Cableteque launches AI quoting tool for wire harness makers

By AI, Created 4:30 AM UTC, May 22, 2026, /AGP/ – Cableteque has rolled out Cableteque AI, a new feature for wire harness and cable assembly manufacturers that reads drawings, flags missing information and builds quotes in hours instead of days. The launch targets a sector where manual quoting and incomplete BOMs remain major bottlenecks.

Why it matters: - Wire harness manufacturers often spend hours reconciling drawings, building BOMs and pricing labor before they can send a quote. - Cableteque AI is designed to cut that work to minutes and help estimators move faster without rebuilding the process from scratch. - The launch addresses industry pain points that affect speed, quote accuracy and the ability to win time-sensitive business.

What happened: - Cableteque introduced Cableteque AI on May 26, 2026, for wire harness and cable assembly manufacturers. - The new capability is the first in a planned series of AI tools inside Cableteque’s quoting platform. - The product is available now to Cableteque customers with no special setup or third-party integration required.

The details: - Cableteque AI reads customer drawings and interprets BOM tables, wire tables, connector tables, breakout diagrams, part-number callouts and notes. - The system extracts components and builds a structured, sourceable BOM in about 2 to 5 minutes, compared with work that typically takes hours. - Cableteque AI flags discrepancies between drawing notes and the BOM, surfaces incomplete part specifications and creates a prioritized review list. - Estimators can make bulk BOM updates with natural language, cutting tasks that typically take 20 to 40 minutes down to seconds. - The platform sources materials in real time against a manufacturer’s existing distributor relationships and pulls live pricing from preferred suppliers. - Negotiated pricing is applied automatically rather than through manual lookups. - Cableteque AI pre-populates labor estimates based on the BOM and the manufacturer’s own standards. - The system auto-fills 50% to 70% of operation counts, leaving estimators to review and adjust. - The full workflow stays inside one platform, so users do not need to switch tools or enter duplicate data. - Cableteque says the platform takes manufacturers from drawing to quote in hours.

Between the lines: - The product is aimed at a quoting process that still depends heavily on manual interpretation of inconsistent drawings. - Cableteque is positioning AI as an assistant for estimators, not a replacement for them. - The timing claim matters most in sectors such as medical, defense, commercial space and aerospace, where faster quotes can influence whether a buyer keeps shopping. - Industry pressure is persistent: 74% of manufacturers describe quoting as manual and too slow, and 57% cite BOM completeness as their top operational challenge, according to the Wiring Harness Manufacturers Association’s 2025 report.

What’s next: - Cableteque said Cableteque AI is the first of several AI capabilities it plans to add. - The company is directing interested customers to cableteque.com or sales@cableteque.com for demonstrations. - Cableteque will continue serving North American manufacturers ranging from custom low-volume shops to high-mix production environments.

The bottom line: - Cableteque is betting that AI can remove the slowest, most manual parts of wire harness quoting while keeping estimators in control of the final quote.