Software for industrial SMEs
Here, concretely, is what I can build for a Swiss industrial SME. Most of these tools replace Excel files or paper — without touching your machines. Others, more advanced, connect your shop floor.
Examples sorted by area
A non-exhaustive list. Don't see your need here? That's often the sign of an even more interesting custom project.
Production & shop floor
- Real-time production tracking and OEE
- Scheduling and load planning
- Tracking of manufacturing orders
- Machine data collection
Maintenance & equipment
- CMMS (maintenance management) — preventive and corrective maintenance
- Tooling and spare parts management
- Metrology and instrument calibration
- Energy consumption monitoring
Quality & compliance
- Non-conformities and corrective actions (CAPA)
- Control plans and quality tracking
- Document management (procedures, ISO 9001 / 13485)
- Batch/serial traceability and CRA compliance
Inventory, logistics & purchasing
- Stock and inventory management (barcodes / QR)
- Threshold-based replenishment
- Purchase orders and supplier tracking
- Receiving and shipping
Sales & quoting
- Configurator and automatic pricing (CPQ)
- Quotes and offer tracking
- Lightweight CRM and order tracking portal
- Invoicing linked to your accounting (Abacus, Bexio…)
Engineering & field
- Bills of materials (BOM) and item management
- Digitised work instructions (shop-floor tablet)
- Time tracking by manufacturing order
- Skills, certifications and workplace safety
Steering & integration
- Dashboards and indicators (production, quality, sales)
- Consolidation of your Excel files
- Bridges between software that ignore each other
- Automation of repetitive tasks
Simple first, advanced next
Start simple
Most of these needs don't touch the machines: it's about replacing an Excel file or paper with a real application. Little risk, immediate value — the right starting point.
Go further
Machine data collection and integration with controllers (OPC UA, Modbus) come in a second phase, once the foundations are in place and trust is established.
My method
Understand your business in depth, on the ground, then build the right tool — simple, robust, documented, and yours. No oversized software, no black box: a tool designed to last and to make you self-reliant.
Have a need in mind?
Describe your situation to me in a few lines. The first conversation is free and without commitment.