Borgman
Borgman

Webapps that make your processvisible.

Machine data, order flows and customer info in one webapp or dashboard. For manufacturers, machine builders and SME doers who want to steer on facts, not gut feel.

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01·Overview · What I build

Four ways to make your process visible and steerable.

I focus on webapps that bring data from machines, systems and people together. Start small, expand what works — no off-the-shelf package to squeeze into.

a · iot & machine data (mqtt → dashboard)

IoT & machine data (MQTT → dashboard)

Read machines and sensors over MQTT, store them in a database and visualise in Grafana or a custom webapp — also for Wise4012, Siemens LOGO or older machines with no built-in interface.

  • MQTT broker & data capture
  • Wise4012 / Siemens LOGO
  • Retrofit older machines
  • Grafana or custom UI
b · production insight (mes-light)

Production insight (MES-light)

See OEE, downtime, order status and line load. One screen for the shop floor and the office — without a 12-month MES rollout.

  • OEE & downtime tracking
  • Live order status
  • Digital work orders
  • Load per line
c · custom crm & internal tools

Custom CRM & internal tools

A CRM, quoting system or internal webapp that fits your process. Not a package that does 80% — a custom tool that fits 100%.

  • Customers & quotes
  • Stock & orders
  • Job tracking
  • Integrate with existing systems
d · dashboards & reports

Dashboards & reports

Existing data sources (Excel, ERP, PLC, database) turned into clear dashboards and reports. Live numbers you can act on — with smart alerts where they help.

  • KPI dashboards
  • Automated reports
  • Smart alerts
  • Grafana / custom UI
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02·Web & Apps

Websites, portals and apps that actually get used.

From a calm app for customers to a daily tool for your team — built to feel good to use every day. Tap a phone to read more.

03·Example · Software for the shop floor

One screen for the whole shop floor — from order to shipment.

No more scattered spreadsheets or paper work orders. One view for planning, production, stock and shipping — up to date and there for anyone who needs it.

factoryfloor.local/overview
Factory Floor — production overview
Overview · live production
factoryfloor.local/planning
Factory Floor — planning
Planning · today
factoryfloor.local/warehouse
Factory Floor — warehouse & stock
Warehouse · stock
live pipelinelive
01
Order
02
Planning
03
Production
04
Warehouse
05
Shipping
Batch · 2841
picked · 12 items
Order · 7712
waiting · line 2
Purchase · 1199
received · ok
Shipment · 9034
waybill · sent
Overviewsection
Live status of your production at a glance
Planningsection
What runs today, what runs tomorrow — updates itself
Warehousesection
Stock, intake and shipping, clearly laid out
Traceabilitysection
See what was in which batch — from start to end
Internal system · not public
04·Connecting to machines

Even older machines can speak up.

No built-in connection on your machine? There's often still a way to get the data out — and put it on a screen anyone can read.

production · last 24h
Live overview of your production
live
Line
94.2%
+0.0
Throughput
1,284pcs/h
+0
Downtime
00:12min
+0
Active orders
37
+0
Line 02 · throughput
Sensor · temperature
live data
  • PLC.A3 · cycle 12.4s · ok
  • WMS · pick batch #2841 closed
  • MES · order 7712 released → line 2
  • Sensor.T-09 · 42.1°C nominal
  • AI · maintenance window suggested · line 4
behind the scenes · tools I use04 · tools
Node-RED
Routing messages
Passes signals from machines through to the systems your team already uses.
InfluxDB
Storing data
Keeps years of measurements neatly together without slowing down.
Grafana
Showing & alerting
Clear dashboards for production, energy and quality — with a notification when something's off.
Siemens LOGO!
Small switch box
A little unit that forwards signals from older machines to your system.
from old machine to dashboardlive signal
Old machine
no connection
status: active
Press, extruder, oven — still runs fine, just doesn't talk.
Tap the signal
safely, on existing wiring
14.2 mA
We listen in without touching the machine.
Small switch box
translates the signal
modbus :502
Turns a pulse or contact into something your system understands.
Processing
structure and forward
topic: /factory/p1
Turns it into clean, usable data.
On your screen
live + history
2.4k pts/s
You see what's happening now and what happened yesterday.

Even machines from the '90s with no digital interface can usually be brought into the picture. We tap an existing signal — a contact, sensor or pulse — and send it through a small switch box to your system. There it gets cleanly processed and shown in a dashboard. Live and with history, without touching the machine itself.

Works with
almost any machine
Also without
factory integration
Live data
on your screen
Visible fast
within seconds
05·Connecting systems

Let your systems talk to each other.

I connect your website, software, mail, planning and CRM. Where it makes sense, I add AI to speed things up and make them smarter.

Spotlight · daily use

Microsoft 365

Full integration with the tools your team works in every day — mail, chat, documents, spreadsheets and files.

Secure · per user
O
Outlook
Send and receive mail, manage drafts
T
Teams
Post messages in channels and chats
1
OneDrive
Upload, read and share files
X
Excel
Read and update spreadsheets
W
Word
Create and edit documents
S
SharePoint
Sites, lists and document libraries
connected systemslive connection
12 systems connected
yourapplication
Work
Mail
Communication
Data & customers
hover a system for details
One login
Microsoft, Google or Apple
Safe storage
your data, your control
Auto notifications
to mail, Teams or WhatsApp
Integrations
40+ systems
Sign-in
secure, per user
Notifications
instant, automatic
Speed
fast and reliable
06·Approach · How we start

Start small, grow what works.

No 40-page proposals or year-long trajectories. We start with one data stream or one screen that delivers value — then we build out.

01 · Intake

On-site intake

I come by, watch the shop floor and listen for where time, information or overview leaks away. No prep required, no strings attached.

02 · Start small

One screen live

We pick one concrete step together: read one machine, one dashboard or one internal tool. Visible in weeks, not months.

03 · Grow

Build on what works

Did the first step deliver? Then we grow — more machines, more screens, more integrations. Always based on what actually works.

06·About me

From technician to builder of systems.

EB// photo coming
Elwin Borgman
Founder · borgman.tech

I started as a technician and grew into head of technical service and head of production at a plastic film manufacturer — three shifts, six lines, always something broken or worth improving.

// how it started

Someone asked me if I could make the status of the dryers visible somewhere central. On, off, fault — simple. But once it was running, I thought: what actually happened over the past week? One thing led to another. Before I knew it, I was building a full digital environment for the whole shop floor.

// what I build

No computer science degree. But ten years of feel for what really matters on a shop floor — where time leaks away, where systems get stuck, and where a good dashboard makes the difference between guessing and knowing.

Systems that work for the people who actually have to work with them.

Years on the shop floor
10+
Shifts
3
Production lines
6
CS degrees
0