German firm kabkin says over 100 B2B projects began as text prompts

More than 100 B2B product projects have now started from plain-language prompts on kabkin’s platform, the German engineering company said. Its Prompt-to-Product tool went live in early 2026. kabkin said it passed the mark before any broad paid media push or search campaign.

Based in Wuppertal, kabkin lets companies describe what a mechanical part should do. They no longer have to search catalogues for an existing product first. Users can add photos, sketches, KPIs, a target price, a quantity or a deadline. For relevant enquiries, engineers send a free first feasibility check within 24 hours, the company said.

“The supply market starts with products and suppliers. The demand market starts with a need. The prompt field is new, but the expertise behind it is not.” Chris Windhövel, founder of kabkin

Use, adapt or create

The key enquiries so far set out specific needs, kabkin said. They covered motion, installation space, loads, interfaces, safety, costs and deadlines. The company reads this as buyers starting with a function rather than a product name.

Its engineers break each request down into movements, forces, degrees of freedom, interfaces and constraints. The answer can be a hinge or a motion system. It can also be another mechanical part or a full assembly. kabkin then decides whether to use an existing product, adapt one, or build a new one.

If the customer wants, kabkin also handles the rest. That covers design, prototyping, manufacturing, quality checks and worldwide delivery.

170 years of hinges behind the prompt

The platform draws on more than 170 years of engineering and manufacturing experience, according to kabkin. It also uses over 15,000 kinematic and hinge solutions the company has built. That base covers motion principles, load cases, materials and manufacturing methods. Each new request adds to it.

From the enquiries, kabkin plans to publish an anonymised Demand Market Snapshot. It pitches the tool at industrial firms short of specialists and in-house design capacity.

Other companies are also selling AI to industry. Bob McGrew’s Arda raised money for AI manufacturing in October. RapidCanvas bought Entytle to sell AI agents to manufacturers. Aramco Digital teamed up with OrbitronAI on AI for heavy industry.