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Production tracking
Work orders, batches, line counts, and WIP visibility aligned to how supervisors run each shift.
Factory Automation
Shop-floor software that connects machines to decisions.
Brown Kapitaal builds factory automation software for manufacturers that need production visibility, traceability, and workflows on the plant floor—not spreadsheets at the end of the shift.
What We Build
From machine signals to shift-level control.
We have implemented factory automation software where line status, quality, and handoffs need to be trustworthy—whether you are modernizing a plant or filling gaps a large MES never covered.
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Machine & line integration
Ingest states, alarms, and output from PLCs, SCADA, historians, and vendor equipment APIs.
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Downtime & OEE visibility
Reason codes, changeover logging, and dashboards that show where capacity is actually lost.
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Quality & traceability
Inspection steps, holds, non-conformance workflows, and lot genealogy for audit-ready production.
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Shop-floor workflows
Digital work instructions, operator sign-offs, and role-based tablets or stations on the line.
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Maintenance triggers
Usage- or alarm-based work orders tied to asset history and live equipment condition.
Plant Problems We Solve
When the floor runs on memory, paper, and lagging reports.
No live line picture
Leadership finds out about stoppages late because machine data never reaches a system anyone watches.
Traceability gaps
Recalls and quality investigations slow down when batch history lives in disconnected logs.
MES too heavy or too rigid
Large platforms were purchased for the enterprise but the line still uses workarounds the system does not support.
ERP disconnected from the floor
Finance sees orders; the plant runs on whiteboards. Custom software bridges production reality to business systems.
Why Teams Hire Us
Practical automation modules—not a five-year science project.
Line-first rollouts
Prove value on one area or product family before standardizing across the plant.
Operator-usable interfaces
Screens and steps fit shift work—large touch targets, clear states, minimal training friction.
Integration adapters
Connect ERP, quality, maintenance, and machine vendors without locking the plant to one proprietary stack.
US manufacturing collaboration
Work with a team that understands owner-led plants, uptime pressure, and documentation expectations.
Related Capabilities
Factory automation plus broader operational data.
Many plants combine shop-floor production software with site-wide telemetry, warehouse sensors, and ERP inventory sync. Our IoT and supply chain work covers those layers when your project spans the line, the building, and back-office systems.
FAQ
Common questions from manufacturing teams.
Do you program PLCs and industrial controllers?
Our core work is the software layer—Laravel applications, APIs, dashboards, workflows, and integrations with machines and plant systems. We coordinate with controls engineers and vendors on the factory side; ladder logic and PLC programming are typically handled by your automation partner or in-house team.
Can you connect to machines, SCADA, and plant data sources?
Yes. We integrate via vendor APIs, MQTT, OPC-UA gateways, historians, and export files—ingesting production counts, states, alarms, and quality signals into a system operators and managers can act on.
What factory workflows do you automate?
Common builds include production tracking, work instructions, downtime logging, quality holds, batch traceability, maintenance triggers, and supervisor dashboards—scoped to how your lines and shifts actually run.
How is this different from a full MES replacement?
We often deliver focused modules that fix the biggest gap—visibility, traceability, or handoffs—without a multi-year MES rollout. When a full MES is the right answer, we integrate with it rather than rip and replace blindly.
What is a realistic timeline for a factory automation MVP?
A focused MVP—one line or area, live status, downtime reasons, and basic reporting—often ships in 8–12 weeks when data access and workflows are defined. Plant-wide rollouts are phased by line, site, or product family.
Why Laravel for factory automation software?
Plants need reliable APIs, role-based shop-floor access, queues for event processing, and integration adapters that survive vendor changes. Laravel is a strong fit for custom operational software between machines and business systems.
Start Here
Bring your lines, data sources, and biggest bottleneck.
Share what you need first—live production status, traceability, downtime insight, or shop-floor workflows—and we will map a phased Laravel plan for the plant.