Industrial hardware + software · Chennai
Steelflow is a small Edge Box that sticks onto your machines, plus one software system that shows every machine, every order and every rupee lost, live.
Live dashboard · demo data
What is Steelflow
We make a small Edge Box that connects to a factory's machines, and one software system that turns what the machines are doing into something the owner can use: who is running, who is stopped, what it costs, and what to do next.
A mini computer that sticks onto a machine with a magnet and continuously retrieves data: running, stopped, getting hot, shaking. It only reads. It never controls the machine.
Every machine, every order and every rupee lost, live on your phone. No walking the floor to find out what happened.
Machines, orders, stock, deliveries and alerts in one place, not in registers, Excel sheets and WhatsApp groups.
The problem
In most small factories: when someone walks over and tells him.
How it works
01
The Steelflow Edge Box connects to the machine's controller (the PLC, its brain) and adds two senses of its own: vibration and temperature. It mounts with a magnet and plugs in with an Ethernet cable. It reads data only. It never sends commands to the machine.
Works with Mitsubishi, Omron and Beckhoff controllers.
The PLC. This is where the Edge Box listens.
02
Every machine, live, on one screen. Green is running, amber is idle, red means look here now. When something goes wrong, the alert says what happened and what to check, in plain words. You can also just ask: "Which machines are down right now?" The Steelflow AI Assistant answers.
Real Steelflow screens · demo data
03
Orders, stock and deliveries are built into the same system. Because it is connected to the machines, a stopped machine shows which order is now at risk, and what every stopped hour costs. That is what we mean by machine to money.
What you get
Running, idle, in alarm or offline, for every machine, refreshed every couple of seconds.
Not just "fault 17". It tells you what happened and what to inspect.
How well each machine and the whole plant are really running, hour by hour, against target.
Vibration and heat trends flag a machine that is getting sick before it breaks down.
Orders, stock and deliveries in the same system as your machines.
See what every stopped hour costs, once you set your profit per machine hour.
"Hey Steelflow, which machines are down?" The AI assistant answers from your live data.
No smart features needed. If it has a controller, or even just a motor, the Edge Box can read it.
The dashboard
Real screens from the Steelflow dashboard, running on a model of the AR Automotive plant. All numbers are demo data.
Full dashboard views · tap to open
The hardware
A small Edge Box that clips onto a machine and sends what it sees to the cloud. We rent it to you. You never buy it.
In prototypePilot units next
Pricing
You pay per machine. The Edge Box is rented as part of the monthly price. Start with a few machines and add more when you are ready.
Setup
₹3,000
per machine · one time
Most start here
Standard
₹1,000
per machine · per month
Pro
Let's talk
monitoring + ERP
Prices are indicative for early customers, in Indian rupees.
Where it was built
Steelflow grew up inside AR Automotive and Engineering Industries, a Chennai manufacturer of tubular and sheet-metal parts for two- and four-wheeler makers since 2006. Every feature was tested against a real factory's problems.
Figures describe AR Automotive, from its company profile.
The team
Founder & CEO
Builds the product and leads the company: the software, the Edge Box and the vision for a connected small factory.
Questions
No. The Edge Box only reads. It has no way to send commands to a machine, so it cannot change how your machine runs.
Yes. If a machine has a PLC (Mitsubishi, Omron and Beckhoff are supported), the Edge Box reads it directly. Vibration and temperature sensors add a second view on any machine, old or new.
No. We rent it to you as part of the monthly price, so there is no hardware to buy.
That is how we recommend starting. Pick the machines that stop most often or cost you the most when they stop, and add more later.
Not to start. Standard gives you machine monitoring and alerts. Add the built-in ERP (orders, stock, deliveries) when you want to connect machines to your business.
Contact
Tell us how many machines you have and which ones give you trouble. We will tell you what Steelflow can do for them.