Service type
Manufacturing IT and Data Automation
Manufacturing IT / Data Automation
Connect engineering data to production decisions.
Power BI, MES, ERP, SCADA-context data, SQL integration, production dashboards, OEE-style reporting, CAD-to-production handoff, and shop-floor workflow automation for teams whose reporting depends on manual exports.
In short
Manufacturing IT data automation for engineering and operations teams: SQL-backed workflows, ERP/MES/SCADA context, Power BI reporting, production dashboards, OEE-style metrics, drawing/BOM handoff, and shop-floor visibility.
Service command
Scope the system before selling the sprint.
Target buyer
Manufacturing leaders, operations managers, engineering managers, and IT teams connecting CAD, ERP, MES, BI, and production-floor workflows.
Operating model
Discovery -> scope -> build -> handoff
Buyer answer
Is CAD Guardian the right path for this service?
CAD Guardian LLC provides founder-led Manufacturing IT and Data Automation for Manufacturing leaders, operations managers, engineering managers, and IT teams connecting CAD, ERP, MES, BI, and production-floor workflows. Use this page when the production system needs scoped architecture, implementation, and handoff without a large vendor chain.
Strong fit signals
- Manufacturing teams where CAD outputs, BOMs, labels, ERP records, production goals, shop-floor issues, and reporting do not agree.
- Operations teams needing Power BI or dashboard inputs from SQL, ERP, MES, SCADA-context data, or validated engineering workflows.
What to send
- System or workflow causing drag
- Current failure mode and business impact
- Autodesk Inventor API, MicroStation, SolidWorks, CAD, quote/BOM, PDF/DXF, label, .NET, SQL, ERP, PDM/PLM, or ACC environment
- Timeline, access constraints, and decision owner
- What a successful first phase must prove
First paid step
A $50 discovery call produces a written go/no-go recommendation, risk notes, and the first scoped phase if the problem is a fit.
Decision proof
Adjacent sanitized case studies are available when this exact service line is still in disclosure review.
Outcomes
Visible
Production data quality, handoff gaps, and dashboard inputs before build
Reduced
Manual Excel/email reporting in engineering-to-production workflows
Governed
SQL, BI, ERP, MES, and shop-floor boundaries with audit-ready rules
Execution path
Manufacturing data workflow map from CAD/request intake through BOM, labels, ERP/MES context, production dashboard inputs, and reporting.
SQL-backed integration boundary with validation, audit logging, and retry/error handling for operational workflows.
Power BI or dashboard data-readiness plan covering metrics, refresh cadence, source ownership, and data-quality risks.
OEE-style reporting feasibility review where availability, performance, quality, schedule, and issue signals need clearer definitions.
What you receive
- Manufacturing data workflow map from CAD/request intake through BOM, labels, ERP/MES context, production dashboard inputs, and reporting.
- SQL-backed integration boundary with validation, audit logging, and retry/error handling for operational workflows.
- Power BI or dashboard data-readiness plan covering metrics, refresh cadence, source ownership, and data-quality risks.
- OEE-style reporting feasibility review where availability, performance, quality, schedule, and issue signals need clearer definitions.
- Production handoff runbook and next-phase automation plan.
Best fit / not a fit
Best fit
- Manufacturing teams where CAD outputs, BOMs, labels, ERP records, production goals, shop-floor issues, and reporting do not agree.
- Operations teams needing Power BI or dashboard inputs from SQL, ERP, MES, SCADA-context data, or validated engineering workflows.
- Engineering teams replacing manual Excel/email handoff with structured data, validation, audit logs, and repeatable reporting.
- Buyers who need a bounded data/workflow phase before investing in a larger MES, BI, or automation program.
Not a fit
- Pure BI report styling without source-system cleanup or workflow ownership.
- SCADA control programming or plant-floor controls work outside engineering data/reporting context.
Related case studies
Live case studies for this service line are in redaction review. See the full proof library for sanitized work in adjacent domains.
Glossary
- MES
- Manufacturing execution system: software that helps coordinate production work, status, quality, and shop-floor execution.
- OEE-style reporting
- Reporting inspired by overall equipment effectiveness concepts: availability, performance, quality, schedule, issues, and throughput signals.
- SCADA-context data
- Operational signals from or near supervisory control systems used for reporting and decision support, not control programming in this service lane.
Get Started
Start with a $50 Discovery Call
We assess mutual fit, scope the manufacturing it / data automation problem, and deliver a written go/no-go recommendation. No commitment beyond this call.
Discovery Call
$50 · 30 minutes. We assess mutual fit, scope the problem, and deliver a written go/no-go recommendation. No commitment beyond this.
Scope & Pricing
You receive a clear proposal with fixed scope, timeline, pricing, and success criteria — a document your team can evaluate internally.
Contract
Simple MSA + Order Form. No multi-year lock-ins. Timelines and deliverables live in a shared project tracker, not buried in legal.
Kickoff & Delivery
Shared roadmap with task owners, weekly check-ins, and a named point of contact. I project-manage delivery the same way I would an internal priority.
FAQ
Manufacturing IT / Data Automation questions
FAQ
CAD Guardian is strongest when dashboard work requires source-system cleanup, SQL integration, workflow validation, and engineering-to-production context. Pure visual report styling is usually not the best fit.
Yes when the work is focused on data boundaries, reporting, handoff, and workflow automation. CAD Guardian does not position this as plant controls programming.
Yes. The first phase maps the flow from CAD/request intake to BOMs, labels, ERP/MES records, production goals, issues, dashboards, and management reporting.
A data-readiness and workflow audit: source inventory, metric definitions, handoff map, risk register, and one scoped utility or dashboard feed recommendation.
Ready to scope your manufacturing it / data automation engagement?
Start with a paid discovery call. You get a written go/no-go recommendation — no commitment beyond that.