Turn your scale and machine data into reports you can actually use.
I build custom software that captures live data from industrial scales, PLCs, and hardware — and turns it into clean dashboards, reporting, and analytics built around how your operation actually runs. One‑on‑one, start to finish.
14+ years in field service & industrial software · Based in the U.S. · Remote & on-site
The Problem
Your data is trapped on the floor.
Your scales, indicators, and equipment generate numbers all day — weights, counts, throughput, batches. But getting that data into a form you can use usually means:
- Someone hand-keying tickets into a spreadsheet
- Reports that are a day (or a week) behind reality
- Expensive “platform” software that does 80% of what you need and none of the last 20%
- Data stuck on one machine’s display that never makes it anywhere else
You don’t need another giant off-the-shelf system. You need software that fits the equipment you already own and the way you already work.
What I Do
Custom software, built around your hardware.
Live Scale & Weighing Data Integration
Capture weight, count, and batch data straight from your scale indicators, counting systems, and production devices and pipe it into reporting and dashboards in real time.
Reporting & Analytics Dashboards
Custom dashboards and automated reports showing throughput, inventory, production, and trends — replacing manual spreadsheets and end-of-day guesswork.
Industrial Hardware & PLC Integration
Connect PLCs, sensors, and edge devices to databases and applications. Ladder logic, data collection, and system integration so your machines talk to your software.
Custom Applications, Built to Spec
Need a tool that doesn’t exist yet? I design, build, test, document, and install custom applications — desktop, web, or mobile — for your specific workflow.
One-on-One Project Delivery
You work directly with me from first call to final install. No account managers, no handoffs, no offshore team. I gather the requirements, write the code, and stand behind it.
See It In Action
Live demos of what I can build.
These dashboards are running on simulated data right now — a preview of the kind of real-time visibility your own hardware could give you.
Capture simulated weights, watch the dashboard update, and export a report. No sign-up.
Example chart: five weights range from 760 to 1,180 pounds. No weights have been captured in this session.
Every captured weight is logged, totaled, and charted automatically — no clipboard, no manual entry.
Thirty recent throughput readings are shown; the current rate will update while the demo is visible.
Real-time throughput, daily totals, and OEE — visible from your phone or the plant office, not buried in a PLC.
ticket #0419 0,894 lb typo? 894 or 994
ticket #0420 —— missed, on break
...report ready tomorrow morning
Captured automatically the instant the scale settles — zero typos, zero missed loads, report always current.
Free Industrial Tools
Handy calculators — free, no sign-up.
Built these for the plant floor. Bookmark the page and use them anytime. (And yes — if you can imagine a better tool for your team, that’s exactly what I build.)
Manual Data-Entry Cost Calculator
See what hand-keying weigh tickets and reports actually costs you per year.
Weight Unit Converter
Convert between every common industrial weight unit instantly.
OEE Calculator
Overall Equipment Effectiveness = Availability × Performance × Quality.
Load Cell Output Calculator
Find expected mV signal from a load cell at a given applied weight.
Who I Help
Operations that live and die by accurate measurement.
If you weigh it, count it, or measure it — and then have to report on it — that’s exactly what I build for.
How It Works
A clear path from problem to solution.
Free Discovery Call
We talk through your hardware, your current process, and what you wish you could see. 20 minutes, no pitch, no obligation.
Scope & Proposal
I map out exactly what I’ll build, the timeline, and a fixed, transparent price — before you commit a dollar to development.
Build & Demo
I develop in stages and show you working software along the way, so there are no surprises at the end.
Install & Support
I deploy it (remote or on-site), document it, train your team, and stay available to support it.
About
Hi, I’m Matthew Edge.
I’ve spent 14+ years in the field — troubleshooting, installing, and integrating real industrial systems — and the last several years as a software engineer in the industrial weighing industry, building and deploying automation software for scale and weighing systems.
I know both sides of the wire. I’ve configured the hardware and written the software that makes it useful. I work hands-on with industrial automation platforms, ladder logic and PLCs, and I build in whatever language or environment the job requires — from standard application languages to manufacturer proprietary automation languages.
I hold an Associate of Applied Science in Information Technology with a focus on application development, plus certificates in Mechatronics Engineering Technology, Web Design, and Business Support.
Most software people don’t understand industrial hardware. Most hardware people don’t write software. I do both — and I work with you directly to build the exact tool your operation needs.
Why work with me
- I speak both languages — hardware and software
- You work with me, not a sales team
- Fixed, transparent pricing up front
- Remote or on-site, anywhere in the U.S.
Got data stuck on the floor? Let’s get it moving.
Tell me about your setup and what you wish you could see. The first call is free, and you’ll leave knowing whether custom software is worth it for you — even if the answer is no.
Book a Free 20-Minute CallContact
Let’s talk about your operation.
The more you tell me about your hardware and what you’re trying to do, the more useful our first call will be.