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We engineer the pipelines that connect ERP, IoT, and supplier data across your plants turning noisy, siloed sensor data into a reliable foundation for predictive maintenance and supply chain AI.

15+YEARS CREATING SUCCESS WITH CLIENTS

MANUFACTURING

Greater visibility across every operation

Greater visibility across every operation

Modern manufacturing operations generate huge volumes of data across machinery, plant-floor sensors, ERP systems, supply chains and suppliers. But when that information is spread across disconnected platforms, inconsistent formats and legacy infrastructure, it becomes difficult to use with confidence.



Ardent brings these sources together within a clean, scalable and governed data environment. We help manufacturers improve the quality and movement of their operational data, creating a stronger foundation for predictive maintenance, automated quality control, cross-plant reporting and supply-chain intelligence.

$2M+

Annual operating savings delivered

Cloud monitoring and performance analytics uncovered avoidable costs, helping an organisation save more than $2 million each year.

60%

Reduction in unnecessary processing costs

Predictive data-pipeline monitoring reduced costly reruns and excess compute, improving efficiency behind complex operations.

OUR APPROACH

From Data to Impact

A structured approach to help you move from data readiness to real business value, with governance and operational excellence built in.

01 Connect the sources

Bring machinery, sensor, ERP and supplier data into dependable pipelines.

02 Standardise the data

Align formats, identities and measures across plants and production systems.

03 Activate operations

Support predictive maintenance, quality automation and cross-plant reporting.

04 Operate at scale

Monitor reliability and optimise the platform across sites and regions.

CAPABILITIES

Connecting Data Across the Manufacturing Operation

We bring plant, equipment, ERP and supplier data together to support predictive maintenance, operational visibility, automation and more informed production decisions.

Data for AI

Turn equipment, sensor and operational data into a dependable foundation for predictive maintenance, stronger forecasting and smarter production decisions.

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Sensor and IoT data cleansing and normalisation

Improve predictive maintenance models and identify equipment risk earlier.

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AI-ready data pipelines

Strengthen demand forecasting and yield optimisation with timely, consistent production data.

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Vector databases for operational knowledge

Help engineers and AI tools find manuals, defect histories and technician expertise faster.

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Predictive model operations

Monitor maintenance and forecasting models as equipment, products and operating conditions change.

Data for AI

Turn equipment, sensor and operational data into a dependable foundation for predictive maintenance, stronger forecasting and smarter production decisions.

✓

Sensor and IoT data cleansing and normalisation

Improve predictive maintenance models and identify equipment risk earlier.

✓

AI-ready data pipelines

Strengthen demand forecasting and yield optimisation with timely, consistent production data.

✓

Vector databases for operational knowledge

Help engineers and AI tools find manuals, defect histories and technician expertise faster.

✓

Predictive model operations

Monitor maintenance and forecasting models as equipment, products and operating conditions change.

Data for Automation

Connect plant-floor and business systems so data can trigger faster action, reduce manual intervention and keep production processes moving consistently.

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Real-time plant-floor pipelines

move sensor changes into cloud platforms quickly enough to support immediate operational action.

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SCADA and ERP integration

connect operational and business data in one governed lakehouse for end-to-end visibility.

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Event-driven quality pipelines

flag anomalies and trigger quality processes as production events occur.

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Legacy-to-cloud migration

modernise ageing plant data environments without losing continuity or critical business logic.


Data for Automation

Connect plant-floor and business systems so data can trigger faster action, reduce manual intervention and keep production processes moving consistently.

✓

Real-time plant-floor pipelines

move sensor changes into cloud platforms quickly enough to support immediate operational action.

✓

SCADA and ERP integration

connect operational and business data in one governed lakehouse for end-to-end visibility.

✓

Event-driven quality pipelines

flag anomalies and trigger quality processes as production events occur.

✓

Legacy-to-cloud migration

modernise ageing plant data environments without losing continuity or critical business logic.


Data for Reporting

Give production, supply-chain, quality and leadership teams one trusted view of performance, helping them identify issues earlier and act with confidence.

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Unified operational dashboards

give teams one clear view across production, supply chain, service and commercial performance.

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Data catalogue and lineage

make supply-chain and quality data traceable, explainable and easier to audit.

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Automated production anomaly detection

identify unusual patterns before they become larger quality or downtime issues.

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Cross-plant and supplier standardisation

create comparable metrics for confident executive reporting and planning.


Data for Reporting

Give production, supply-chain, quality and leadership teams one trusted view of performance, helping them identify issues earlier and act with confidence.

✓

Unified operational dashboards

give teams one clear view across production, supply chain, service and commercial performance.

✓

Data catalogue and lineage

make supply-chain and quality data traceable, explainable and easier to audit.

✓

Automated production anomaly detection

identify unusual patterns before they become larger quality or downtime issues.

✓

Cross-plant and supplier standardisation

create comparable metrics for confident executive reporting and planning.


Managed Data Ops

Keep critical manufacturing data platforms monitored, resilient and optimised so operations remain dependable across plants, systems and regions.

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24×7 production data monitoring

Detect failures quickly and protect the availability of critical operational information.

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Multi-plant and multi-region operations

Maintain consistent performance, governance and support across distributed environments.

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M&A data migration

Consolidate plant systems and reporting while protecting data quality and operational continuity.

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Continuous platform optimisation

Improve performance, resilience and cost as production volumes and priorities change.

Managed Data Ops

Keep critical manufacturing data platforms monitored, resilient and optimised so operations remain dependable across plants, systems and regions.

✓

24×7 production data monitoring

Detect failures quickly and protect the availability of critical operational information.

✓

Multi-plant and multi-region operations

Maintain consistent performance, governance and support across distributed environments.

✓

M&A data migration

Consolidate plant systems and reporting while protecting data quality and operational continuity.

✓

Continuous platform optimisation

Improve performance, resilience and cost as production volumes and priorities change.

TECHNOLOGIES

The stack behind dependable delivery.

Proven platforms, selected for the job—not forced into it.

CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE
Azure
GCP
AWS
DATA & AI PLATFORMS
Databricks
Snowflake
Medallion
DATABASES
Redshift
SQL Server
INTEGRATION, PIPELINES & TRANSFORMATION
Airbyte
Fivetran
Kafka
BI & CUSTOM DASHBOARDS
Power BI
Tableau
OBSERVABILITY & MONITORING
Datadog
Monte Carlo
PagerDuty
ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT
GitHub
Python
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TRUSTED BY TEAMS WHO DEPEND ON THEIR DATA

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The mode of operation and professionalism of their staff eased us through the initial process. Ardent has given us access to well trained motivated and flexible workforce which is difficult to acquire in our key European and US markets.

Rob Edmonds — Managing Director

FEATURED SUCCESS STORY

Trust your data availability with expert operational monitoring and support

SUCCESS STORY

Trust your data availability with expert operational monitoring and support

Keeping business-critical market-research data pipelines available around the clock through proactive monitoring and recovery.

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TRUSTED BY TEAMS WHO DEPEND ON THEIR DATA

❝

The mode of operation and professionalism of their staff eased us through the initial process. Ardent has given us access to well trained motivated and flexible workforce which is difficult to acquire in our key European and US markets.

Rob Edmonds — Managing Director

FEATURED SUCCESS STORY

Trust your data availability with expert operational monitoring and support

SUCCESS STORY

Trust your data availability with expert operational monitoring and support

Keeping business-critical market-research data pipelines available around the clock through proactive monitoring and recovery.

Explore all success stories →

TRUSTED BY TEAMS WHO DEPEND ON THEIR DATA

❝

The mode of operation and professionalism of their staff eased us through the initial process. Ardent has given us access to well trained motivated and flexible workforce which is difficult to acquire in our key European and US markets.

Rob Edmonds — Managing Director

FEATURED SUCCESS STORY

Trust your data availability with expert operational monitoring and support

SUCCESS STORY

Trust your data availability with expert operational monitoring and support

Keeping business-critical market-research data pipelines available around the clock through proactive monitoring and recovery.

Explore all success stories →

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Ready to make your data work harder?

We build and manage the data foundations that remove the quality, consistency and reliability issues holding back AI, automation and better decisions.

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