Factory App Development
Purpose-built apps for the floor — capturing data and guiding work.
Overview
Off-the-shelf software rarely matches how your floor actually works, which is why operators end up with clipboards and side spreadsheets. Purpose-built factory apps fit your process exactly and capture data as work happens.
We build floor apps tailored to your workflows — data capture, guided work, and offline-tolerant operation — so the floor stops relying on paper and the office gets accurate, real-time data.
What's Included
Custom floor apps
Built around how your floor really works.
Data capture
Record data as work happens.
Guided workflows
Step operators through the process.
Offline support
Keep working when the network doesn't.
Part of a Connected Operation
The biggest gains come from automating and integrating the workflows around this capability.
Signs It's Time to Modernize
If several of these sound familiar, there is real ROI in modernizing how this works.
- Machine and sensor data never reaches the office
- Downtime is reactive instead of predicted
- Inspection and quality data is captured by hand
- Systems don't share a common data picture
- Legacy equipment is effectively invisible
- There's no single view of utilization or OEE
How We Approach It
- 01
Assess
We assess your systems, machines, and the data they already produce.
- 02
Connect
We connect machines and sensors so their data reaches the right systems.
- 03
Surface
We surface that data in dashboards and alerts people actually use.
- 04
Automate
We automate responses — from reorder points to predictive maintenance.
Outcomes You Can Expect
Less downtime
Issues caught earlier, maintenance scheduled around production.
Real-time visibility
Throughput, utilization, and exceptions in one place.
Connected data
Machine data flowing into the systems that act on it.
Better decisions
Reporting grounded in captured data, not guesswork.
Why It Matters
Hardware and systems investments pay off only when they're connected. A new sensor, robot, or device that doesn't share its data is an island; the value comes when that data reaches the systems and people who can act on it.
Modernizing the hardware layer means capturing the data your machines already produce, integrating it with your ERP and MES, and turning it into dashboards, alerts, and automated responses. Done well, it shrinks downtime, raises utilization, and replaces guesswork with evidence — without forcing a wholesale replacement of working equipment.
The goal isn't technology for its own sake. It's a connected operation where the floor and the office share one accurate picture, and where the next decision is informed by what the equipment is actually doing right now.
How This Fits Modernization
This capability is one part of a connected manufacturing operating system. On its own it does useful work; connected to structured intake, AI-assisted quoting, automated reporting, and integrated systems, it becomes far more valuable — and the data it produces strengthens the whole operation.
Most companies start with a Manufacturing Modernization Review to find the highest-ROI place to begin, then expand from one measurable win to the next — automating a workflow, integrating a system, or building the dashboard that finally makes performance visible.
Getting Started
You don't need a master plan to begin — you need one well-chosen first step. We start with a short review, agree on a single measurable improvement, and deliver it in weeks, so you see the value before committing to anything larger. From there, each win funds and informs the next.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. We build around your existing ERP, MES, PLCs, and equipment rather than forcing a rip-and-replace, integrating through supported protocols, APIs, and data exports so machine and sensor data reaches the systems that need it.
Keep exploring
Start with a Manufacturing Modernization Review
Find the highest-ROI opportunities to automate workflows, modernize systems, and improve enterprise value.