No ERP. No SCADA.
Everything else.
You do not need a $500K ERP or a SCADA with industrial wiring to have full visibility of your operation. Patok gives you professional control from day one.
The plant owner's dilemma
They tell you that you need an ERP to have control. The reality is different.
$500K+ investment
An average industrial ERP costs hundreds of thousands of dollars between licenses, consultants, and integration. For an SME, that is out of reach.
12–24 months to implement
ERP projects that take one to two years, with consulting teams living in your plant. And in the end you use 20% of the features.
Wiring and PLCs required
A SCADA requires wiring every machine with physical cabling and industrial protocols. If your machine is old or manual, it simply does not apply.
La an honest comparison
Not every path to digitization takes millions and years of implementation.
| Criteria | Traditional ERP | SCADA | Patok |
|---|---|---|---|
| Implementation cost | $200K - $1M USD | $50K - $300K USD | From $500 USD/month |
| Implementation time | 12 – 24 months | 3 – 6 months | 1 – 2 weeks |
| Requires wiring | No (but servers, yes) | Yes, extensive | No. Just WiFi + tablets |
| Shop floor visibility | None (it is administrative) | Only connected machines | The whole plant |
| Part traceability | Generic lot level | Not applicable | Part by part with QR |
| Automatic OEE | ❌ | Partial | ✅ Complete |
| Works with old machines | Depends | ❌ Requires PLCs | ✅ Any machine |
| Learning curve | Months of training | Specialized technicians | Operator learns in 1 day |
What you do get with Patok
Every capability you need. None of the ones you do not.
Kiosks at the workstation
Industrial tablets at every machine. Operators scan a QR to report production, without typing anything.
Mobile operator
Every operator uses their phone as the interface. Scanning a QR takes 2 seconds — no complicated apps.
Visual planning
A dashboard of materials, work orders, and capacity. Everything an MRP does, without the complexity of an ERP.
Implementing an ERP was not realistic for our size. With Patok we had production control in the first week — no consultants, no wiring, no drama.
Do not wait for the ERP.
Start today.
Full visibility of your operation with no 18-month contracts, no consultants, and no production stoppage. You start with one machine, not the whole plant.