Smart Factory Solutions

Smart Factory Solutions – Optimize Manufacturing With Intelligent Automation

Streamline your industrial processes and drive intelligent automation with Toptal’s Smart Factory Solutions. Our experienced team will accelerate your digital transformation with connected manufacturing solutions that boost efficiency, reduce downtime, and future-proof your operations.

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Clients Served

35,000+

Total Vetted Professionals

30,000+

AI & Big Data Experts

2,000+

AI & Data Project Hours Delivered

250,000+

TRUSTED BY LEADING BRANDS

Our Services

Toptal Smart Factory Solutions

Transform and future-proof your manufacturing operations with Toptal’s Smart Factory Solutions. Our advanced manufacturing consultants partner with your team to integrate intelligent technologies, optimize production workflows, and accelerate your digital manufacturing journey for sustained efficiency and innovation.

Smart Factory Strategy Development

Design a tailored roadmap to guide your smart factory transformation and digital manufacturing journey.

Edge Computing for Smart Manufacturing

Deploy edge computing systems to process real-time data and reduce latency on the production floor.

Industrial Automation Implementation

Integrate intelligent automation to streamline routine tasks within core industrial workflows.

IIoT System Integration

Connect Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices to digitize production and enable live data visibility.

Legacy System Modernization

Upgrade legacy factory systems to support smart technologies and cloud-based integrations.

Digital Twin Development

Build digital replicas of physical systems to simulate workflows, test optimizations, and predict outcomes.

Predictive Maintenance Solutions

Use predictive analytics to anticipate equipment failures, increase uptime, and drive continuous improvement.

MES Integration and Optimization

Deploy manufacturing execution systems (MES) to synchronize workflows and boost smart factory efficiency.

Machine Vision for Quality Control

Leverage AI-powered vision systems for automated product inspections and real-time defect detection.

Smart Supply Chain Automation

Digitize and optimize supply chain operations with AI tools and smart manufacturing technologies.

Industrial Cybersecurity Integration

Protect connected systems and IoT devices with integrated, end-to-end cybersecurity solutions.

Factory Data Intelligence and Insights

Transform operational data into actionable insights using advanced analytics and real-time processing.

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PARTNERSHIP THAT WORKS

How We Deliver Smart Factory Solutions

Our smart factory experts, with experience at leading companies, develop and deploy tailored solutions to meet your business needs and unique industry demands for sustainable results and long-term success.

Discover

A leader from our team works with you to understand your business challenges, pain points, and strategic goals to uncover new opportunities and identify the options to reach your objectives.

Define

Toptal leaders collaborate with your team to define your specific goals and service needs, evaluating multiple approaches and aligning requirements with your strategic objectives to define the best solution.

Develop

We will create your unique project timeline, process, and first drafts, whether you’d like to optimize your manufacturing processes or implement AI capabilities in your day-to-day operations.

Deploy

Toptal will get to work, tracking quality assurance, handling project management, and maintaining the delivery schedule.

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Robert Orshaw

CEO, Technology Services

As Toptal’s CEO of Technology Services, Robert leads strategy and operations across our technical services portfolio, spanning AI, automation, and operations. He previously served as Deloitte’s Managing Director & Chief Commercial Officer, transforming its Cloud Operate and Engineering business into a multibillion-dollar operation. He held senior roles at IBM, Velocity, co-founded Corio, and was CIO for two Fortune 500 companies.As Toptal’s CEO of Technology Services, Robert leads strategy and operations across our technical services portfolio, spanning AI, automation, and operations. He previously served as Deloitte’s Managing Director & Chief Commercial Officer, transforming its Cloud Operate and Engineering business into a multibillion-dollar operation. He held senior roles at IBM, Velocity, co-founded Corio, and was CIO for two Fortune 500 companies.

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CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS

Smart Factory Solutions Solutions That Deliver Value

Toptal delivers leading smart factory solutions through its diverse talent network and flexible delivery models. We implement the right skills at each project phase, blending expertise from various roles for seamless execution.

End-to-End Delivery by Toptal
On-demand Talent & Teams

End-to-End Delivery by Toptal

Comprehensive project delivery, tailored to your specific requirements.

CEO, Technology Services

Delivery Manager

Smart Factory Product Manager

Smart Factory Engineer

Industrial Engineer

Artificial Intelligence Developer

IoT Developer

QA Engineer

Robert Orshaw

CEO, Technology Services

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Technology Experience

35+ Years

Rachael Karaffa

Delivery Manager

Rachael serves as a Delivery Manager at Toptal with a focus on leading diverse global teams in developing innovative solutions for our clients. She works across multiple disciplines, including technology, marketing, and management consulting. Rachael specializes in managing people and client relationships, process optimization, and driving teams toward optimal business outcomes.

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Experience

9+ Years

Ece Isel

Verified Expert in Product Management

22+ Years

of Experience

Smart Factory Product Manager

Ece Isel is a seasoned smart factory product manager with 22+ years of experience driving digital innovation in manufacturing. For Pfizer, she led GenAI-powered solutions that cut issue resolution time by 67% and enabled scalable, agentic workflows. She delivered products like the PGS Unified Data Hub and AI chatbots by aligning regulatory, quality, and tech stakeholders. Ece's automation-first approach and strategic frameworks consistently produce measurable outcomes in smart factory environments

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Po-Chun Yu

Verified Expert in Engineering

9+ Years

of Experience

Smart Factory Engineer

Po-Chun Yu is a smart factory engineer with 9+ years of experience building industrial automation and data systems. His work includes robotic arm control, MES integration, and real-time dashboards for factory visibility and traceability. With deep expertise in C#, Blazor, LabVIEW, and Azure IoT, Po-Chun delivers scalable, high-performance factory solutions.

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Tarun Sharma

Verified Expert in Engineering

14+ Years

of Experience

Industrial Engineer

Tarun is a software architect who has worked with Fortune 500 clients and enterprise-level companies like Nestlé and Deloitte. He is also a result-oriented Citect SCADA Certified Engineer experienced in leading industrial control systems, SCADA, energy management systems (EMS), and critical infrastructure solution strategy development. As an IRCA Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, Tarun has expertly consulted and audited based on the said ISO framework.

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David Dai

Verified Expert in Engineering

13+ Years

of Experience

Artificial Intelligence Developer

David has extensive experience in building machine learning and deep learning (DL) solutions at top companies, including Apple, Google, and Facebook, unicorn startups, and academia, as he has a PhD from Carnegie Mellon U. He holds multiple patents in DL-based medical imaging tech and large-scale AI systems. David has grown an AI team to 60+ as the director and tech lead.

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Bruno Bittencourt

Verified Expert in Engineering

14+ Years

of Experience

IoT Developer

Bruno is an accomplished professional with more than 14 years of experience in embedded software development. His expertise spans embedded systems, human-machine interfaces (HMIs), graphical user interfaces (GUIs), IoT connectivity, mobile app development and distribution, and user experience. He focuses on delivering strategically positioned innovations that translate into products aligned with customer expectations and market demands.

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Seema K Nair

Verified Expert in Engineering

21+ Years

of Experience

QA Engineer

Seema brings more than 21 years of software testing and quality assurance expertise to the table. She has substantial experience with manual testing and the test automation of web and mobile applications. Seema is a certified Scrum master, an IBM-certified Db2 professional, and an AWS-certified solutions architect comfortable with Agile and Waterfall approaches. Her in-depth knowledge of API and performance testing delivers excellent results.

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On-demand Talent & Teams

30,000+ vetted professionals, ready to deploy individually or in teams.

Smart Factory Project Manager

SCADA Engineer

Robotics Developer

IoT Developer

Performance Tester

Machine Learning Engineer

AI Engineer

Computer Vision Consultant

QA Engineer and Developer

Verified Expert in Project Management

12+ Years

of Experience

Smart Factory Project Manager

Raidan has a proven record in smart factory transformation, with more than 12 years of experience integrating digital systems into complex manufacturing environments. As Regional Smart Factory Coordinator for ZF across the Americas, he led the rollout of standardized shop floor systems at 11 sites—streamlining operations, enhancing transparency, and delivering measurable cost savings. Blending IT expertise with Lean and Six Sigma, Raidan develops connected processes that boost performance and reduce inefficiencies. From real-time dashboards to region-wide digital roadmaps, he turns strategic vision into scalable operational excellence.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

20+ Years

of Experience

SCADA Engineer

Ronald is an electrical engineer with experience in motor drive and powertrain control, motor design, embedded software, power electronics, and engineering project management. He worked on numerous industry and academic projects concerning motor drive and powertrain testing at the dyno and vehicle platforms and Texas Instruments microcontroller-based motor drive implementation. Ronald is equally comfortable as a team player and a self-driven individual in delivering projects for his clients.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

15+ Years

of Experience

Robotics Developer

Olcay is a data engineer with a PhD in computer science and 15+ years of professional experience with extensive projects. He is a data warehouse (DWH) expert and a developer who focuses on productivity using robotics. He also has superior communication, decision-making, and organizational expertise backed by a master’s degree in business management. Olcay is an excellent team player and leader who undertakes challenging jobs with his outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

20+ Years

of Experience

IoT Developer

With more than 20 years of experience across multiple industries and regions, Pedro is a multidisciplinary IT professional with a strong technical background. He has worked with companies such as HP, CGI, Vodafone, Philips, Siemens, Fujitsu, and various SaaS and fintech organizations. His broad skill set supports digital transformation, cloud adoption, and software design and architecture—driving the delivery of high-quality software solutions.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

10+ Years

of Experience

Performance Tester

Since 2014, Adrian has been developing using Java and a variety of testing frameworks such as JUnit, TestNG, Selenium, Cucumber, and REST Assured, along with tools like JMeter, SoapUI, and IntelliJ IDEA. He has worked with numerous teams and projects, which enables him to communicate easily and adapt seamlessly to new work environments. Adrian is passionate about test automation and has joined Toptal to broaden the reach of his expertise through freelance projects globally.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

13+ Years

of Experience

Machine Learning Engineer

Matias is a machine learning engineer who's delivered creative solutions for social impact projects. His past experience includes working at IBM Research as a machine learning engineer (collaborating with IBM's Yorktown Heights research lab), co-founding a startup that develops research-backed cognitive games for the elderly (which was a provider for a Uruguayan government program), and working on several projects that use machine learning to innovate in the healthcare sector.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

5+ Years

of Experience

AI Engineer

Dragos is a passionate machine learning engineer with more than five years of experience in artificial intelligence. He is well-grounded in natural language processing, Python, and SQL. Dragos has an excellent knowledge of deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

23+ Years

of Experience

Computer Vision Consultant

Along with earning a doctorate in computer science and engineering, Dilip has decades of experience in the industry. Since 2015, he's been focusing on projects related to machine learning and deep learning. Dilip has an eye for detail, which helps in working closely with domain scientists and improving the accuracy and reliability of models for fine-grained image classification, object detection and segmentation, natural language processing, time-series forecasting, and generative AI.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

12+ Years

of Experience

QA Engineer and Developer

Dolly is a QA engineer with more than 12 years of experience in a range of industries, including real estate, travel, finance, and aviation. She has created multiple testing frameworks from the ground up using Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, and Cypress and has automated QA processes. Dolly manages test execution not only from the technical point of view but also from the customer’s, as she believes product usability is as vital as functionality.

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UNRIVALED EXPERTISE

Our Talent Has Worked With Top Companies

Having previously worked with these leading global companies, our talent brings valuable insights and expertise to deliver world-class outcomes.

WHY ORGANIZATIONS CHOOSE US

Toptal in Action

Discover the cutting-edge benefits our clients enjoy from the global Toptal network.

Toptal transforms an outdated software ecosystem for a large manufacturer.

Challenge: A large manufacturer relied on a 20-year-old software ecosystem built with legacy programming languages for mission-critical operations. Recognizing the risk of disruption, the organization enlisted Toptal Python coders to solve the problem.

Solution: Toptal’s Python programmers developed a proprietary transpiler that enabled automated conversion of the legacy code into Python and created a sophisticated automated testing suite to validate the precision of the migrated code.

Outcome: The custom transpiler delivered immediate cost reductions of 15% while improving the quality of the translated code by reducing errors. This streamlined migration process ensured that the company’s R&D workflows maintained their critical level of precision while benefiting from the efficiency and maintainability of Python.

Toptal Ranked #1 Most Reliable Professional Services Company in America

Newsweek and Statista’s rankings were based on an independent survey of more than 2,400 decision-makers at Fortune 500s.

IBM — Newsweek's Most Reliable Companies in America 2026 ranking. Toptal is ranked #11, the highest-ranked professional services firm.

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Methodology for the Rankings

How likely the respondent is to recommend the selected company to others.

Measures the convenience of interaction with the company and efficiency of processes.

Measures the company’s cost-effectiveness and quality relative to price.

Measures whether the company consistently meets or exceeds expectations in quality and timeliness of deliverables.

Measures the company’s ability to consistently fulfill commitments and maintain customer trust.

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Industry Insights

Explore Insights From the Smart Factory Solutions Field

Read the latest articles and resources to keep you current on emerging trends in smart factory solutions, Internet of Things (IoT), predictive maintenance and more.

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Some AI initiatives cut costs and drive innovation—others waste company resources without much ROI. An artificial intelligence and data analytics leader describes an effective framework for evaluating whether an AI project can deliver tangible, hard-hitting value.

Chas Stikeleather

10 Years of Experience

Chas is an artificial intelligence and data analytics leader with experience at Bain & Company and Toptal. He has spent most of his career helping Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, and SMBs across industries get the most out of their data. Chas holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Stetson University and a master’s degree in analytics from North Carolina State University.

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