cirql-ai

The technology partner forindustrial companies.Most industrial companies never needed developers before. Now the ones pulling ahead are building internal tools, automating busywork, and fixing broken workflows faster than everyone else.You don't need to know what to build. Just what's slowing you down.Book a Discovery CallStart with a Free Build→ManufacturingIndustrial SupplyField ServiceProcurement & OpsDesigned & engineered in the USA. No offshore.CIRQLSearch requests...⌘KInbox4My RequestsWorkspaceActive ProjectsAll RequestsCompletedClientsAcme IndustrialMidwest Supply CoPrecisionPartsSupportRequestsCRM-001CoreCRM deployed - 12,847 scored leads loadedDeployment complete1wINV-001CoreInventory system live across 3 warehousesDeployment complete5dREQ-041Configure quoting for hydraulic fittingsCIRQL team is working on this2hREQ-040Outreach campaign: Q2 midwest prospectsCampaign sequences building1dREQ-039New sell sheet for pneumatic valvesQueued for design2dREQ-038Homepage redesign for spring catalogSubmitted by ops team3dREQ-037PO approval workflow automationScoping in progress4dREQ-036Inventory alert dashboard for ops teamAdded to backlog5dAcme Industrial›Operations›REQ-041Configure quoting for hydraulic fittings lineNeed quoting configured for the full hydraulic fittings product line (~340 SKUs). Should pull pricing from the live inventory system, apply tiered volume discounts, and generate branded PDF quotes with our logo and terms. Sales team needs this by end of month for the Q2 push.Sub-tasksImport SKU catalog from inventory systemConfigure tiered volume discount rulesBuild branded PDF quote templateConnect pricing to live inventory feedQA and deploy to sales teamActivitySSarah completed Import SKU catalog from inventory system2 hours agoMMarcus completed Configure tiered volume discount rules4 hours agoSSarah started working on Build branded PDF quote template1 hour ago0+Tools deployed for clients0 daysAverage turnaround0%U.S.-based team01Why This ExistsYour industry has always beenunderserved by technology.The software out there is either too generic, too expensive, or built for companies ten times your size. Hiring developers in-house doesn't make sense when you don't even know what to build yet. That's where we come in — a team that learns your business and builds exactly what you need, for less than the cost of one hire.→Generic software never quite fits how your team actually works→You've outgrown spreadsheets but can't justify a six-figure IT project→Hiring a full-time developer is expensive, slow, and hard to manage→Vendors sell you tools, but nobody sticks around to make sure they actually work→Your competitors are starting to pull ahead with tools built for how they operate02What We DoWe step in, learn your business,and start fixing things.Some fixes save a few hours a week. Some change the whole business. We focus on the ones worth solving first — then keep going.We learn how your team actually worksWe show up. Site visits, calls with your team, shadowing daily operations. We map where time and money are getting lost - not with guesswork, but by watching how your business actually runs.We figure out what to fix firstWe don't just hand you something and hope it helps. We figure out what's broken, what works, who's involved, and whether your team will actually use what we build. Then we move.We stay and keep buildingEvery fix reveals the next one. The deeper we're embedded in your business, the more we see. Your team sends us ideas. We bring our own. Some fixes take a day. Some take a month. We never stop.How It LooksYour team sends us requests. We also find problems on our own. Everything turns into a working tool.SSarahService ManagerIs there a way to know which customers haven't ordered in 90 days?Customer Churn Dashboard1 weekCCIRQLWe noticedYour quoting process has 6 manual steps that could be 1. We're building a fix.Automated Quoting System2 weeksMMikeSales RepCan someone build me a route planner? I waste an hour every morning in Google Maps.CRM Route Planner1 weekCCIRQLWe noticedYour top tech is the only person who knows your troubleshooting procedures. We're capturing all of it into a searchable database before it walks out the door.Technical Knowledge Base2 weeksRRachelOps ManagerWe need to see all three warehouses in one place. Right now I'm calling each one.Real-Time Inventory Dashboard3 weeksCCIRQLWe noticedYour team is spending ~4 hours a week on PO follow-up emails. We can automate that entirely.PO Follow-Up Agent5 daysYou own everything we build. No lock-in.·Deployed in daysSound familiar?We've heard every version of these. Some take a day to fix. Some take a month. All of them are solvable. Hover to see how fast.Quotes take half a day to put togetherFixed in 2 weeksWe don't know what's in our warehousesFixed in 3 weeksNew hires take 4 months to get productiveFixed in 1 weekOur reps drive around with no planFixed in 1 weekWe're still faxing POsFixed in 3 daysNobody can find anything in our product catalogFixed in 2 weeksCustomer service is drowning in emailFixed in 1 weekQuotes take half a day to put togetherFixed in 2 weeksWe don't know what's in our warehousesFixed in 3 weeksNew hires take 4 months to get productiveFixed in 1 weekOur reps drive around with no planFixed in 1 weekWe're still faxing POsFixed in 3 daysNobody can find anything in our product catalogFixed in 2 weeksCustomer service is drowning in emailFixed in 1 weekWe lose deals because we're too slow to respondFixed in 2 weeksOur best engineer retired and took everything he knewFixed in 2 weeksWe have no way to reach new prospectsFixed in 1 weekPricing changes and nobody tells the sales teamFixed in 3 daysWe manage inventory in a spreadsheetFixed in 3 weeksOur website looks like it's from 2009Fixed in 1 weekWe have no idea which customers are about to leaveFixed in 1 weekWe lose deals because we're too slow to respondFixed in 2 weeksOur best engineer retired and took everything he knewFixed in 2 weeksWe have no way to reach new prospectsFixed in 1 weekPricing changes and nobody tells the sales teamFixed in 3 daysWe manage inventory in a spreadsheetFixed in 3 weeksOur website looks like it's from 2009Fixed in 1 weekWe have no idea which customers are about to leaveFixed in 1 weekOur onboarding process is 'shadow Mike for a while'Fixed in 1 weekWe can't track warranty claimsFixed in 1 weekEvery vendor quote goes into someone's inbox and diesFixed in 5 daysWe don't know our true cost on half our productsFixed in 2 weeksField techs call the office 10 times a day for specsFixed in 2 weeksNobody knows which deals are actually going to closeFixed in 1 weekOur onboarding process is 'shadow Mike for a while'Fixed in 1 weekWe can't track warranty claimsFixed in 1 weekEvery vendor quote goes into someone's inbox and diesFixed in 5 daysWe don't know our true cost on half our productsFixed in 2 weeksField techs call the office 10 times a day for specsFixed in 2 weeksNobody knows which deals are actually going to closeFixed in 1 weekIf even two of these sound familiar, we should talk.Book a Discovery CallTell us what's broken.We'll tell you what's possible.You get a free roadmap of what you could build and where to start. No strings attached.NameCompanyWhat's slowing your team down?Get a Free RoadmapNo spam. No sales pitch. We review every submission within 24 hours.03How It WorksYour team asks. We build.That's the whole relationship.Your team sees a problem, sends us a message, and we handle the rest. Every request is reviewed and approved before anything ships. Try it - type a request below.Thread in #requests3 messagesSSarahService Manager9:14 AMIs there any way to track our average response times? I feel like we're losing customers but I can't prove it.JJohnSales Rep9:22 AM+1 on this. I had a customer mention they waited 3 days for a callback last week. Would be great to actually see the numbers.CCIRQLYour team9:31 AMOn it. We'll pull this from your email + phone data. Give us a few days - we'll have a live dashboard with response times by rep, department, and ticket type.Request BoardApproval requiredNew1REQ-1046Customer service response time trackerAutomationIn Progress2REQ-1044Dashboard: warehouse levels across all 3 locationsIntegrationREQ-1045Route planner for outside sales repsToolDeployed2REQ-1042Auto-generate PO from approved quoteAutomationREQ-1041Add material-type filter to parts DBTool3.1 Requests3.2 Approvals3.3 Deployment3.4 ReviewWe also find problems you've been working around for years.Because we're embedded in your day-to-day, we see the workarounds, the manual steps, and the things your team has just accepted. We bring solutions before you ask."Your best troubleshooter retired and took 30 years of knowledge with him"Self-Learning Technical Database2 weeks"Reps spend 20 minutes every morning planning their route in Google Maps"CRM Route Planner1 week"New hires take 4 months to get productive because onboarding is 'shadow Mike'"Onboarding Portal1 weekSee full process A Real ExampleOne client.First 30 days.This is what we built for an industrial distribution company in their first month. Your first 30 days would be completely different — customized to your team.WK 1CRM + Lead DataWK 2Inventory SystemWK 3Quoting ToolWK 4Outreach EngineWEEK 1WEEK 1Custom CRM"Our reps had no idea who to call. They were just driving around hoping to find new business."We deployed a CRM pre-loaded with 12,847 companies in their market — names, emails, phone numbers, and buying context already filled in. Their sales team went from guessing to working real leads on day one.12,847 leads loadedThey own all of itWEEK 2Inventory System"We're managing three warehouses in Excel. Nobody knows what we actually have."Real-time tracking across all locations. Low-stock alerts. Reorder triggers. Their ops team stopped guessing.WEEK 3Quoting"It takes us half a day to put together a quote."Live catalog, 340 SKUs, volume discounts, branded PDFs. Hours per quote became minutes.85% fasterWEEK 4Outreach"We go to trade shows and hope people remember us."Multi-channel campaigns across 4,000 prospects with automated follow-ups — all connected to the CRM.4,000 prospectsAuto follow-upsWe also build AI agents that work alongside your team.They handle the repetitive work your team shouldn't be doing manually.Customer Service Email AgentReads, categorizes, and drafts repliesPO Entry AgentPulls data from POs into your systemQuote Follow-Up AgentAuto-follows up on sent quotesRFQ Response AgentPre-fills quotes from incoming RFQsSee all agents we've builtSee what we build by industryView all projects ManufacturingDistributionField ServiceProcurement05Real Client - First 30 DaysThree tools deployed.One month. Zero downtime.HUB MFG needed a better way to quote custom parts, a website that actually showed what they do, and faster vendor pricing - without slowing down their team. Here's what we built in their first 30 days.2 weeks3D Quoting SystemUpload a 3D part file, get a suggested quote, send it to the customer, and track the job - all in one place.1 weekWebsite RedesignComplete website rebuild - now their site actually shows what they do and makes it easy for prospects to reach out.1 weekAutomated Deal PricingNo more emailing vendors back and forth for pricing. Pricing lookups and alerts happen automatically so deals don't stall.“It feels like a cheat code. We had no idea we could have tools like this built this fast - now we can't imagine running without them.”HHUB MFGOwnerSee What Your First 30 Days Could Look LikeDiscovery call · No commitmentBeyond the obviousWe also build the thingsyou didn't know you could ask for.CRMs and dashboards are the start. Once we're embedded in your business, we start seeing opportunities nobody else would.Live competitor pricingWe scraped their pricing and built you a comparison dashboard30 years of knowledge, capturedYour best tech retired. We turned everything he knows into a searchable database.$140K in missed quotesWe read every inbound email for 30 days and found revenue you were leaving on the table3 systems, zero copy-pasteYour team was re-entering data across 3 tools. We connected them.New hires stop shadowing MikeWe built a training portal so onboarding takes days, not monthsIf it's slowing you down, askWe've never said no to a request that made senseThese were all real builds for clients on retainer.Start with a free build →$10k/moMost clients start hereLess than one hire.More output than a department.One monthly retainer gets you an embedded team that finds what's slowing you down, builds the tools to fix it, and ships improvements every week.Start with a free build to see if it's a fit. Keep going when it works. You own everything. No lock-in.Apply for a Free BuildBook a Discovery CallBuilt entirely by U.S.-based engineersNo offshore handoffsYou own the code --- Home›SolutionsWhat's slowingyour team down?Every industrial company has a different bottleneck. Find yours below — or just tell us what's frustrating and we'll figure out the rest.These aren't off-the-shelf products. Each one is built around your workflows, your data, and your team. You own everything.“My reps are driving around hoping to find business”Sales Infrastructure2–3 weeksA pre-filled CRM with every company you could sell to — names, emails, phone numbers, and buying context already loaded. Automated outreach sequences and route planning so your team sells from day one.CRMOutreachRoute PlannerProspect Microsites“Quoting takes us half a day and we're losing deals to speed”Quoting System1–3 weeksPull from your catalog, apply your pricing rules automatically, and send a branded quote in minutes. Volume discounts, 3D part quoting, and quote-to-order conversion — all in one place.Quoting Software3D Part QuotingCatalog Integration“I'm calling the warehouse three times a day to check stock”Inventory Visibility2–3 weeksReal-time inventory across every location, warehouse, and job site. Low-stock alerts and reorder triggers. Your ops team stops guessing and starts knowing.Multi-Location DashboardReorder AutomationAsset Tracking47+tools deployed5 daysaverage turnaround100%U.S.-based team“My team spends half their day on data entry and emails”Operations Automation1–2 weeks per agentAI agents that handle purchase order entry, customer service emails, quote follow-ups, and technical questions. Your team stops doing busywork and starts doing real work.PO AgentEmail AgentKnowledge BaseOnboarding Portal“Big companies use AI to find suppliers — we don't show up”AI-Ready Catalog2–3 weeksStructure your products, pricing, and capabilities so AI procurement systems can discover you automatically. The companies that show up first win the contract.Product CatalogPricing APICapability Profiles“We rely on trade shows and hope people remember us”Outbound Engine1–2 weeksMulti-channel campaigns across thousands of prospects with automated follow-ups. Email sequences, audience segmentation, and performance tracking — all connected to your CRM.Campaign BuilderEmail SequencesCRM IntegrationBeyond the obviousWe also build things you didn'tknow you could ask for.Once we're embedded in your business, we start seeing opportunities nobody else would. These are all real builds for clients on retainer.Scraped competitor pricing into a live comparison dashboardTurned a retiring expert’s 30 years of knowledge into a searchable databaseFound $140K in missed quote requests buried in inbound emailsConnected 3 disconnected systems so a process that took 20 clicks takes zeroBuilt a training portal so new hires stop shadowing Mike for 4 monthsHow we compare.You could hire in-house, buy off-the-shelf, or hire a consulting firm. Here's how that usually goes.CIRQL$10K/MOHire In-HouseGeneric SaaSConsulting FirmTime to first toolDays3–6 monthsWeeks (if it fits)MonthsBuilt for your workflowsPartiallyYou own the codeSometimesOngoing improvementsGeneric updatesFinds problems proactivelyMonthly cost$10k$10k+ (salary alone)$2k+ (per tool)$15k–50kSee solutions by industryManufacturingDistributionField ServiceProcurementDon't see your problem?Good. These are just the most common starting points. Need a scheduling tool? Vendor scorecard? Compliance tracker? Customer portal? Tell us the problem — we'll scope a solution in 48 hours.Tell us what's broken.We'll tell you what's possible.You get a free roadmap of what you could build and where to start. No strings attached.NameCompanyWhat's slowing your team down?Get a Free RoadmapNo spam. No sales pitch. We review every submission within 24 hours. --- Home›How We WorkWe watch how you work. Then we fix what's broken.Most firms show up with a pitch deck. We show up, sit with your team, and map exactly where you're losing time and money — before we build a single thing.Then we stay. Site visits, team calls, shadowing your daily operations. The more context we have, the better the solutions. We don't just say "here, we thought this would help." We define what's broken, who's involved, and whether your team will actually use it — then we build.01Map Where Work Gets StuckWeek 1Before we build anything, we map how your business actually runs — your workflows, your handoffs, where time disappears. We find the problems systematically, not by gut feel.Walk through every workflow end-to-end across departmentsIdentify where time disappears and where errors pile upSurface problems nobody's noticed in yearsShow you exactly where you're losing time and money02Embed & LearnWeek 1–2We show up. Site visits, calls with your team, shadowing daily operations. We talk to sales, ops, service, leadership — everyone. The more we're part of your day-to-day, the more problems we can see.On-site visits and ride-alongs with your teamHop on as many internal calls as possibleUnderstand who the key people are and how they workLearn your existing tools, data, and integrations03Assessment & RoadmapWeek 2We don't just hand you something and hope it helps. We define what's broken, what's working, who's involved, and whether your team will actually use what we build. Then we prioritize.Structured assessment: what's broken, what's good, and whyEvery recommendation scored by how likely your team will adopt itBuild vs. buy decision for every identified needPrioritized roadmap ranked by impact, not excitement04Build & DeployWeeks 2–5We start with the highest-impact fixes and work down. Some are quick automations. Some are full platforms. Everything is configured to your business and validated with your team before it goes live.Quick wins deployed in the first weekCore tools customized and rolled out to your teamTraining and onboarding built into every deploymentNothing ships without your team signing off05Ongoing RequestsWeek 5+Your team can email us anything - a tool request, an automation idea, a problem they noticed. We respond with a timeline and get to work. No scoping calls. No change orders. No ticketing system.Anyone on your team can email us directlyUnlimited requests - big or smallWe respond with a timeline, then build and deployTypical turnaround: days, not weeks06We Keep Finding ProblemsOngoingBecause we stay embedded, we keep seeing new opportunities. Every fix reveals the next one. We don't wait for your team to ask — we bring solutions to problems they haven't noticed yet.Proactive recommendations from ongoing observationTools and patterns we build elsewhere benefit youContinuous workflow reviews as your operations evolveQuarterly check-ins to realign prioritiesWhat can you request?Website redesigns and maintenanceMarketing collateral (sell sheets, brochures, presentations)Workflow automations (approvals, POs, alerts)ERP/CRM integrationsProduct catalog systemsData dashboards and reportingAI-powered tools (chatbots, document processing)E-commerce storefrontsInternal process automationLiterally anything digital your business needsHow fast do we move?Website update1–3 daysNew collateral piece2–5 daysWorkflow automation3–7 daysFull integration build1–3 weeksCustom tool from scratch2–4 weeksWhy embedding mattersMost firms work from a distance. They get a requirements doc, build something, and hand it over. That's why most implementations fail — the people building it never understood the actual problem.We do the opposite. We show up, sit with your team, join your calls, and watch how things actually work. The deeper we're embedded, the more problems we see — and the better our solutions fit.We define before we buildWhat's actually broken? Who's affected? What tech are you already using? How realistic is adoption? We answer all of this before we write a single line of code.Adoption is part of the equationA brilliant tool nobody uses is a waste. We score every recommendation by how realistic it is that your team will actually adopt it - and we design onboarding and training into every rollout.Real workflows, not guessworkWe use your team's real workflows and our own tools to systematically find inefficiencies. This isn't a whiteboard exercise — it's hands-on analysis that shows you exactly where you're losing time and money.Costs less than one hire. Ships more than an entire department.One retainer — less than the cost of a single full-time employee — gives you an embedded team that finds what's broken, builds the tools to fix it, automates workflows, and handles anything else your business needs. No overhead, no benefits, no onboarding. Just output.UnlimitedRequests per monthDaysAverage turnaround$0Per-project feesWhy a retainer instead of projects?Industrial teams typically choose between four options. Here's how they compare.CIRQL RetainerFull-Time HireTraditional AgencyFreelancersMonthly costLess than one hire$8K–$15K+ loaded$10K–$50K/project$5K–$20K/projectScopeUnlimited requestsOne person, one skillScoped per projectScoped per projectSpeedDays to weeksWeeks to monthsWeeks to monthsUnpredictableTeamFull team (eng, design, strategy)Single personRotates per projectSingle personContextEmbedded in your opsLearns over monthsGets a briefGets a briefProactiveWe find problems for youWorks on what they're toldDelivers what's scopedDelivers what's scopedOwnershipYou own everythingYou own everythingVaries by contractVaries by contractReady to talk?Pick a time that works. We'll spend 30 minutes learning about your operations and show you exactly what we'd build first.Book a Discovery Call --- Home›IndustriesWe work with industrial companiesdoing $5M–$100M a year.If any of this sounds like your business, we should talk. We've seen these problems dozens of times - and we know exactly how to fix them.You're a manufacturer$5M–$80M revenue · 15–150 employees✕Your quoting process is an Excel spreadsheet emailed as a PDF✕Your sales reps spend more time looking for leads than talking to customers✕Your best engineer retired and took 30 years of product knowledge with him✕Your website hasn't been updated since before COVID✕You've looked at CRMs but they're all empty out of the box - and nobody has time to fill them✕IT is one person who also does something elseSound familiar? See what we build for companies like yoursYou run an industrial supply or distribution company$10M–$100M revenue · 20–200 employees✕Your reps cover territory based on memory and habit, not data✕You find out what's in stock by calling the warehouse✕Growth depends on existing relationships and the occasional trade show✕Customer data is split between spreadsheets, email, and people's heads✕Every software vendor wants a 12-month contract for one feature✕Your competitors are somehow reaching prospects you've never heard ofSound familiar? See what we build for companies like yoursYou run a service-based industrial company$3M–$50M revenue · 10–100 employees✕Scheduling is a whiteboard, a spreadsheet, or someone's memory✕Customer history lives in the tech's head - when they leave, it leaves with them✕You have no idea how long jobs actually take versus how long they should take✕Invoicing happens days or weeks after the work is done✕Your dispatch process is a phone call chain✕You know you're leaving money on the table but you can't see whereSound familiar? See what we build for companies like yoursYou manage procurement or operationsInternal teams at $10M–$200M companies✕Inventory is tracked in spreadsheets that nobody fully trusts✕You find out you're out of stock when someone needs the part✕Getting a price comparison across vendors takes hours✕Approval workflows are email chains that get lost✕Your ERP is 15 years old and nobody wants to touch it✕Leadership wants dashboards but all they get is a monthly Excel reportSound familiar? See what we build for companies like yoursNot sure where you fit?If you make, sell, distribute, or service physical products - and your team is between 10 and 200 people - you're probably a great fit.We work best with companies that know they need better tools but don't have the IT staff or time to figure it all out. That's exactly what we do.Book a Discovery Call