CLEVELAND, OH, UNITED STATES, November 3, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Expert Tech Pilot Strengthens Northeast Ohio Manufacturing Automation Support Through LabVIEW Engineering and Industrial Systems Integration
Northeast Ohio consulting firm highlights certified LabVIEW expertise, industrial data acquisition, manufacturing quality automation, and ERP, MES, SCADA, PLC/DAQ, QMS, and Microsoft Azure integration capabilities.
Expert Tech Pilot, a Northeast Ohio software consulting and development firm specializing in enterprise applications, industrial automation, and Microsoft technologies, is highlighting its manufacturing engineering capabilities through a custom National Instruments LabVIEW project developed in collaboration with Zircoa Inc., a Solon, Ohio manufacturer of engineered zirconium oxide materials and advanced ceramics.
As regional manufacturers seek greater production efficiency, improved quality control, and better connectivity between equipment and enterprise systems, Expert Tech Pilot provides specialized engineering services connecting shop-floor operations with modern applications, databases, and cloud technologies.
Improving Manufacturing Quality Through LabVIEW Automation
In 2026, Expert Tech Pilot collaborated with Zircoa on a custom LabVIEW application for batch moisture measurement and process monitoring.
The Course Grain Batch Moisture Measurement application consolidates production information, equipment measurements, and quality results into a centralized interface.
Key capabilities include:
Automated monitoring: Captures mixer temperatures, water addition, mixing duration, and ambient conditions.
Batch traceability: Associates measurements with batch numbers, job information, material composition, and operator identification.
Quality validation: Compares moisture measurements against configured minimum and maximum thresholds.
Process visualization: Displays mixer activity and operating conditions over time.
Quality reporting: Records pass/fail determinations and supporting comments for production review.
The application demonstrates how custom automation software can improve manufacturing visibility, measurement consistency, and quality oversight without replacing established production equipment.
Industrial Data Acquisition and Equipment Integration
Expert Tech Pilot supports manufacturers operating industrial control systems, measurement equipment, and legacy production technologies.
Its integration capabilities encompass:
PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers): Connectivity between machine controllers, production applications, and monitoring systems.
DAQ (Data Acquisition): Capturing measurements from sensors, test instrumentation, and production equipment.
SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition): Integration with monitoring environments, including Ignition, for equipment status, alarms, temperatures, and process trends.
National Instruments LabVIEW: Custom applications for measurement automation, equipment interfaces, testing, and quality evaluation.
Industrial Process Monitoring: Historical data collection, equipment measurements, automated reporting, and operational analysis.
These services help manufacturers extend existing automation investments while improving access to operational information.
Connecting ERP, MES, SCADA, and Quality Management Systems
Manufacturing information frequently remains fragmented across equipment controllers, production applications, quality databases, and enterprise platforms.
Expert Tech Pilot provides software architecture and integration capabilities spanning major manufacturing technology environments:
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning): Production orders, purchasing, inventory, material requirements, scheduling, and product costs.
MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems): Work orders, batch tracking, throughput, downtime, and production traceability.
SCADA: Machine conditions, equipment alarms, process measurements, and operational trends.
PLC/DAQ: Controller information, sensor readings, test instruments, and automated measurement collection.
QMS (Quality Management Systems): Inspections, tolerances, nonconformances, calibration, corrective actions, and quality records.
Through custom .NET applications, SQL Server databases, APIs, and industrial communication interfaces, Expert Tech Pilot helps connect manufacturing systems that were not originally designed to exchange information.
This approach can consolidate four essential categories of manufacturing information: machine data, production data, quality data, and business data.
By connecting these information sources, manufacturers can better correlate production conditions with quality outcomes, identify process variations, and support continuous improvement.
Microsoft Azure Integration and Industrial Software Modernization
Expert Tech Pilot combines industrial automation engineering with Microsoft enterprise technologies to connect production environments with broader business systems.
Its services include:
Microsoft .NET and C# application development.
SQL Server database integration and historical production reporting.
Microsoft Azure architecture and secure cloud integration.
REST APIs and custom enterprise system interfaces.
Centralized manufacturing dashboards and reporting.
Legacy application modernization and integration.
Data preparation for analytics and AI-assisted operational insights.
Solutions can be implemented within customer-owned Azure environments, allowing manufacturers to maintain control over their data and infrastructure.
Rather than requiring extensive equipment replacement, Expert Tech Pilot emphasizes practical modernization through software extensions, automated data collection, and integration with existing systems.
Experienced Engineering Leadership
Expert Tech Pilot is led by Gene Farber, Founder & Principal Software Architect, a Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert with National Instruments LabVIEW certification and more than 20 years of enterprise software engineering experience.
His background encompasses industrial automation, enterprise application development, systems integration, Microsoft cloud architecture, and complex business software.
The firm serves manufacturers throughout Cleveland, Akron, Solon, Macedonia, and surrounding Northeast Ohio communities, providing direct access to senior engineering expertise without traditional consulting firm overhead.
About Expert Tech Pilot
Expert Tech Pilot is a Northeast Ohio software consulting and development firm specializing in Microsoft .NET, Azure, industrial automation, LabVIEW development, manufacturing systems integration, and legacy application modernization.
The firm helps manufacturers connect equipment, production processes, quality systems, and enterprise information platforms.
When the Technology Gets Complex, Experience Matters.
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