Industry
Software for manufacturers
A factory produces goods and data at the same time. When the data is on paper, in spreadsheets, or locked inside machines, planners work from yesterday and managers find problems late. We connect the systems, retire the spreadsheets, and give the business one live picture.
- 1,200+ clients helped
- Building since 2010
- 15 services, one team
- 50+ technologies
At a glance
What we build
We build the systems that plan, run, and record production: orders, materials, schedules, quality checks, maintenance, supplier exchanges, and the reports that tie them together.
Problems we solve
Planning lives in spreadsheets, shop-floor data is on paper or in isolated machines, older systems cannot share data, and managers learn about problems after they have cost money.
Who we serve
Manufacturers, their operations and planning teams, and the suppliers and customers who exchange information with them.
How to choose
Start by getting one reliable stream of production and quality data, connect it to planning, and retire spreadsheets one function at a time.
What is different
Systems that must not stop the line
A factory cannot pause for an upgrade. Systems here are chosen for dependability and tend to stay a long time, so a manufacturer often runs equipment and software from several decades. New software has to work alongside the old, and has to fail safely.
The data is also physical. A count, a temperature, or a measurement originates at a machine or a person at the line, not in an office, so capturing it cleanly is half the problem.
The best projects begin small and close to the floor: one line, one process, one report. When that works, the approach spreads.
Where to begin
What is the first thing to fix?
The first project should remove a daily nuisance and produce a number leaders care about.
Which problem is most costly?
Choose this when
Schedules and material needs are kept in files that one or two people maintain.
- What you get
- A shared planning tool fed by orders and stock, with the same rules planners use.
- Keep in mind
- Capture the planners' rules in writing before building.
Choose this when
Checks are written down, then typed later, and problems are traced slowly.
- What you get
- Checks recorded at the line, linked to batches, and searchable.
- Keep in mind
- Make the screens fast to use with gloves and in noise.
Choose this when
Output, scrap, and downtime are reported after the shift or the week.
- What you get
- A live view of production and downtime. See business dashboards.
- Keep in mind
- Agree what counts as downtime before measuring it.
Choose this when
Orders, stock, production, and accounts are in different systems.
- What you get
- Connections that carry each fact once. See process automation.
- Keep in mind
- Test with real exceptions such as amended orders and scrap.
What it looks like
A production report built from connected data
Manufacturers learn faster when output, scrap, and downtime come from one source.
Old and new
Working with the systems already on the floor
| What exists | The usual problem | What we usually do |
|---|---|---|
| Spreadsheets for planning and tracking | Easy to start, fragile at scale, and understood by one person. | Replace in stages with a shared tool, keeping the same logic. |
| An older planning or production system | Reliable, but closed and hard to change. | Connect around it first, then move parts forward. See legacy system modernization. |
| Machines and sensors | Useful data that stays in the machine. | Collect it through the interfaces machines offer, and store it safely. |
| Supplier and customer exchanges | Orders and updates by email and phone. | A shared portal or connection, with clear status. See customer portals. |
What we build
Typical systems for manufacturers
Production and quality tracking
Screens at the line that record output, checks, and downtime.
Planning and scheduling tools
Shared schedules fed by orders and stock, replacing spreadsheets. See operations platforms.
Connections between systems
Orders, materials, production, and accounts kept in step. See integration platforms.
Supplier and customer portals
Orders, forecasts, and delivery status shared in one place.
Maintenance workflows
Requests, schedules, and records for equipment care.
Management reporting
Output, quality, and cost figures from one source.
What DECHY can do
How we help manufacturers
Build
- Line-side tools and management screens.
- Portals for suppliers and customers.
Connect
- Planning, stock, production, and accounting systems.
- Machine and sensor data where the equipment offers an interface.
Modernize
- Staged moves away from old or spreadsheet-based systems.
- Hosting on Azure or another platform, on site or in the cloud.
Look after
- Monitoring, backups, and updates scheduled around production.
- Support for the people who use the tools.
Technical depth
Shop-floor integration notes
Our engineering choices on safe failure, data capture, and deployment, written for the people who will own the system after launch.
- Line-side tools keep working when the network drops and sync when it returns.
- A fault in a reporting or planning system never blocks the line.
- Machine data is read through the interfaces the equipment offers and stored with time, source, and unit.
- Readings are validated and flagged when they fall outside plausible ranges.
Updates are scheduled outside production hours, tested on a copy first, and reversible. Systems that must stay on site are packaged so they can be rebuilt quickly from code.
Selected work
Manufacturing projects we have delivered
What clients say
Teams like yours, in their own words
I used to combine three exports before every morning meeting. DECHY helped us get to one set of numbers. We spend the meeting deciding what to do, not arguing over which report is right.
Michael ChenFinance Operations ManagerCrestline DistributionLogistics Releases used to depend on one engineer being available late in the day.
Ethan ParkSoftware Engineering ManagerCopperline SoftwareSaaS The staging environment finally behaves like production often enough for us to trust the tests. We still catch surprises, of course, but fewer of them arrive after a release has gone out.
Mia PatelQuality Assurance LeadBluePeak SoftwareSaaS
Common questions
Questions about manufacturing software
Can you work with equipment that is decades old?
Often, through whatever interface it offers, or by adding a small reader. We assess each machine before promising anything.
Do we need to replace our existing planning system?
Not necessarily. We usually connect around it first, and replace parts only where it limits you.
Will new software disrupt production?
We design to avoid it: changes are tested on a copy, released outside production hours, and reversible.
How do we start?
With one line or one process and one useful number, such as downtime. When that works, the approach extends.
Have a different question?
Tell us what you are weighing up and we will answer it plainly.
Ask a questionAlready a client? Email support@dechytech.com
Tell us where data is copied by hand
Describe the systems that hold orders, stock, and production records. We will outline the connections and a first stage.