Full-service technology delivery for the modern plant floor.
Manufacturing Technology Services
Flynaut serves mid-market manufacturers with the full range of enterprise technology capabilities. Streaming plant analytics, AI copilots for the operator, modern MES and quality applications, multi-plant cloud architecture, and the OT and compliance posture the sector now requires.
The mid-market manufacturer represents one of the most consequential and under-supported segments of the U.S. industrial base. Our engagements deliver measurable outcomes on the operational metrics that matter: OEE, scrap, downtime, cycle time, and unit economics. The delivery model is an integrated team spanning data, applications, cloud, modernization, and security, working on production timelines rather than corporate timelines, and accountable to the plant manager rather than the vendor's own roadmap.
$52.5T
Global manufacturing output
by 2030
Source: World Bank + UNIDO combined forecast, 2024
60%
Average manufacturing OEE
vs. 85% world-class benchmark
Source: Deloitte Manufacturing OEE Benchmark Study, 2024
$1.9M
Average cost of a plant-floor outage
per unplanned incident
Source: Aberdeen Manufacturing Downtime Study, 2023
1 in 4
Ransomware attacks hit manufacturing
up from 1 in 10 in 2019
Source: IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, 2024
KEY CHALLENGES
What manufacturing leaders are actually solving for.
Click any challenge to see how Flynaut approaches it.
Real-time plant data trapped in the historian
We build streaming pipelines from PLCs and MES into a modern analytics layer, then put the resulting dashboards in the hands of the shift supervisor rather than a corporate BI team. OEE, scrap, and downtime turn into daily operating levers instead of quarterly reports.
Practice
AI & Data
Skilled-labor gap and the automation math
MES, quality, and supplier applications built for a previous era
Multi-plant infrastructure drifting apart
Legacy ERP and MES slowing every rollout
IT and OT convergence with a threat landscape that has selected the sector
HOW WE HELP
Five practices, tuned for manufacturing.
Each capability adapts to the workflows, regulations, and unit economics of the vertical.
AI & Data
Streaming OEE and scrap analytics, computer-vision inspection, AI-assisted production scheduling, predictive maintenance on the critical asset list, and language-model copilots that put institutional knowledge in front of the next generation of operators.
See how we deliver AI on the plant floorApplication Development
Modern MES and quality applications, mobile plant-floor tools, supplier and customer portals, and the integration layer between ERP, MES, WMS, and the shop floor. Built for the operator, not the corporate power user.
See how we build manufacturing applicationsCloud & Infrastructure
Multi-plant cloud landing zones, edge compute at each site, resilient plant networking, and observability stacks that show the corporate CIO and the plant manager the same version of the truth.
See how we run cloud for manufacturersModernization
Phased ERP and MES modernization, legacy application containment, plant systems refresh, and the operational change management that keeps the union, the shift supervisor, and the CFO aligned through the entire program.
See how we modernize manufacturing technologyCybersecurity
Manufacturing-specific ransomware defense, OT segmentation, IT and OT identity governance, 24x7 SOC coverage tuned for plant-floor protocols, and paced CMMC and NIST 800-171 programs for the Defense Industrial Base.
See how we secure manufacturing operationsTECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCY
The stack Flynaut ships on in manufacturing.
Deep proficiency across the platforms modern manufacturing teams actually run in production.
Rockwell FactoryTalk
OT
ExpertSiemens Opcenter
MES
AdvancedIgnition SCADA
SCADA
ExpertAVEVA PI
Historian
AdvancedClaroty xDome
OT Security
ExpertDragos Platform
OT Security
AdvancedSnowflake
Data
ExpertDatabricks
Data
AdvancedSAP S/4HANA
ERP
AdvancedMicrosoft Fabric
Data
AdvancedAWS IoT SiteWise
Edge
AdvancedPalo Alto IoT Security
OT Security
ExpertNEXT 24 MONTHS
Where manufacturing is heading, according to Flynaut.
The moves we expect to see, and the reasons we think leadership teams need a plan for each of them.
AI copilots emerge as the standard operator interface
The plant tablet evolves from a form-based interface to a copilot that responds to natural-language queries, flags anomalies before they reach the metric, and captures institutional knowledge as a byproduct of every shift. Manufacturers who invest early gain a durable talent-retention advantage.
Composable ERP replaces the monolithic upgrade cycle
Mid-market manufacturers stop planning multi-year ERP replacements and instead adopt composable, API-first architectures that surround the transactional core. The modernization program stops being a single high-risk event and becomes a continuous capability.
Multi-plant cloud consolidation accelerates
Manufacturers with two or more plants standardize on a single cloud landing zone with edge compute at each site. New plant bring-up compresses from quarters to weeks, and the corporate observability stack becomes the operational source of truth.
Tier 2 supplier consolidation forces digital maturity
Primes and Tier 1 integrators standardize on a shorter list of digitally-mature Tier 2 suppliers with defensible data, integration, and compliance postures. Manufacturers who invested during the downturn win the resulting consolidation. Others become acquisition targets on unfavorable terms.
COMPLIANCE & STANDARDS
Built for manufacturing regulatory reality.
Every engagement is designed to satisfy the frameworks manufacturing actually gets audited against.
Manufacturing Resource Hub
Playbooks, case studies, and whitepapers for mid-market manufacturers.
Plant-floor data platforms, AI copilots, MES modernization, multi-plant cloud, ERP replacement patterns, and the OT and CMMC posture the Defense Industrial Base now requires. One curated home for the research and reference architectures we have published for operations leaders.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Answers before you ask.
Yes. Our manufacturing practice is a full-service offering. Data platforms, AI copilots, MES and quality applications, multi-plant cloud, ERP modernization, and OT security all sit inside the same delivery team. Most engagements start with the one or two priorities that will move OEE, scrap, or unit economics first.
Ready to move the operation forward on every front?
Talk to a Flynaut manufacturing strategist about the plant-floor data, AI copilot, application, cloud, and modernization programs the operation actually needs. Integrated delivery, single team, production-timeline scheduling.