Production planning that keeps your manufacturing know-how in play.

Blue7A combines production planning with manufacturing knowledge from daily operations. Guidance is captured in the task, reviewed, and available again on the next similar order.

Planning and manufacturing know-how live in one system instead of side by side.
Important guidance is captured in the task instead of getting lost in heads, chats, or notes.
Approval, verification, and scope keep knowledge reliable and reusable.
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By machinists for machinists

Built in a Swiss precision grinding shop
Used daily on real machines—not just demos
Workshop terms, not ERP jargon
Focus on turning, milling, grinding
Direct line to the developer who worked on the shop floor

"Blue7A explains itself like you'd explain it to a new apprentice—not like a SAP manual."

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Captured in the task

Guidance appears where the work actually happens.

Reviewed and approved

Updates stay controlled instead of going live unchecked.

Available on the next order

Valuable know-how shows up again when the next similar job starts.

Linked to part and process

Knowledge appears in context instead of as loose notes.

Why ERP alone is not enough

Because planning without manufacturing knowledge repeats the same mistakes.

An ERP is strong at numbers, invoices, inventory, accounting. But the question "Which machine runs what next?" usually only matters at the margins. And the question "What does the next operator need to know?" is almost never answered there.

Typical "ERP planning"

  • You first have to maintain hundreds of master data records before planning makes sense.
  • Day-to-day changes (rush job, machine down) feel like a mini project.
  • In the end, the foreman still plans "next to the system"—and critical know-how stays on paper, whiteboards, or in people’s heads.

Blue7A closes the gap

Blue7A does not want to replace ERP. It is the missing system between ERP, planning, and execution on the floor.

ERP
Blue7A
Documents transactions
Improves the next order
For desks and master data
For production and repeatability
How Blue7A works in practice

From grinding shop to scheduler

From practice for practice

I'm Michael Csako, a trained machinist with 24 years of experience. Together with my brother I run Csako GmbH—a precision grinding shop in Herzogenbuchsee with 8 employees.

The problem

our planning looked like most others for years: Excel, whiteboard, tribal knowledge. But the bigger problem was that critical process knowledge lived in individual heads and was not reliably available on the next order.

The solution

So I built Blue7A myself. At first just for us. Planning that thinks like we do at the machine, plus a system that makes practical lessons usable on the next job.

What came out of it

Capabilities instead of matrices

Every machine gets capabilities: external grinding 600, internal grinding 10–200, etc. An order requires capabilities. New machine on the floor? Tick capabilities, done. No need to touch 200 orders.

Priorities that make sense

When Meyer calls and the part must ship tomorrow—prio high, the rest shifts. Exactly how the foreman does it anyway. No chemistry degree in "ERP parameterization" required.

Manufacturing knowledge in the process

Important guidance does not stay in heads or chat history. It becomes available again in the right context on the next similar job.

The result

Blue7A is not ERP software that happens to plan. It's production planning for the shop floor, plus a system that makes manufacturing knowledge repeatable.

If it works in our grinding shop, it will work wherever too much know-how still lives only in people's heads.

How Blue7A turns experience into standard work

Production planning, manufacturing knowledge, and approval in one loop

Knowledge in the task

Operators capture practical guidance in the task itself instead of documenting it somewhere else later.

"What is noticed today is available again on the next similar order."

Approval instead of chaos

Changes to existing knowledge are reviewed and approved instead of going live unchecked.

"Fast to capture, still controlled in rollout."

Trust through review

Entries can be verified, re-reviewed, and flagged as potentially stale.

"Not every hint is equal—Blue7A shows the difference."

Context instead of clutter

Knowledge is linked to the right part and process, not hidden in a wiki.

"The right guidance appears on the right job."
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Knowledge system

How Blue7A builds an advantage from experience

Blue7A turns single observations into reviewed, reusable process knowledge for the next order.

Step 1

An insight appears in the order

Someone on the floor captures an important tip exactly when the issue or solution becomes visible.

Step 2

The change gets reviewed

Planning or team leads check whether the update is technically sound and reusable.

Step 3

The knowledge is approved

Approved entries become trusted, visible, and easier to reuse on future work.

Step 4

The next order benefits

On the next similar order, the right person sees the right guidance in context.

This is the real difference

Blue7A does not just document what happened. It helps the next similar order start with more knowledge, fewer repeated mistakes, and less dependence on single experts.

Every completed order makes the next one better.

  • Less dependence on a few highly experienced employees
  • Fewer repeated mistakes on recurring parts
  • Faster onboarding for new people in production
  • More consistent execution across shifts and team changes
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Plans that grow with your knowledge

The core knowledge system belongs in every productive shop. Higher plans expand governance, review, and visibility.

Standard

For small shops and starters

Entry
CHF 199/month
  • Scheduler with capabilities & priorities
  • Capture knowledge in the task
  • Reuse knowledge on the next order
  • Capture & display setup tags
  • Up to 20 resources(machines/workstations)
  • Email support
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Pro

For shops that mean it

CHF 299/month
  • Everything from Standard
  • Moderated knowledge editsApproval instead of uncontrolled change
  • Verification & freshness signalsMore trust in daily use
  • Blue7A OptimizerAutomatic setup optimization
  • Groups orders intelligently
  • Up to 60 resources
  • Heatmap & advanced analytics
  • Priority support
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In pilot shops up to 25% less setup time thanks to optimized sequences.

Enterprise

For large requirements

Scale
On request
  • 60+ resources
  • Governance and review standards for knowledge
  • Extended visibility into knowledge usage
  • API access
  • Dedicated support manager
  • Custom onboarding
  • SLA guarantees
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QM/ISO module

CHF 150/month. Integrated quality management aligned with ISO 9001.

Custom integrations

We connect your ERP. Pricing and feasibility on request.

Frequently asked questions

No. Blue7A works standalone. If you have an ERP (bexio, Abacus, etc.), Blue7A can import orders—but it is not required.

Changes to existing knowledge can be reviewed and approved. That keeps the process fast for operators without turning knowledge into uncontrolled noise.

Entries can be verified, re-reviewed, and marked as potentially stale. Your team sees not only the knowledge itself, but also how trustworthy and current it is.

Most shops are productive in 1–2 days. Create machines, define capabilities, enter first orders. No consultant needed.

Knowledge is stored in the right business context so it appears again on the next relevant order—instead of living as a loose note or a document nobody opens in time.

Then you're a case for our Enterprise plan. Reach out and we'll find a solution.

Yes. That is one of the biggest strengths: important production know-how stays in the process and does not disappear with shift changes or individual experts.

Yes, we are in beta. Join the waitlist and we will reach out with the next slots.

Michael Csako, machinist and owner of a precision grinding shop in Switzerland. Not a Silicon Valley startup, but a tool from the workshop.

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Get in touch

Tell us what you need. We'll add you to the beta waitlist and respond within 24 hours.

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No sales pitch, just clear answers
Technical details welcome
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Ready for production planning that keeps your know-how alive?

Beta is live with limited spots. If you want planning and manufacturing knowledge in one system, we'll reach out personally.

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