Challenge
Job shops often juggle quotes, schedules, and inventory across disconnected tools that don’t match shop-floor reality.
Back to work
Founder-built products, demos, and prototypes by Marshall Buchner / MDB Labs. Labels reflect accurate status — not client endorsements unless explicitly stated. Founder-built interactive demo. Fictional demo data for customer discovery — not a commissioned client deployment.
Founder-built demoApp & softwareManufacturing opsInteractive demo
Northstar ShopOS
Machine shop operations and management software — customers, quotes, jobs, parts, inventory, and drawings in one workspace.
Founder-built interactive demo. Fictional demo data for customer discovery — not a commissioned client deployment.
Approach
Designed an interactive demo that walks through quote → schedule → make → stock → deliver with shop-native language.
Outcome
A founder-built interactive sales/demo prototype for customer discovery.
Highlights
- Unified shop workspace concept
- Interactive demo experience
- Built around machine-shop workflows