Vision
ESE unlocks underutilized industrial capacity by giving startups, SMEs, schools, and makers access to advanced tools—CNC mills, laser cutters, industrial 3D printers—on a fractional basis. The vision is a distributed manufacturing commons where innovation is limited by ideas, not machinery access. Sponsors help local economies reduce capital barriers, accelerate prototyping, and build technical skills, while owners monetize idle assets and justify future upgrades.
Problem
Small firms face prohibitive capex, limited credit, and long vendor lead times; equipment owners endure idle hours and unpredictable maintenance costs. Trust is thin: liability, training, and scheduling complexity deter sharing. Technical documentation lives in scattered PDFs, spreadsheets, and proprietary formats, making onboarding slow and error-prone. Regional innovation strategies often stall because the last mile—practical tool access—remains unsolved.
Solution
Cosolvent provides verified profiles, insurance workflows, and granular availability while making the knowledge layer searchable with LLM+RAG. Owners upload manuals, maintenance logs, job setup sheets, and sample G-code; renters upload drawings, material specs, and photos. The system answers natural-language questions—“what’s the safe spindle speed for 6061 on this model?”—and extracts setup checklists or caution notes directly from uploaded files. ClientSynth simulates booking patterns and utilization across seasons and sectors, generating credible usage scenarios to attract investors and users.
Business Model
Revenue includes booking fees, premium verification tiers, training add-ons, and white label programs for chambers of commerce and trade schools. Sponsors can underwrite safety training credits or youth access programs. Over time, anonymized utilization insights can inform regional manufacturing strategies and equipment grant design, delivering measurable economic development outcomes.