Engineering · Industrial operations
Industrial Fuel Management & Edge Integration
Pulse-metered dispensing captured at the edge and reconciled against operational transactions.
Operational· pending verification
Jakes
01Engineering & Development
We design and build the software and connected systems that run real operations — from a PLC on a remote site to the ERP transaction it eventually becomes.
Led by Jakes
Operations run on equipment, spreadsheets and systems that don't talk to each other.
- Equipment readings are logged by hand, late, or not at all.
- Off-the-shelf software doesn't fit the way the operation actually works.
- Field teams lose work when connectivity drops.
- ERP records and what happens on site drift apart.
Solution capabilities
Custom Software & Enterprise Applications
- Custom web applications
- Business management systems
- ERPNext / Frappe customisation
- Mobile-first, offline-capable PWAs
- Workflow applications
- API development & system integrations
Industrial IoT & Operational Technology
- Industrial equipment connectivity
- Raspberry Pi edge systems & PLC integration
- Modbus and MQTT communications
- Real-time telemetry & remote monitoring
- Industrial alarms & equipment dashboards
- Embedded controllers (RP2040, ESP32-S3)
Cloud, Infrastructure & System Integration
- Linux application hosting & AWS deployments
- Docker-based services
- MQTT infrastructure
- Reverse proxy, TLS & secure access
- Monitoring and logging
- Cloud-to-edge connectivity
Fleet, Security & Remote Operations
- GPS & telematics integrations
- Fleet monitoring dashboards
- Security checkpoint & visitor software
- Camera API integrations
- Dispatch & notification workflows
Example use cases
- Visitor and vehicle checkpoint management
- Field service and inspection applications
- Fuel and consumable dispensing control
- Remote equipment telemetry with alarms
- Operational transaction capture feeding ERPNext
Implementation approach
- 01
Site & system survey
Identify the devices, protocols, networks and existing systems in play — and the conditions they operate under.
- 02
Reference architecture
Agree where data is captured, processed, buffered, stored and presented, and what happens when each link fails.
- 03
Iterative build
Deliver working increments against real or simulated equipment, not slideware.
- 04
Commissioning & handover
Deploy, document configuration, and hand over runbooks the operating team can actually use.
Example architecture
Typical connected-operations stack — illustrative, adapted per engagement.
Sensors / PLC
Edge gateway
MQTT broker
API service
Database
Operator app
ERP
Applicable technologies
- Node.js
- Python
- Frappe / ERPNext
- Node-RED
- MQTT
- Modbus
- Raspberry Pi PLCs
- ESP32-S3
- Docker
- nginx
- AWS
Expected categories of benefit
Outcomes depend on each organisation's starting point; we agree measurable targets during discovery rather than promising them in advance.
- Reduced manual data capture
- Earlier visibility of equipment and process issues
- Software that continues working through connectivity loss
- Fewer gaps between site activity and business records
Scope notes
- We integrate with third-party telematics and security platforms; we do not claim ownership of those platforms.
- Hardware selection and certification requirements are assessed per site.
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Let’s build something that works.
Whether you need a custom application, better visibility into your data, connected operational systems, or a practical automation strategy, we can help define the right solution.