Manufacturing Software Development

Custom software across the whole operation: embedded control and operator interfaces for equipment, shop floor and production tracking, ERP integrations and the modules an ERP does not cover, engineering and production document automation, quality and traceability records, and the portals and field apps that reach distributors, dealers, and technicians. The common thread is that it is built for how one manufacturer actually works rather than configured from a product.

Yes, and most engagements involve it. We build integrations with SAP, Epicor, Infor, Microsoft Dynamics, and the engineer-to-order platforms mid-market manufacturers run, including older systems with no modern API. The work is usually the same shape: get shop floor reality into the system of record without disrupting production, and build the pieces the ERP was never going to cover. We also do the reverse, surfacing ERP records inside the tools your people use daily so nobody is retyping data between screens.

An ERP plans and accounts for work. It knows what was ordered, what it should cost, and what was scheduled. A manufacturing execution system deals with what is happening right now on the floor: which job is on which machine, what the operator recorded, why the line stopped. Many manufacturers do not need a full MES. They need a narrow piece of that visibility connected to the ERP they already own, which is far cheaper and lands far faster than replacing either system. Working out which of those you are actually looking at is usually the first conversation.

This is one of the most common reasons manufacturers call. A spreadsheet that one person built and several now depend on is a genuine operational risk: no audit trail, no access control, no way to stop two people editing different copies. We have taken engineering calculations, production trackers, and quoting models out of spreadsheets and into applications that keep the logic intact while adding the things a spreadsheet cannot do. The logic is usually sound. It is the container that has run out of room.

Yes. We build software that talks to industrial equipment over standard fieldbus protocols including Modbus and OPC-UA, and embedded Linux control software that runs on the equipment itself. That includes touchscreen HMI development on panel hardware, over-the-air update paths so improvements reach installed machines without a site visit, and the cloud connectivity that gets machine data somewhere useful. We have shipped this in production on equipment sold across multiple markets, including a four-year embedded control and HMI engagement that ran through five releases and two market variants.

Yes, and for manufacturers who sell through a channel this is often the highest-return software they own. If distributors, dealers, or independent shops are the ones actually recommending your product, the tools that reach them decide how much gets sold. That covers quoting portals, product configurators and sizing tools, field and technician apps, warranty and claims workflows, and integrations that put your products inside the system your channel already runs rather than asking them to adopt another one.

Regularly. Manufacturers come to us when the original developer is gone, an offshore engagement did not work out, or an internal team has moved on and nobody left understands the code. We take over live systems without a coverage gap and without asking you to produce documentation first, because the absence of documentation is usually part of why you are calling. Where the existing system still runs the business, we modernize it in phases rather than attempting a rewrite that would take the plant down.

Cost depends on how many existing systems have to be integrated, how much of the workflow is specific to how you build, and whether equipment or regulated records are involved. A focused tool that replaces a spreadsheet or automates one document process typically ships in three to five months. A platform spanning the shop floor, the ERP, and the customer typically runs six to twelve months in phased milestones so working software reaches your people early. We do not publish price ranges, because the honest number depends on decisions we have not made together yet. Tell us what you are trying to build and we will give you a real figure instead of a range.