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Engineering resilience into manufacturing systems
ERP and MES modernization, IT/OT integration and connected products that keep plants running and supply chains visible. From firmware and OT security to quality traceability, we verify every stage so operators, customers and auditors can rely on the outcome.
OT securitytesting aligned to IEC 62443
SAP S/4HANAmigration and regression testing
Agentic AIfor supply chain and service operations
What’s changing across the industry
The pressures on modern manufacturers
Every organization we work with is balancing the same pressures.
Supply chain volatility
Tariff changes, supplier risk and reshoring decisions demand real-time visibility from supplier to shop floor.
ERP deadlines and legacy MES
SAP ECC end of mainstream maintenance in 2027 is forcing S/4HANA programs while plants still run on aging MES and custom integrations.
Connected plants widen the attack surface
Linking OT to IT and the cloud brings plant equipment into scope for ransomware, NIS2 and IEC 62443 expectations.
Software-defined products
More of the product’s value now lives in firmware and connected services, and the EU Cyber Resilience Act sets security duties for products with digital elements.
How we help
Serving the full manufacturing value chain
We understand the challenges in each part of manufacturing and help through our industry-specific offerings, in addition to the domain-agnostic services that we deliver across the lifecycle.
Industrial equipment & machinery
Discrete & industrial manufacturing
Makers of machinery, equipment and industrial products running multi-plant operations.
What we hear
- Unplanned downtime and aging plant systems
- ERP and MES that don’t share the same picture of production
- Pressure to cut scrap and inventory without slowing output
How we help, across the lifecycle
- Advise
- IT/OT architecture and integration strategyAI-assisted discovery of plant systems, interfaces and data flows
- Business cases tied to downtime, scrap and inventorySavings modeled from AI analysis of maintenance, scrap and inventory history
- Build
- IT/OT integration between MES, ERP and plant systemsAI-generated interface mappings between OT and IT systems, reviewed by engineers
- Predictive maintenance and plant analyticsMachine learning models that predict failures from sensor data
- Modernize
- MES modernization and multi-plant rolloutsAI-assisted comparison of plant processes to plan template rollouts
- Verify
- ERP and MES functional and regression test automationAI-generated regression suites from business processes, kept current as processes change
- Performance and load testing for plant and supply chain systemsAI-built load models from real production and order volumes
- Run
- 24x7 monitoring for ERP, MES and plant-connected systemsAI detects anomalies before they stop a line
Vehicle makers & suppliers
Automotive & mobility
Vehicle makers, tier suppliers and mobility companies building software-defined products.
What we hear
- More of the vehicle’s value moving into software and firmware
- Over-the-air updates that must work on every variant in the field
- Functional safety and cybersecurity expectations under ISO 26262 and ISO/SAE 21434
How we help, across the lifecycle
- Advise
- Data readiness for connected products and plant dataAI-assisted profiling of sensor, historian and product telemetry quality
- Build
- Connected product and IoT platformsAI features for device diagnostics and usage insights, built into the platform
- Embedded and firmware engineeringAI pair-programming for firmware, with engineers owning every release
- Modernize
- DevSecOps pipelines for software and firmwareAI checks on code, dependencies and firmware images in every pipeline
- Verify
- Embedded, firmware and hardware-in-the-loop testingAI-generated test cases from requirements and interface specifications, reviewed by engineers
- Connected product and IoT device testingAI-generated device scenarios for connectivity, updates and edge cases
- Run
- Managed operations for connected product platformsAI flags device fleet issues and failed updates early
Chemicals & materials
Process manufacturing
Chemicals, materials and other continuous and batch process producers.
What we hear
- Safety and uptime in plants that cannot stop
- Raw material and logistics volatility
- OT networks connected to IT and the cloud
How we help, across the lifecycle
- Advise
- OT security assessments aligned to IEC 62443AI-assisted asset inventory and gap mapping against IEC 62443 requirements
- Build
- Supply chain visibility platformsAI forecasts that flag supplier delays and shortages early
- Predictive maintenance and plant analyticsMachine learning models that predict failures from sensor data
- Modernize
- Industrial data platform modernizationAI-assisted data profiling, cleansing and lineage for plant data
- Verify
- OT security testing aligned to IEC 62443AI agents probe network zones and flag gaps against IEC 62443 requirements
- Performance and load testing for plant and supply chain systemsAI-built load models from real production and order volumes
- Run
- OT security monitoringAI-assisted detection of unusual OT network traffic
Devices & high-tech
Medical device & electronics
Medical device, electronics and high-tech manufacturers with regulated, software-rich products.
What we hear
- Device software validation under IEC 62304 and FDA design controls
- Lot and serial traceability from component to customer
- AI features that need evidence before release
How we help, across the lifecycle
- Advise
- Use-case prioritization across plants, quality and supply chainAI models score each use case on value, risk and data readiness
- Build
- Embedded and firmware engineeringAI pair-programming for firmware, with engineers owning every release
- Quality traceability and genealogy systemsAI-driven linking of lot, serial and process data across systems
- Modernize
- Cloud migration of engineering and plant applicationsAI-assisted code analysis to plan and speed up migration
- Verify
- Validation testing for medical device and regulated product softwareAI-drafted validation scripts and evidence, approved by your QA team
- AI model validation for quality and maintenance modelsModels tested for accuracy and drift on your own plant data before release
- Run
- AI agent and model monitoring with audit logsAgents and models monitored for accuracy, drift and policy breaches
A&D supply chain
Aerospace & defense suppliers
Suppliers of parts, systems and services to aerospace and defense primes.
What we hear
- CMMC requirements now showing up in DoD contracts
- Part traceability and configuration control across long programs
- ERP migrations that cannot break contract and quality records
How we help, across the lifecycle
- Advise
- ERP and MES modernization roadmaps, including SAP S/4HANAAI analysis of custom code and process variants to size the migration
- Build
- Quality traceability and genealogy systemsAI-driven linking of lot, serial and process data across systems
- Agentic AI for supplier, order and service workflowsAI agents that chase supplier confirmations and update orders, with staff handling escalations
- Modernize
- SAP S/4HANA and ERP migrationsAI-assisted analysis and remediation of custom ABAP code
- Legacy integration and middleware replacementAI-assisted extraction of business rules from legacy interfaces
- Verify
- OT security testing aligned to IEC 62443AI agents probe network zones and flag gaps against IEC 62443 requirements
- Data migration and reconciliation testingAI-driven reconciliation that flags mismatched records between old and new systems
- Run
- Incident response and site reliability engineeringAIOps that correlates alerts and suggests the fix
- Application support across plants and time zonesAI triage of tickets and automated fixes for known issues
Delivery principles
How we engineer for manufacturing
IT and OT designed together
ERP, MES and plant systems are integrated through standard interfaces, without lock-in.
Hardware-in-the-loop where software meets machines
Control and device software is tested against real or simulated equipment before it reaches the line.
Change planned around production schedules
Releases fit shutdown windows, and every change can be reversed without stopping the line.
Plant AI validated on your own line data
Quality and maintenance models are proven on your equipment before they influence decisions.
Traceability from requirement to batch
Every change can be traced to the requirement, test and batch it affects.
getting started
Start small, prove value, then scale
We recommend starting with an understanding of the current state and then expanding across the lifecycle.
- Start here
Assessment
2 to 4 weeks Pilot
6 to 10 weeksManaged team
3 to 6 monthsExpansion & transformation
Ongoing
Schedule a discovery call
A 60-minute call to scope your assessment. We bring an initial view of quick wins for your landscape.
Let’s build manufacturing systems people can trust
Talk to our manufacturing engineers about the plant, product or supply chain system you want to build, modernize or verify next.