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Aerospace traceability

Defence records kept where your security team says.

Your serialised part's history lives on a traveller, in an ERP and in a supplier's certificate. Some of it cannot leave the building. We build the systems that join those records on your premises or in your tenant, and we scope them with your security team and your designated official from the first day.

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// what you are up against

The problems we hear most.

Serial histories on paper travellers

A part's repairs, inspections and modifications are recorded on paper travellers and in separate systems, and building its full history for a customer takes days.

Supplier certificates by email

Certificates of conformance and test reports arrive as attachments, and confirming a part is genuine depends on someone finding the right one.

Controlled goods kept by hand

Visitor logs, access to controlled items and technical data, and staff registrations are tracked in spreadsheets, and an inspection means a week of gathering records.

Data that cannot leave the building

Technical manuals and drawings are restricted, so the tools that would help maintainers find answers fastest are the ones they are not allowed to use.

// example projects

Systems we could build for you.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb appMobile appMaterials tracking

MRO serialised parts tracking

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A maintenance, repair and overhaul shop tracks serialised parts on paper travellers and in its ERP, and assembling a part's full history for a customer audit takes days.

// What we would build

A web system and an Android app on rugged mobile computers that scan each part's barcode or data matrix mark at every step, record inspections, repairs and modifications against its serial number, and hold the full history on servers in the shop, with access to controlled data limited to the people your designated official approves.

// What is in it

Parts scanned by barcode or data matrix at receiving, each work step and release
Inspections, repairs and modifications recorded against the serial number
The full history of a part, built in seconds for a customer or an auditor
Work orders and parts read from the ERP
Servers on premises, with access to controlled data set by role
Rugged scanners, mobile computers and label printers listed by quantity

// Stack

Next.js
Kotlin for Android
PostgreSQL
ERP integration
On-premise servers

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$196,000 to US$299,000, delivered within 42 weeksCAD 278,800 to 425,200
Support: ≈ US$5,010 a monthCAD 7,135 a month
Hardware: ≈ US$50,000 to US$70,400CAD 71,150 to 100,250

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Discovery and site walk-through: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 3.9 to 6.4 weeks
Access rules reviewed with your designated official: 3.4 to 5.4 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
First build on devices: 2.4 to 4.4 weeks
Stock, receiving and transfers: 3.4 to 5.4 weeks
Tracking and devices working: 2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 weeks
Store submission: 0.4 weeks
Pilot site live: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Security review questions answered: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Rollout: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Hardware delivery, after it is ordered: 2 to 6 weeks
App store review: 1 week
Security review and vendor onboarding: 4 to 8 weeks
ERP test access from your IT team: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 55,760 to 85,040
Discovery 3.5%: CAD 9,758 to 14,882
Discovery and site walk-through 3%: CAD 8,364 to 12,756
Design approved 6.5%: CAD 18,122 to 27,638
Access rules reviewed with your designated official 7.7%: CAD 21,467.60 to 32,740.40
Core features 3.6%: CAD 10,036.80 to 15,307.20
Full build 2.4%: CAD 6,691.20 to 10,204.80
First build on devices 7%: CAD 19,516 to 29,764
Stock, receiving and transfers 9%: CAD 25,092 to 38,268
Tracking and devices working 6%: CAD 16,728 to 25,512
Testing and fixes 1.2%: CAD 3,345.60 to 5,102.40
Store submission 2.3%: CAD 6,412.40 to 9,779.60
Pilot site live 3%: CAD 8,364 to 12,756
Security review questions answered 7.7%: CAD 21,467.60 to 32,740.40
Launch 3.5%: CAD 9,758 to 14,882
Rollout 3.6%: CAD 10,036.80 to 15,307.20
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 27,880 to 42,520
Rack server x 2: CAD 28,500 to 57,600. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Rugged barcode scanner x 10: CAD 17,600. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Mobile computer with scanner x 10: CAD 17,600. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Industrial label printer x 2: CAD 4,760. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Labels and ribbons, starter stock x 8: CAD 2,400. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Corded barcode scanner, for our build and testing: CAD 290. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones

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Example projectWeb appBlockchain

Supplier provenance ledger

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A prime and its tier suppliers exchange certificates of conformance and test reports by email, and confirming that a part is genuine and traceable depends on finding the right attachment.

// What we would build

A supplier portal where certificates and test reports are uploaded against purchase orders and serial numbers, recorded on a private permissioned ledger that the prime and its main suppliers each run a node of, so the provenance record cannot be quietly edited. If the prime's own records are trusted by all, a database is cheaper, and we will say so.

// What is in it

Certificates and test reports uploaded against purchase orders and serials
Each document fingerprinted and recorded on a private chain with a node per party
Provenance from a part back to the original manufacturer's certificate
Alerts when a certificate is missing, expired or does not match
Hosted in the prime's own cloud tenant in a Canadian region

// Stack

Next.js
Hyperledger Besu (private, permissioned)
PostgreSQL
Azure Canada

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$159,000 to US$243,000, delivered within 31 weeksCAD 226,500 to 346,400
Hosting: ≈ US$751 a monthCAD 1,070 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Architecture: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.4 to 3.4 weeks
Access rules reviewed with your designated official: 2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 3.4 weeks
Full build: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Devnet: 3.9 to 6.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 weeks
Testnet: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Penetration test findings closed: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Mainnet: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Independent penetration test and retest: 2 to 4 weeks
ERP test access from your IT team: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 45,300 to 69,280
Discovery 1.9%: CAD 4,303.50 to 6,581.60
Architecture 5.2%: CAD 11,778.00 to 18,012.80
Design approved 1.9%: CAD 4,303.50 to 6,581.60
Access rules reviewed with your designated official 7.7%: CAD 17,440.50 to 26,672.80
Core features 5.9%: CAD 13,363.50 to 20,437.60
Full build 3.9%: CAD 8,833.50 to 13,509.60
Devnet 15.7%: CAD 35,560.50 to 54,384.80
Testing and fixes 1.9%: CAD 4,303.50 to 6,581.60
Testnet 10.4%: CAD 23,556.00 to 36,025.60
Penetration test findings closed 7.7%: CAD 17,440.50 to 26,672.80
Launch 1.9%: CAD 4,303.50 to 6,581.60
Mainnet 5.9%: CAD 13,363.50 to 20,437.60
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 22,650 to 34,640

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Example projectWeb appAIOpen-source model

Air-gapped manuals assistant

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

Maintainers search thousands of pages of restricted technical manuals by hand, and no outside AI service is allowed near them.

// What we would build

An assistant on an open-source model running on a GPU server inside an air-gapped network, answering from the organisation's own manuals and citing the section, with updates brought in on approved media. Nothing reaches the internet, in either direction.

// What is in it

Manuals and service bulletins indexed inside the air-gapped network
Answers that cite the manual section, for the maintainer to check
Access by role, so each user sees only the manuals they may see
An open-source model on a GPU server with no network path outside
Updates and new manuals loaded through your approved media process

// Stack

Llama or Mistral (open-source)
vLLM
PostgreSQL with pgvector
Next.js
Lenovo GPU server, air-gapped

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$120,000 to US$183,000, delivered within 25 weeksCAD 171,200 to 260,200
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month
Hardware: ≈ US$47,800 to US$197,000CAD 68,000 to 280,800

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

AI route: Open-source model
Model running cost: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Specification and evaluation plan: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.4 to 3.4 weeks
Access rules reviewed with your designated official: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Core features: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Working pilot: 3.9 to 6.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 to 0.9 weeks
Penetration test findings closed: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Production: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Hardware delivery, after it is ordered: 2 to 6 weeks
Independent penetration test and retest: 2 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 34,180 to 51,980
Discovery 1.5%: CAD 2,563.50 to 3,898.50
Specification and evaluation plan 8%: CAD 13,672 to 20,792
Design approved 1.5%: CAD 2,563.50 to 3,898.50
Access rules reviewed with your designated official 7.7%: CAD 13,159.30 to 20,012.30
Core features 4.6%: CAD 7,861.40 to 11,955.40
Full build 3.1%: CAD 5,297.90 to 8,056.90
Working pilot 24.2%: CAD 41,357.80 to 62,895.80
Testing and fixes 1.5%: CAD 2,563.50 to 3,898.50
Penetration test findings closed 7.7%: CAD 13,159.30 to 20,012.30
Launch 1.5%: CAD 2,563.50 to 3,898.50
Production 8.7%: CAD 14,868.30 to 22,611.30
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 17,090 to 25,990
GPU time for training and testing, at cost: CAD 300. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
GPU server for AI, for the model: CAD 68,000 to 280,800. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones

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Example projectWeb app

Controlled goods register

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A registered supplier tracks visitors, staff registrations and access to controlled items and technical data in spreadsheets, and gathering records for an inspection takes a week.

// What we would build

A register on the supplier's own servers for visitor screening records, staff registrations and exemptions, access to controlled items and technical data, and training, with reminders before anything lapses. The obligations stay with your registered company and designated official; we build the records they keep and give no legal advice.

// What is in it

Visitor and staff records with screening and registration status
Access to controlled items and technical data logged by person and time
Training records with reminders before they lapse
Reports for your designated official and for inspections
Servers on premises, in English and French

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
On-premise servers
Directory sign-in

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$81,100 to US$123,000, delivered within 19 weeksCAD 115,500 to 175,400
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.4 to 3.4 weeks
Access rules reviewed with your designated official: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Core features: 2.4 to 4.4 weeks
Full build: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 weeks
Security review questions answered: 0.9 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Server delivery and installation: 2 to 6 weeks
Security review and vendor onboarding: 4 to 8 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 23,100 to 35,080
Discovery 6%: CAD 6,930 to 10,524
Design approved 6%: CAD 6,930 to 10,524
Access rules reviewed with your designated official 7.7%: CAD 8,893.50 to 13,505.80
Core features 18.1%: CAD 20,905.50 to 31,747.40
Full build 12%: CAD 13,860 to 21,048
Testing and fixes 6%: CAD 6,930 to 10,524
Security review questions answered 7.7%: CAD 8,893.50 to 13,505.80
Launch 6.5%: CAD 7,507.50 to 11,401.00
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 11,550 to 17,540

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Example projectWeb appAPI

ERP and MRO integration on site

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

An aerospace repair shop enters each work order, part issue and labour booking twice, once in its maintenance system and once in its ERP, inside a network that cannot reach the internet.

// What we would build

An integration service installed on your own servers that passes work orders, part issues and labour between the maintenance system and the ERP, checks serial numbers on the way, and keeps a full log for your quality team.

// What is in it

Installed on your servers, with no outside connection
Work orders, part issues and labour passed both ways
Serial and lot numbers checked in transit
A complete log for quality and audits

// Stack

Node.js
PostgreSQL
REST
OpenAPI
Docker

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$112,000 to US$170,000, delivered within 29 weeksCAD 159,000 to 241,800
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.4 to 3.4 weeks
API contract agreed: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Access rules reviewed with your designated official: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Core resources built: 2.9 to 4.9 weeks
Security, gateway and connections: 1.9 to 3.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 weeks
Docs, SDKs and load tests: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Security review questions answered: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch and first callers: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Server delivery and installation: 2 to 6 weeks
Security review and vendor onboarding: 4 to 8 weeks
ERP test access from your IT team: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 31,800 to 48,360
Discovery 1.9%: CAD 3,021.00 to 4,594.20
Design approved 1.9%: CAD 3,021.00 to 4,594.20
API contract agreed 4.5%: CAD 7,155 to 10,881
Access rules reviewed with your designated official 7.7%: CAD 12,243.00 to 18,618.60
Core features 5.9%: CAD 9,381.00 to 14,266.20
Full build 3.9%: CAD 6,201.00 to 9,430.20
Core resources built 13.6%: CAD 21,624.00 to 32,884.80
Security, gateway and connections 9.1%: CAD 14,469.00 to 22,003.80
Testing and fixes 1.9%: CAD 3,021.00 to 4,594.20
Docs, SDKs and load tests 4.5%: CAD 7,155 to 10,881
Security review questions answered 7.7%: CAD 12,243.00 to 18,618.60
Launch 1.9%: CAD 3,021.00 to 4,594.20
Launch and first callers 5.5%: CAD 8,745 to 13,299
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 15,900 to 24,180

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Example projectWeb app

Quality records system, modernised

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A machine shop's nonconformance and corrective action records sit in an old in-house tool that runs on one unsupported server, and auditors keep asking for reports it cannot produce.

// What we would build

A rebuild of the quality records system on your own servers: every record and attachment carried across and checked, the same workflow in a modern web app, and the reports your customers' auditors ask for, built in.

// What is in it

Every nonconformance and corrective action carried across
Attachments moved and checked against the originals
The same workflow, in a supported web app
Audit reports built in, on your own servers

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
TypeScript
Playwright
Docker

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$113,000 to US$172,000, delivered within 19 weeksCAD 160,900 to 244,800
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.4 to 3.4 weeks
Access rules reviewed with your designated official: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Core features: 2.9 to 4.4 weeks
Full build: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 weeks
Security review questions answered: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Server delivery and installation: 2 to 6 weeks
Security review and vendor onboarding: 4 to 8 weeks
ERP test access from your IT team: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 32,180 to 48,960
Discovery 6%: CAD 9,654 to 14,688
Design approved 6%: CAD 9,654 to 14,688
Access rules reviewed with your designated official 7.7%: CAD 12,389.30 to 18,849.60
Core features 18.1%: CAD 29,122.90 to 44,308.80
Full build 12%: CAD 19,308 to 29,376
Testing and fixes 6%: CAD 9,654 to 14,688
Security review questions answered 7.7%: CAD 12,389.30 to 18,849.60
Launch 6.5%: CAD 10,458.50 to 15,912.00
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 16,090 to 24,480

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// by service

Go deeper on one kind of work.

Pages for the services we have the most to say about in this industry.

~/apps

Defence parts tracking

Serialised parts tracking with barcode and data matrix scanning for maintenance, repair and overhaul, and controlled goods registers, deployed on your premises or in your tenant.

~/ai

Air-gapped defence AI

A technical manuals assistant on an open-source model inside an air-gapped network, answering from your own manuals with the section cited, and no path to the internet.

~/chains

Aerospace provenance

Certificates of conformance and test reports recorded on a private permissioned ledger shared by a prime and its suppliers, so part provenance cannot be quietly changed.

~/compliance

Defence compliance

Software scoped with your designated official for the Controlled Goods Program and with your security team for on-premise or air-gapped deployment. Audits and assessments are carried out independently.

// questions

What buyers in this industry ask us.

Do you work with companies outside Canada?

Yes, within whatever limits your programme and export rules set. We are in British Columbia; prices are in Canadian dollars.

Do you hold security clearances?

We claim none. Where a contract requires cleared or registered personnel, we discuss it during scoping, before any work on controlled data.

How do payments work?

A deposit to start, then payments at agreed milestones, with 10% held until 30 days after launch. The deposit is a smaller share on larger projects.

Who owns the code?

You do, once the work is paid for, including the models and the deployment scripts.

// other industries

Nearby industries.

~/aviation

Aviation and aerospace

Digital task cards for your technicians, a custom model for tech log entries, back-to-birth parts records on a private ledger and apps for flight schools.

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~/manufacturing

Manufacturing

MES dashboards, technician apps, vision on the line, supplier portals and maintenance agents.

See the examples

~/supply-chain

Supply chain

Inbound control towers, multi-tier sourcing ledgers with supplier portals, supplier risk agents and sustainability data portals.

See the examples

All industries

// where we work

Find your market.

We work from Kelowna with clients across Canada, the United States and further afield. Each market page covers working hours, hosting, the privacy law that applies, and prices in your currency.

Every market

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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