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Manufacturing IT Consulting

Reduce downtime and improve quality with connected manufacturing technology. Upturn builds IoT, predictive maintenance, and process automation solutions for manufacturers.

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31%
Downtime reduction
9,000+
Hours saved per year
99%
Quality inspection accuracy

Industry challenges

The problems Manufacturing teams face

Unplanned equipment downtime

Reactive maintenance is expensive and disruptive. Predictive maintenance can cut unplanned downtime by a third.

Manual quality inspection

Human visual inspection misses defects at scale and creates bottlenecks on high-volume production lines.

Disconnected shop-floor systems

PLCs, SCADA, MES, and ERP don't talk to each other — creating data blind spots in production.

Supply chain unpredictability

Without demand forecasting and supplier analytics, inventory decisions are made on instinct.

Our capabilities

Services we deliver for Manufacturing

Machine Learning

Predictive models for forecasting, scoring, and recommendations — built and maintained.

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Data Analytics & BI

Unify your data and turn it into dashboards and forecasts leaders actually use.

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Business Process Automation

Map, streamline, and automate workflows to reclaim hours and cut error rates.

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IT Infrastructure & Cloud

Migrate, modernize, and run resilient cloud platforms on AWS, Azure, and GCP.

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Artificial Intelligence

Applied AI strategy and engineering — from computer vision to intelligent automation.

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Measured impact

Results we deliver for Manufacturing

31%
Downtime reduction
Predictive maintenance models cut unplanned stoppages across production lines.
9,000+
Hours saved per year
Process automation eliminates manual data entry across procurement and quality.
99%
Inspection accuracy
Computer vision quality inspection outperforms manual inspection at production line speeds.
18%
Inventory cost reduction
Demand forecasting and supply chain analytics reduce excess stock and stockouts.

Featured case study

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Process automation reclaims 9,000 hours per year

A mid-size manufacturer was processing 800 purchase orders and 1,400 invoices per month through manual data entry workflows spanning five systems: ERP, supplier portal, email, spreadsheets, and an approval workflow tool. Three full-time employees spent their entire day on data entry that added no value.

9,000+
Hours saved/yr
31%
Less errors
6 mo
Payback
"We freed three people from work that was soul-destroying. They're now doing analysis work and loving it. The payback was fast and the bots never call in sick."
Sandra Reeves
CFO, Forge Manufacturing

FAQ

Common questions about Manufacturing

Can you work with our existing PLC and SCADA systems?
Yes. We integrate with OT systems using OPC-UA, MQTT, and proprietary protocols. We bridge the IT/OT gap using edge computing (AWS Greengrass, Azure IoT Edge) to bring sensor data into modern analytics platforms.
How quickly can predictive maintenance show results?
With sufficient historical sensor data, our models typically identify maintenance candidates within weeks of deployment. We'll assess your data quality and history during discovery to set realistic expectations.