- 50–80%
- Reduction in grading & scanning time
- 17×
- Faster PDF processing per file
- 8 sec
- Per file vs. 2.25 min manually
- $1.2k
- Annual software cost eliminated
- 2 hrs 38 min saved per processing run
- 1,587% increase in processing speed
The Problem
The client’s programs team was spending hours each week manually scanning, grading, and processing bubble sheet homework using a third-party tool (GradeCam) that cost $1,200/year and added significant friction to their workflow.
The Solution
Nematic replaced the off-the-shelf scanning solution with a fully custom in-house tool built on Google Cloud OCR, OpenAI, and AWS. The system automatically reads, processes, and grades bubble sheet submissions — no manual handling required.
In a second automation project for the same team, a previously manual PDF processing workflow (certificate linking) was replaced with an automated pipeline capable of handling large batches in seconds.
The Results
- 50–80% reduction in time spent on grading, scanning, and processing
- PDF processing speed increased by ~17x (from 2.25 min/file to 8 sec/file)
- Saved 2 hours 38 minutes per processing run
- Eliminated $1,200/year in third-party software costs
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