Run Smarter Production Lines with AI

Scope varies significantly, but most manufacturing software engagements fall into one of three buckets. A focused integration project (for example, connecting an ERP to a custom dashboard) typically runs eight to fourteen weeks depending on the ERP's API maturity and data complexity, and we quote it after discovery. A full custom MES or quality management module is a Production Application build at $60K to $200K over 3 to 5 months, and multi-module programs move into our Enterprise range of $200K+ over 6 to 12 months. Larger programs with multiple plant rollouts are scoped per site. We provide a fixed-scope estimate after a two-week discovery sprint so you have real numbers before committing to a build.

Yes, and this is usually the explicit requirement. We have integrated with Epicor 10 and Kinetic, SAP B1 and S/4HANA, and several mid-market and custom SQL-based ERP systems. Our approach is to build an integration layer that reads from and writes to your ERP via its supported API or direct database access, depending on what the vendor allows. We do not require an ERP upgrade as a prerequisite, though we will flag any API limitations that affect the scope of what is achievable.

We work with OPC-UA (the most common modern standard), Modbus TCP, and vendor-specific REST APIs depending on your equipment. On the edge, we typically deploy a lightweight agent on an industrial PC or gateway device that polls the PLC or SCADA historian, buffers data locally during network interruptions, and forwards timestamped readings to your cloud or on-prem data store. We design polling intervals in collaboration with your automation team to avoid saturating the PLC's communication capacity.

Multi-site rollout is something we plan from the architecture phase, not something we retrofit. This means the data model accounts for plant, line, and shift hierarchies from day one, configuration is parameterized per site rather than hard-coded, and the deployment pipeline supports staged releases. Typically we run a full pilot at one plant for four to eight weeks, incorporate feedback, and then deploy to additional sites in sequence. Existing operations run on legacy systems in parallel during each site's transition period.

We offer a structured post-launch period that includes hypercare support (same-day response SLA for production issues) for the first four to eight weeks, followed by a retainer engagement for ongoing enhancements and bug fixes. Most manufacturing clients retain us for six to eighteen months after launch as the software matures and they identify the next layer of process automation. We can also transfer the codebase and documentation to an internal team if that is the long-term goal. We treat knowledge transfer as a first-class deliverable.