Building the digital layer for industrial products & processes

Industrial companies need two kinds of software that packaged vendors rarely deliver well. Digital products for physical equipment, and workflow platforms for operations running on legacy tools. We build both.

When your products and processes outgrow packaged tools

Manufacturers and industrial service companies reach a point where the equipment they sell and the operations they run need software and platforms that don’t come from an ERP module or a packaged vendor. That’s where we work.

Telemetry exists, the digital experience doesn’t Telemetry exists, the digital experience doesn’t

Machines ship with embedded software, but the data stays on the machine. We build connected equipment platforms that bring telemetry to the cloud and put monitoring, diagnostics, and alerts in front of the people who own the asset.

Multiple product lines, inconsistent apps Multiple product lines, inconsistent apps

Years of product launches produce a patchwork of apps, APIs, and backends. We design unified, connected product platforms so that new equipment plugs into an existing foundation rather than starting over.

Embedded displays look a decade old Embedded displays look a decade old

Equipment interfaces built years ago now sit next to the smartphones operators use every day. We modernize embedded displays and control software so your product’s own screen matches what customers expect.

Connected Products
Installers work from PDFs and phone calls Installers work from PDFs and phone calls

Installers and technicians rely on paper manuals, phone support, and memory, which produces inconsistent installs and callbacks. We build guided installation and technician apps that walk field teams through the job step by step.

Every failure means a site visit Every failure means a site visit

Service teams can’t see equipment state until they’re standing in front of it. We build alerting and diagnostic platforms that surface faults remotely, lowering service costs and shortening downtime.

Service partners use disconnected tools Service partners use disconnected tools

Service partner networks work from their own spreadsheets and systems. We build channel platforms that give everyone the same equipment data, work orders, and parts information as the OEM.

Field & Service Teams
Critical workflows run on legacy tools Critical workflows run on legacy tools

Operational systems that started as a spreadsheet became business-critical without anyone deciding they should. We modernize them into maintained, integrated platforms that preserve the workflow and eliminate fragility.

ERP systems have natural blind spots ERP systems have natural blind spots

Teams spend their day moving data between the ERP and the tools they actually use. We build operational platforms that integrate with enterprise systems and match how plants and warehouses run.

Teams and facilities generate reports differently Teams and facilities generate reports differently

Multi-site operations produce numbers that don’t reconcile because the data comes from different places. We build reporting and decision-support platforms with shared definitions and automated collection across locations.

Operations Platforms
The dealer network has no platform The dealer network has no platform

Dealer relationships run on email threads, PDF price lists, and calls to the regional rep. We build dealer portals that handle ordering, inventory visibility, warranty, and marketing in a single platform.

Suppliers and procurement work from disconnected records Suppliers and procurement work from disconnected records

Commodity purchasing, supplier management, and contract tracking are handled in separate tools, so procurement decisions lag the market. We build procurement platforms that centralize supplier data, pricing, and workflow.

Traceability depends on paperwork Traceability depends on paperwork

Quality and compliance teams spend their time chasing documentation across sites. We build certification and compliance tracking systems where records are captured at the source and are reportable on demand.

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Manufacturing is becoming a software business

Work with us to turn connected equipment and modernized operations into an advantage competitors can’t match on hardware alone.

AI-native engineering has changed the math on build-versus-buy. Custom software that once required a large capital project can now be built in weeks at a fraction of the cost, enabling industrial companies to rent commodity systems and custom-build the experiences that differentiate their products and brand.

Customers increasingly expect remote visibility, diagnostics, and usage reporting as part of the product. Delivering it requires device-to-cloud platforms, mobile apps, and customer portals, which turn a hardware company into one that also ships software.

The aftermarket is where margin lives, and software determines its cost. Connected diagnostics and installer apps reduce site visits and first-time failures, which improves both the manufacturer’s margin and the customer’s experience.

Industrial processes are specific to the plant, the commodity, and the channel, and packaged software forces them into a generic model. Companies that build platforms around how their operations actually work move faster and report more accurately than those that adapt to the vendor.

We’ve done this before

We’ve worked within heavy equipment, fluid handling, battery, test-and-measurement, food, and agricultural companies.

We are not learning the manufacturing industry from a requirements document.

We’ve modernized mission-critical industrial software while it stayed in use.

We understand what an installer needs at the job site and what a dealer needs at the counter.

Leading industrial brands trust us.

Technician Troubleshooting HVAC Machine

"Coherent Solutions delivered a timely redesign of our app that improved UI/UX and exceeded expectations, prompting us to expand the project scope. Their expertise, attention to detail, and knowledge sharing streamlined our processes and eased internal resource constraints."

Mark A., Application Development Supervisor

Schreiber Foods

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Whether you want to launch a new product, scale an existing platform, or recover legacy technical debt, let’s talk about what’s actually blocking you.

Relevant
Questions

Custom operational platforms and connected product software that once required a multi-year capital project can now be built in a fraction of the time and cost. That shifts the question from “can we afford to build” to “what should we build versus rent.”

Connected products generate revenue and build customer relationships; operational platforms reduce costs and risk. The right starting point is usually whichever has a clear owner, a measurable pain, and a first project small enough to prove the approach within a quarter.

Dealers adopt tools that save them time on ordering, warranty, and inventory lookups, and ignore ones that mainly serve the manufacturer’s reporting needs. The portal has to be faster than the phone call it replaces.

Device identity and authentication, encrypted telemetry, controlled firmware updates, and segregation between operational and IT networks. For equipment in regulated environments, audit trails for who changed what on the device matter as much as the data itself.

Rebuild the interface software on a modern framework that runs on the existing controller, add over-the-air update capability, and design the workflow around the technician at the machine. Hardware changes come later, if at all, once the software has proven what the interface needs.

Define a shared device platform with a common identity, data models, and APIs, then migrate product lines to it one at a time while their existing apps remain live. The goal is for the next equipment launch to plug into the foundation rather than build another silo.