminating tedious work.

Engineers who work with your team

We partner with your IE and IT teams to ensure successful deployment.

Integration into your systems

Connect to ERP, MES, documentation, and decision-making workflows.

Backed by Y Combinator

We ship outcomes

Our engineers work alongside your industrial engineering and IT teams.

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Work with your IE team

  • Map your existing time-study workflows
  • Capture your methodology (MODAPTS, SWCT, custom)
  • Configure analysis and review flows
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Partner with IT & Security

  • Support security questionnaires and architecture reviews
  • Explain VLMs, data flow, and ZDR posture
  • Align on deployment options and retention policies
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Build & Integrate

  • Connect to ERP/MES or your data warehouse
  • Configure exports, APIs, and access controls
  • Build initial dashboards and documentation workflows
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On-site where it matters

  • For qualified projects: on-site pilots and training
  • Change management support
  • Shadow your team during real time studies

Time study annotation co-pilot

Our AI handles the tedious parts of time and motion studies.

Select analysis type, upload the video, and enter optional instructions
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Custom annotations

Support any time-study method. Configure your own codes, categories, and templates. Human-in-the-loop review ensures accuracy.

  • Works with MODAPTS, SWCT, MTM, MOST
  • Configure custom annotation schemas
  • Review and edit AI suggestions
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90% faster annotation

A 60-second clip that used to take an hour now takes minutes. AI suggests, you approve. Stay in control while eliminating tedious work.

  • Frame-by-frame analysis in minutes
  • Clear "AI suggests; you approve" workflow
  • Focus on exceptions and edge cases
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Visualizations & dashboards

Station utilization, Gantt charts, and custom reports. Export data to your tools or build custom dashboards tailored to your workflow.

  • Standard dashboards: utilization, Gantt, tables
  • Coverage analysis & activity distribution
  • Custom visualizations for specific KPIs

How we work with your team

A guided process from discovery to rollout, partnering with your IE and IT teams

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Discovery

Align on your goals, constraints, and current workflows.

  • Review time-study methodology
  • Map ERP, MES, & data systems
  • Identify high-value pilot workflows
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Configuration

Configure Material Model around your plant and policies.

  • Encode annotation schemas
  • Set up data flows (APIs, Sync)
  • Align IT architecture & controls
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Pilot

Run a real-world pilot with production footage.

  • Analyze real production video
  • Validate with IE & Ops teams
  • Quantify time saved & impact
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Rollout

Scale and keep improving together.

  • Deploy to new lines and plants
  • Integrate advanced AI agents
  • Ongoing optimization support

Enterprise-grade security

Defense-in-depth architecture with dedicated support for security reviews.

End-to-End Encryption

TLS + AES-256

AI Provider ZDR

No training on your data

Private Infrastructure

Isolated GCP VPC

Enterprise Controls

SSO, MFA, RBAC

SOC 2 Ready
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From our blog

Learn about manufacturing automation, time studies, and factory operations from our team.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about working with Material Model

What kind of time-study methodologies do you support?

Material Model supports any time-study methodology: MODAPTS, SWCT, MTM, MOST, or your own internal code system. We often start engagements by encoding your current methodology into the platform. Our team works with you to configure annotation schemas and analysis templates that match how you already work.

Do you really work on-site?

Yes. We start most engagements remotely, working alongside your IE and IT teams via video calls and shared sessions. For larger deployments, critical pilots, and change management, we come on-site to work directly with your team. We shadow real time studies, support training sessions, and help navigate internal rollouts. The goal is to stay until your first workflows are actually running successfully.

What kind of custom work do you do?

Beyond annotation, we help build AI-powered workflows around your time-study data. Common examples include: custom annotation schemas that encode your internal standards, integrations to ERP/MES and data warehouses, automated documentation and training material generation, and custom AI agents that answer specific questions about your operations or push structured data into downstream systems.

How do we get started?

Schedule a consultation with our team. We'll review your current time-study workflow, identify one or two high-value pilot use cases, and design a pilot together. Pilots typically process real footage from your lines, validate accuracy with your IE team, and quantify the time saved. From there, you decide whether to roll out more broadly.

How does pricing work?

Material Model uses credit-based pricing for video analysis (1 credit = 1 second of video). Beyond credits, we offer implementation and pilot packages that include configuration, integration work, and ongoing support. Typical pilots include a defined scope, deliverables, and clear success metrics. Contact us for pricing details tailored to your needs.

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How do you handle privacy and security?

We operate within your IT policies. All data is encrypted end-to-end (TLS + AES-256) on private GCP infrastructure. We have Zero Data Retention agreements with all AI providers so your data is never used for model training. We support SSO, MFA, RBAC, audit logs, and configurable retention policies. Our team provides dedicated support for security questionnaires and architecture reviews.

What types of videos can I analyze?

Material Model works with any video source: GoPros, smartphones, overhead cameras, security cameras, or screen recordings. No hardware installation required. The AI adapts to different angles, lighting conditions, and camera types without pre-training. Simply upload your existing footage.

Who is Material Model for?

Material Model is built for industrial engineers, manufacturing engineers, continuous improvement teams, and plant managers in high-mix manufacturing. Our customers include automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, electronics assembly, medical device manufacturers, and fabrication shops. Whether you're running NPI builds, rebalancing lines, optimizing robot cells, or documenting standard work, Material Model helps you get accurate data faster.