Your Parts, as Files. Always Ready.
Convert physical inventory into production-ready digital files. Manufacture on-demand, anywhere in Canada. No warehouses required.
What is Digital Inventory?
Traditional inventory means buying parts in bulk, storing them in warehouses, and hoping demand matches your forecasts. You're paying for space, insurance, handling, and risking obsolescence if specs change or demand doesn't materialize.
Digital inventory flips this model. Instead of stockpiling physical parts, you store production-ready digital files: CAD models, specifications, material requirements, and quality standards. When you need a part, it's manufactured on-demand by a vetted local producer.
The result: zero carrying costs, no obsolescence risk, and capital freed up for growth. This while maintaining the ability to fulfill orders in days, not months.
Traditional vs. Digital Inventory
Traditional Inventory
- ✗ Parts sit in warehouses for months or years
- ✗ 20-30% annual carrying costs
- ✗ Risk of obsolescence and write-offs
- ✗ Capital locked in physical stock
- ✗ Based on demand forecasts (often wrong)
- ✗ Long lead times for reorders
Digital Inventory
- Parts stored as files until needed
- Near-zero carrying costs
- Files don't expire. Update specs instantly
- Capital freed for growth
- Based on actual demand
- Produced locally in days
How Digital Inventory Works
Four steps from physical parts to on-demand production
1. Digitize
We convert your physical parts into production-ready digital files: CAD, specs, materials, tolerances. Even without existing CAD.
2. Store
Files are stored securely. Locally processed, never on public cloud. Version controlled, encrypted, and always accessible.
3. Produce
When you need a part, we route to the optimal Canadian manufacturer based on capability, capacity, and proximity.
4. Deliver
Parts manufactured locally and delivered in days, not months. No container ships, no customs delays.
Your IP, Protected
Enterprise-grade security for your production files
No Public Cloud
Files processed locally, never stored on public cloud infrastructure.
Encrypted Transfer
All file transfers encrypted end-to-end with industry-standard protocols.
Industry Compliant
Meeting aerospace, defense, and industrial security requirements.
Access Control
Granular permissions ensure only authorized parties access your files.
Who Benefits from Digital Inventory?
OEMs & Equipment Manufacturers
Spare parts catalogs with thousands of SKUs are perfect candidates for digitization. Reduce carrying costs while maintaining service levels.
- Spare parts on-demand
- Legacy part support
- Reduced warehouse footprint
Marine & Industrial
Remote operations can't wait 12 weeks for parts. Digital inventory enables rapid response when equipment goes down.
- Emergency parts in days
- Local production network
- Reduced downtime
Aerospace & Defense
Secure, compliant production for sensitive applications. Full chain-of-custody and Canadian-only manufacturing.
- IP protection
- Compliance documentation
- Vetted manufacturers
The Math Behind Digital Inventory
Real numbers from real businesses
Annual carrying cost of physical inventory
Of industrial inventory is slow-moving
Typical overseas lead time
Digital inventory delivery
Ready to digitize your inventory?
Find out how much you could save by converting slow-moving stock to digital inventory.
Or email us at hello@theassemblystudio.com