Five connected areas covering the full arc of a manufacturing transformation — from the first walk of the floor to the day the tenth plant goes live. Delivered by one team, so nothing is lost in a handoff.
OrbitX is a manufacturing digital transformation partner that both advises and builds. We audit operations and design the roadmap; we digitise every function on the shop floor; we connect machines and integrate enterprise systems; we build custom software where no product fits; and we stay through adoption, support and multi-site rollout. We are platform-independent — we implement proven manufacturing platforms where they fit and build bespoke where they don't.
A digital factory operating system digitises workflows, connects machines, automates escalations and reports. That is real and valuable, and we deliver all of it. But it is one layer of a transformation, and it is the only layer a licence business can sell you.
Sequenced the way a real programme runs. Most clients start at C01 and move right — but each area is a standalone engagement if that's what you need.
We find out what's actually wrong before anyone writes code. Operations and process audit, digital maturity assessment, costed transformation roadmap, independent technology selection, build-vs-buy analysis, and the organisation strategy around it.
The core build. Ten operating functions digitised into one connected layer with a single operational record underneath — whether that runs on a platform we implement for you or software we build.
Getting data off the machines — including the old ones vendors say can't be connected — and getting the floor talking to the systems the business already runs on.
For everything that doesn't come in a box. Bespoke applications for your specific process, a unified data platform underneath, and analytics or predictive models where the data genuinely supports them.
The part that decides whether any of the above was worth doing. Operator and supervisor training, daily management routine redesign, proof that the numbers moved, ongoing support, and the rollout playbook that gets you past the first plant.
Five ways in, sized to where you are. Most relationships begin with the first one.
| Engagement | What it is | Duration | Best when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connected Floor Audit Start here | On-site operations and data-flow mapping, system landscape review, quantified gap analysis, and a sequenced roadmap with build-vs-buy calls and costs. Yours to keep. | 2–4 weeks | You know something is wrong but not what to fix first. |
| Transformation Health Check Recovery | Diagnostic on a stalled or underperforming programme — why it stalled, what's salvageable, what finishing it would take. | 1–2 weeks | You already spent money and got a system nobody uses. |
| Line Pilot Proof | One line, one plant, fully instrumented and digitised end to end, with a measured before and after. | 6–10 weeks | You need internal proof before committing to a full programme. |
| Connected Floor Programme | Full multi-function digitisation across the plant, with connectivity, integration, adoption and support. | 4–12 months | The roadmap is agreed and you're ready to execute. |
| Orbit Care | Ongoing support, monitoring, enhancements and rollout assistance. | Annual | You're live and want it to keep improving rather than decay. |
A free assessment attracts tyre-kickers and signals that the thinking has no value. A fixed-fee audit qualifies honestly, establishes that our diagnosis is the product, and lets you experience the working relationship before committing to a build. If you take the roadmap to another firm, that's a legitimate outcome — and it happens.
A fixed-scope engagement. We walk your floor, map where data breaks down, and hand you a costed roadmap — whether or not you build any of it with us.