Digitising Manufacturing

Our Services are designed to cover all of your digital transformation needs

It's all about your data

Rich Material helps manufacturers improve the flow of information through their business. Whether you manufacture high-volume repeat products or highly bespoke engineered solutions, good digital transformation is not about adding tons of functionality to your systems or giving you the most advanced tools.

Good digital transformation is about ensuring data moves efficiently through the business, supports the people using it, makes work easier and gives leaders the visibility to understand how well the operation is performing.

The data that enters your business as an enquiry will eventually leave as an invoice.  Our job is to make that happen as efficiently as possible, saving you time and money.

How our services work together

Some businesses need help with one specific stage. Others need support across the full journey.

We are very flexible and can work with you to create a bespoke solution to fit your needs and budget.

Strategy

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Before recommending technology, our team starts by understanding how the business really works.

We review people, processes, systems and data to identify where the business is being slowed down, where better visibility is needed, and where digital tools, automation or AI-enabled workflows could make the biggest difference.

This stage creates a practical digital strategy that connects operational needs with the right technology decisions.

Strategy services include:

  • Business and process discovery
  • Digital transformation strategy
  • MES/ERP system planning
  • System and data review
  • AI-enabled workflow and system opportunities
  • System integration planning

Selection

Once the strategy is clear, the next step is deciding the best route forward.

We help manufacturers assess whether they need an off-the-shelf system, a bespoke build, a hybrid approach, or improvements to existing systems. We support the selection process by turning business requirements into clear briefs, comparing options and helping identify the right software, suppliers or implementation partners.

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The aim is to make technology selection more structured, more informed and better aligned with the way the business actually operates.  

A successful outcome is where the client understands exactly what they need, has made an informed decision on the solution and has a deep understanding of how it will be delivered.

Selection services include:

  • Off-the-shelf, hybrid or bespoke system review
  • System briefs and supplier support
  • Partner selection and vetting
  • Option comparison and approach planning
  • Support choosing the correct digital strategy
  • Supplier conversations, demos and decision support

Implementation

A good strategy only creates value when it is delivered properly.

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The final step is to support manufacturers in implementing digital systems, workflows, and tools. This can include documenting existing systems, developing prototypes and concepts, supporting UI design, managing the project, coordinating testing and creating documentation for users, suppliers and internal teams.

We help connect the business with the technical delivery team, making sure the project stays focused on real operational needs, clear priorities and agreed budgets.

Implementation services include:

  • AI-assisted prototype and AI-assisted development
  • Legacy system documentation
  • Prototype and concept development
  • UI design
  • Project management
  • Testing support
  • Process and system documentation
  • Supplier coordination
  • User adoption and feedback planning

Bespoke MES App

Shop floor application for WMS. An industry-leading manufacturer specialising in pipework prefabrication, packaged plants and technical R&D.
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