Business card scanning for engineers
The lanyard pocket from the last trade show, the cards clipped to a finished project file, the stack in the desk drawer: scan them into clean, searchable contacts in one sitting.
Every engineer who goes to shows has the stack. Cards from booths, cards from a site visit, cards clipped into a project file that closed two years ago.
Scanning is how the stack becomes useful. The AI scanner reads a card in a second and files it as a proper contact, so the pile stops being an archive and starts being something you can search when a spec changes.
Why the show stack never gets typed up
Forty cards is an evening of data entry, and no single card is worth that on its own. So none of them get entered, and the whole stack goes in a drawer.
The cost lands months later, when procurement asks for options and the supplier you liked is a name you cannot recall.
- The lanyard pocket, still full from the last show.
- Cards stapled into project files that have been archived.
- Notes on the back that made sense at the booth.
- Nothing searchable, so the collection does no work.
Work through the stack, not one card at a time
The flow is built for clearing a backlog.
- 1Open the scanner and photograph a card, then the next, and the next.
- 2The AI reads name, company, title, email, phone, and address.
- 3Correct anything the card made ambiguous, on screen.
- 4Tag by capability, project, or the show you were at.
- 5Add a note or a voice memo on what they make.
The original image stays attached, so a hand-written mobile on the back is still there to check.
Cards from international shows
The scanner reads cards in five or more languages, which is the normal case at a large trade show. A stack from an overseas event comes back clean without a single card retyped.
Cards that fight the scanner
Engineering cards are usually plain and scan cleanly. Where they get creative, spot varnish over the text, a QR covering the phone number, or a part number written across the back, the scan is a draft you correct in a tap.
Because the image is kept, nothing is lost even when the read is imperfect.
From a stack to a searchable bench
A scan is only worth the time if you can find it again. Contacts are searchable by name, company, and any tag you added, and the AI Concierge answers questions over your notes in plain language.
Ask who you met at the show that did enclosures, and the answer comes back with names.
Getting the collection back out
Contacts export to CSV on any plan, so a scanned stack can go straight to procurement or into a spreadsheet. Paid plans sync to CRMs and to 5,000+ apps through Zapier.
Frequently asked questions.
Everything people usually ask before switching from paper. Still curious? See the full FAQ.
Photograph the card with the AI scanner. It reads name, company, title, email, and phone, keeps the original image, and files the result as a contact you can tag and search.
Getting started with card scanning
Start with the last show's stack. An hour turns it into a searchable list, and the free plan is enough to judge whether it is worth continuing.
More for Engineers.
Turn the show stack into something searchable.
- Free to start
- No app required for the other person
- Works in five languages