Automotive and manufacturing, from the plant floor to SAP.
We're headquartered in Detroit, in the middle of the industry. Our architects help OEMs, suppliers and manufacturers modernize ERP, secure their plants, connect their sites and put AI to work, then hold every provider accountable after go-live.
What's changing for manufacturers
The SAP ECC clock
Mainstream maintenance for SAP ECC 6.0 on enhancement packages 6 to 8 ends on December 31, 2027, and plants on older packages are already outside it. The path you choose now shapes the next decade of operations.
Connected plants, bigger attack surface
Machines, sensors and remote access tie the shop floor to the network. Separating and monitoring plant (OT) networks, aligned to IEC 62443, keeps an office-side breach from stopping a line.
Customer security requirements
German OEMs and their supply chains expect TISAX assessments, and suppliers to the U.S. Department of Defense need CMMC. Both are easier to pass when security is designed in rather than bolted on before an audit.
Consolidation leaves a patchwork
Acquisitions and carve-outs leave plants on different ERPs, networks and security tools. Integration is where cost and risk hide.
AI that pays back on the line
Predictive maintenance, quality inspection and supplier exception handling work when the data underneath is governed. Pilots stall when it isn't.
How we help
ERP and plant systems
SAP S/4HANA paths, JD Edwards and Oracle consolidation, and MES integration, planned around production schedules and month-end close.
Plant and OT security
OT and IT network segmentation, OT monitoring, IEC 62443-aligned design, and TISAX and CMMC readiness.
Plant networks
Dual-carrier SD-WAN at every site, shop-floor Wi-Fi and private 5G, and private connections into the cloud.
Shop-floor devices
Kiosks, shared devices and the aging Windows machines that hide on the plant floor, managed and retired on a plan.
AI and data
Predictive maintenance, quality analytics, and agents that resolve supplier and invoice exceptions.
Enterprise advisory
Program assurance for large ERP programs, sourcing for managed services and network contracts, and technology due diligence for acquisitions.
Experience behind it
Our founder's work includes SAP-to-cloud programs for global manufacturers in metals, chemicals and building products, and for a diversified industrial group.
See it in practice
- Example engagement: a 900-person manufacturer that has to get off SAP ECC
- Reference design: AI agents resolving invoice exceptions across SAP and JD Edwards
- Reference design: SAP S/4HANA with high availability and disaster recovery
- Architect's take: four dates every IT leader should have on the calendar this fall
Frameworks we design to
Running plants on aging systems?
Start with a free discovery call with a Detroit-based architect. General inquiries: [email protected]