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Turbo Inventory
Turbo Inventory was founded with a clear mission – to make inventory management effortless for small businesses. What began as a practical tool to bring order to stock chaos has evolved into a powerful platform that connects the dots between inventory, accounting, and operations. In 2024, Turbo Inventory joined forces with Big Red Book, enabling their 8,000 customers to link their jobs, stock, and P&L in one seamless workflow. The following year, we expanded our reach to the UK, integrating with FreeAgent, Xero, and QuickBooks to support even more business owners. Now backed by Ishikawa Technologies, we’re accelerating our innovation to give every small business the clarity, control, and confidence they deserve.
Business challenges solved:
Enterprise Management
Bespoke MRP Software
Our cloud-based MRP system is built specifically for small and medium manufacturers who have outgrown manual spreadsheets but do not want the complexity or expense of enterprise-level software. It provides a practical, unified platform to manage the full production cycle, from initial procurement through to final shipping. By linking every area of your operations in real time, the system ensures that a change in one department, such as a delayed supplier delivery or an urgent customer order, is immediately visible to everyone else, eliminating the communication gaps that lead to production bottlenecks. The core of the system is a robust inventory and stock management module. It uses barcode scanning across all key entity types to maintain high levels of accuracy without adding administrative burden. This accuracy flows directly into our multi-level Bills of Materials and product structures, allowing you to check stock availability and material costs instantly before committing to production deadlines. When stock levels hit a defined minimum, the system can automatically generate purchase orders, ensuring your production line never stalls due to missing components. For the shop floor, we provide browser-based terminals that work on any connected device, including tablets and mobile phones. This enables a paperless environment where operators can clock in, progress work orders, log downtime and complete digital quality control checklists in real time. Because the shop floor terminal does not require a complex system login, it is easy for team members to adopt quickly. Supervisors get a bird's eye view of the entire factory from the office dashboard, allowing them to monitor progress and identify bottlenecks as they happen.
Business challenges solved:
Manufacturing Process
VisionGuard
VisionGuard converts existing CCTV cameras into AI-powered monitoring systems. Real-time detection of safety incidents, PPE compliance, restricted-area breaches, and operational events. Runs on-premise on edge hardware. GDPR-compliant. No cloud dependency.
Business challenges solved:
Manufacturing Process
Masterwood CNC machinery and panel processing automation
CNC, edgebanding and automation solutions for joinery and furniture production. Masterwood helps manufacturers boost output, cut labour dependency and improve efficiency with scalable, high-performance machinery.
One Tek Ecosystem
UK manufacturers typically operate with a fragmented technology estate. Broadband comes from one provider, IT support from another, VoIP from a third, CCTV from a fourth, cyber services from a fifth, and bespoke software from a sixth. This fragmentation creates: ● Data silos - production, security, comms and business data never meet ● Accountability gaps - suppliers blame each other when things break ● Cyber gaps - OT and IT secured separately, with weak seams between them ● Unpredictable costs - multiple contracts, renewal cycles and escalation models ● Integration cost at every change - adding a site, a line, or a system means coordinating half a dozen suppliers The business impact: unplanned downtime, delayed reporting, compliance friction, and slow response to growth. The OneTek Ecosystem The OneTek Ecosystem is a single integrated technology service delivered under one master agreement, one monthly bill, one accountable supplier and written SLAs. How It Maps to Manufacturer Business Challenges Operations & Enterprise Infrastructure ● Single-supplier accountability for the entire IT/OT/comms backbone ● SD-WAN resilience across multi-site estates ● M365, business systems and ERP hosted or managed under one roof Business Operations ● Unified communications integrating voice, messaging, Teams and CRM ● Shared accountability between IT support and comms - no more 'it's the phone provider's problem' ● Predictable monthly cost, no surprise invoices Cyber Security ● incident response that spans both IT (endpoints, M365) and OT (CCTV, ANPR, integration layer) ● Patching discipline aligned to insurer requirements (21-day critical vulnerability window) ● Vulnerability management across the whole estate, not just endpoints Legacy System Upgrade ● FLIN integration layer connects legacy PLCs, CCTV, door controllers, VoIP and business systems via open protocols (OPC-UA, MQTT, REST, SNMP) ● No rip-and-replace - existing working equipment stays, becomes part of a unified data fabric ● Incremental modernisation path Production Planning & Process Oversight ● FLIN surfaces live shop-floor, security and infrastructure data into structured data stores ● Data becomes usable for KPIs, dashboards, compliance reporting and continuous improvement ● Feeds existing planning, ERP or QMS systems - OneTek complements, does not replace
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Predator Tracker
Predator Tracker provides tool, gage and fixture management with real-time tracking, check-in/out and inventory control. It improves tool life management, traceability and efficiency, with barcode and RFID support for accurate, automated shop floor operations.
Business challenges solved:
Manufacturing Process
Predator PDM
Predator PDM provides secure CNC program and document management with full revision control and traceability. It ensures the correct files are approved and issued to production, reducing errors, supporting compliance, and improving control across the shop floor.
Business challenges solved:
Manufacturing Product & Process design
Predator MDC
Predator MDC provides real-time machine monitoring and data collection, delivering visibility into uptime, downtime and performance. It helps manufacturers improve OEE, reduce bottlenecks and make data-driven decisions across the shop floor.
Business challenges solved:
Manufacturing Infrastructure
Predator DNC
Predator DNC delivers secure, reliable CNC program transfer, replacing USBs and manual processes. It supports mixed machines, reduces downtime, improves accuracy, and integrates with PDM and MDC to enable efficient, connected shop floor operations.
Business challenges solved:
Manufacturing Process
Capture 3D Digital Twins & Virtual Tours with Matterport
Matterport – Digital twin capture reimagined, re-engineered and ready for anything. Discover a better way to design and build. Matterport's digital twin platform helps you improve communication whiles saving time and reducing risk. Capture, document and collaborate with 3D visual clarity.
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