Exact, auditable answers, not just a relevant passage.
Engineers need answers grounded in the correct product, revision, units, and test conditions. Vectara’s Engineering Knowledge Search Managed Agent understands the structure of engineering documents and cites its sources.
- Product[PRODUCT]
- Revision
[Value and units], as specified for revision .
- Product document, rev
- Engineering change [ID]
Engineering knowledge is multimodal. Naive search flattens it.
Long PDFs, diagrams, spreadsheets, and revision-specific procedures are hard to analyze. A table cell loses meaning without its header, and a diagram is meaningless without the relationships it depicts and the context around it.
Datasheet, rev C · Table 4.2
| Parameter | Condition | Max | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leakage current | 125 °C burn-in | 2.4 | µA |
| Leakage current | 25 °C | 0.8 | µA |
| Supply voltage | Nominal | 0.88 | V |
Naive search
Parameter Condition Max Unit Leakage current 125 °C burn-in 2.4 µA Leakage current 25 °C 0.8 µA Supply voltage Nominal 0.88 V
Which 2.4? For which revision?
- Value
- 2.4 µA maximum
- Parameter
- Leakage current
- Condition
- 125 °C burn-in
- Revision
- C
- Source
- Datasheet, Table 4.2
Extraction
The agent understands structure and context, making multimodal knowledge retrievable through detailed, generated descriptions.
Structured retrieval
Metadata filters scope results by product and revision, so applications always operate on relevant data with the correct context.
Grounded generation
Citation-backed answers give engineers a verifiable, traceable path back to the source.
Turn engineering search from one lookup step in a problem-solving workflow into a transparent, one-stop solution.
Lighten your data overload.
In a working plant, data is typically spread across many systems and formats. Place it at your Design Engineers' fingertips.
Bill of material
All four bills of material (engineering, manufacturing, service and maintenance), plus the part master and a precomputed where-used record for every consumed part.
Engineering change
Change requests, notices, deviations, product change notices and end-of-life notices, with affected-item lists and a revision timeline per part.
Product document
Product and application specifications, instruction sheets, qualification test reports, material declarations, design FMEAs, and the drawings.
Process document
Routings, process flow diagrams, control plans, process FMEAs, setup sheets, work instructions, PPAP packages, packaging specifications, and process capability rollups.
Quality record
Nonconformance reports, corrective actions, supplier corrective actions, eight-discipline reports, internal audit reports and deviation requests, plus quality rollups per part and per quarter.
Service document
Service manuals, field service bulletins, field return records, the spare kit catalogue and tool repair manuals.
