Automation & Controls
Industrial automation, control systems, integration and technical project delivery.
Australian engineering & technology consultancy
Engineering better
systems.
Engineering. Software. AI.
Heer Labs helps businesses solve operational and technical problems through engineering, software, automation and applied AI.
From an extra engineer on a critical project to a complete AI-enabled business system.
Engineering · Software · Integration · Automation · AI · Embedded teams
How we think
Bring us the problem.
We’ll work out the technology.
You shouldn’t need to know whether the answer is another engineer, better software, automation, AI or simply connecting the systems you already have.
Tell us what’s taking too long, what isn’t working, or what you want your business to be able to do.
Use what works
Connect what’s disconnected
Build what’s missing
Support what we deliver
Engineering capability
Engineering for
the real world.
From industrial systems and automation to software, infrastructure and data, Heer Labs provides engineering capability across modern operational environments.
OT & Industrial Systems
Operational technology, industrial networks and connected systems.
Systems Integration
Connecting equipment, applications, platforms and business systems.
Software Engineering
Custom applications, internal tools, APIs and operational software.
Data & Historian Systems
Operational data, historians, pipelines, reporting and analytics.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Infrastructure for modern applications, integrations and operational systems.
Applied AI
Practical AI integrated into existing workflows and systems.
Two ways we help
Capability that fits
your business.
Make the busy work disappear.
Automate repetitive work, connect your software and use AI where it actually saves time.
See how we help small businesses ↗Add specialist engineering capability exactly where projects need it.
Embedded engineers, project augmentation, systems integration, software delivery and AI implementation.
Explore embedded engineering ↗How we work
Use what works.
Build what’s missing.
We start with how the business works today, then choose the most sensible combination of people and technology.
- 01
Understand
Tell us the problem, opportunity or project.
- 02
Design
We work out the right combination of people and technology.
- 03
Deliver
We implement alongside your team and trusted vendors.
- 04
Support
We can stay responsible for maintenance and improvement.
Applied AI
AI, put to work.
We don’t sell AI. We make it useful.
Tell us the repetitive, expensive or frustrating part of your business. We’ll determine whether AI can actually improve it — and implement it if it can.
Turn information into usable data.
Documents, emails, forms, invoices, reports and images.
Extraction · Processing · Classification · SearchHelp your team find and use information.
Knowledge assistants, reporting, analysis and operational insights.
Search · Analysis · Decision supportAutomate repetitive work.
Customer communication, administration, data entry and system updates.
Automation · Updates · Task routingAI should fit into the way your business works — not force your business to work around AI.
Describe an AI opportunity ↗Third-party integration
We don’t need to
build everything.
Thousands of AI products already exist. If one already solves your problem well, we’ll use it. Heer Labs can evaluate, integrate and maintain third-party products alongside your existing technology.
The objective isn’t to sell you more software. It’s to solve the problem.Find
Evaluate
Integrate
Manage
WorkflowSelect
A Heer Labs platform for discovering and evaluating AI products—supporting our philosophy of using existing products where they are the best solution.
Explore WorkflowSelect ↗Representative work
Engineering in
the real world.
These example engagements show the kinds of problems Heer Labs is equipped to solve. They are not customer case studies.
Fleet Operations
Connect operational systems and reduce manual administration.- Vehicle data
- Registration information
- Maintenance systems
- Operational dashboards
- Automation
Industrial Systems
Add engineering capability to an operational technology project.- Automation
- Industrial data
- System integration
- Infrastructure
- Commissioning support
Business Automation
Turn repetitive administrative workflows into connected systems.- Email processing
- Document extraction
- Data entry
- System updates
- Reporting
AI Implementation
Take an AI opportunity from idea to working system.- Opportunity assessment
- Product evaluation
- Integration
- Custom engineering
- Ongoing monitoring
Managed support
We don’t disappear
after launch.
Heer Labs can continue maintaining, monitoring and improving the systems we deliver.
One team from implementation through operation.Discuss ongoing support ↗Build
Run
Improve
Built by Heer Labs
Real problems.
Reusable products.
Some problems appear again and again. When they do, we build a better way to solve them.
Heer Labs product · AI products & integration
WS
WorkflowSelect
Find and evaluate AI tools for real business workflows.
Explore WorkflowSelect ↗In development · Fleet operationsFC
Fleet Control
Operational software for businesses that run vehicles and equipment.
Explore Fleet Control ↗In development · Workshop operationsWC
Workshop Control
A better operating system for automotive, heavy vehicle and equipment workshops.
Explore Workshop Control ↗Research · Heer Labs researchHO
HomeOS
An intelligent operating layer for the modern home.
Explore HomeOS ↗The consultancy–product flywheel
Real problems build
better products.
Consult
Integrate
Learn
Build
Improve
Working closely with businesses shows us where existing technology falls short. When the same operational problem appears repeatedly, Heer Labs may turn that insight into reusable software.
Customer confidential information is not reused as product data. Products are informed by recurring workflow patterns and market needs.What’s getting in the way?
Tell us about it. You don’t need to know the solution.
An engineering project that’s short on people. Software that doesn’t talk to another system. Hours lost to repetitive administration. An AI idea you’re not sure is possible.
Describe the problem ↗