Industrial Legacy System Modernization
Modernize Your Shop-Floor Systems Without Stopping the Production Line
Your legacy systems run critical operations, but they are isolated, vulnerable, and increasingly difficult to maintain. We safely migrate aging MES, HMI, and ERP platforms to modern architectures. Achieve true IT/OT convergence and secure your data without a single hour of unplanned downtime.
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Denovo Studios
The Risk of Aging Software
Your Old Systems are Creating Blind Spots and Critical Security Risks
Most manufacturers are trapped by the very systems that built their success. Decades-old desktop applications and isolated ERPs create massive data silos, preventing real-time telemetry and advanced automation. As hardware ages out and the original developers retire, maintaining these systems shifts from an IT nuisance to a severe operational risk. This technical debt usually manifests in these critical ways:
Retiring talent making legacy languages like Delphi, VB6, and RPG impossible to support.
Unsupported operating systems exposing the industrial network to catastrophic security and compliance failures.
Hardware lock-in forcing reliance on aging, irreplaceable physical servers and legacy terminals.
Isolated shop-floor data that cannot sync with modern cloud analytics or AI predictive maintenance tools.
Inability to scale or integrate with modern machinery via OPC UA or modern REST APIs.
High risk of catastrophic production downtime due to aging, unstable databases.
Modernizing your architecture eliminates these risks and transforms isolated machines into a fully connected, secure operation.
Our Modernization Approach
End-to-End Industrial Software Modernization
From isolating vulnerable desktop apps to fully connecting your shop floor to the cloud, we modernize every layer of your legacy technical stack. We replace aging systems with reliable, secure architectures, ensuring your operations scale seamlessly without the danger of "rip and replace" downtime.
Security & OS Compliance
We eliminate the CVE vulnerabilities of outdated operating systems (like Windows CE and Windows 7) to ensure you pass strict SOC 2 and industry audits.
Zero-Downtime Deployment
Our phased, side-by-side rollout guarantees production continuity—your legacy systems keep running while the new architecture seamlessly comes online.
Application Containerization & Encapsulation
We isolate brittle, unpatchable legacy software into modern Windows containers, bypassing Windows 11 compatibility conflicts and instantly buying you an operational runway.
Legacy Desktop App Modernization
We transition aging Delphi, Visual Basic 6, C++ Builder, PowerBuilder, and FoxPro HMI and MES interfaces into modern, event-driven web applications built for the shop floor.
AS/400 & RPG APIfication
We encapsulate legacy IBM i (AS/400) and RPG code with modern REST APIs, unlocking immediate data flow without altering your bulletproof core logic.
ERP & Supply Chain Integration
We connect your newly modernized shop-floor tools directly into your core ERP (like SAP or Infor), eliminating manual data entry and blind spots.
IT/OT Convergence
We bridge the gap between your physical machinery and IT infrastructure using modern, secure industrial protocols like OPC UA and MQTT.
Legacy Database Extraction
We safely untangle and migrate aging, tightly-coupled databases (like BDE or old SQL versions) to stable, highly available, and redundant cloud environments.
Windows Mobile to Android Enterprise
We transition your warehouse barcode scanners and rugged mobile terminals from end-of-life Windows Mobile to secure, modern Android architectures.
Operational Impact
What Happens When the Factory Floor is Connected
When your manufacturing systems are finally freed from legacy constraints, the entire operation shifts from reactive to proactive. Real-time machine telemetry flows directly into the cloud, enabling predictive maintenance and automated supply chain routing. You gain total visibility, impenetrable security, and a resilient digital infrastructure built for Industry 4.0.
Among Our Clients
Trusted By
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System & Risk Audit
We evaluate your aging software, older operating systems, and databases to find hidden security flaws and stability risks before they cause a major breakdown on your shop floor.
2
Safety & Protection Strategy
We create a step-by-step roadmap to upgrade your systems safely. When needed, we can instantly isolate your old applications in a secure virtual bubble, protecting your business and buying you time to plan the full upgrade.
3
Side-by-Side Testing
We build and run your new modern software right alongside your old system. Your team can test the new screens and make sure everything works perfectly in the real world with absolutely zero risk to daily operations.
4
Safe Switchover & Launch
Once the new software is fully tested and proven on the floor, we smoothly turn off the old system and retire your outdated hardware. Your modernized operation is now fully connected, highly secure, and ready to scale.
Testimonials
See Why Clients Love Working With Us
"I've worked with Denovo Studios for over a year now and the process has been absolutely seamless."
Dr. Ariel Smith PhD, RN - University of Illinois at Chicago
“Successful deployment of projects into our production environment within desired timeframe and budget."
Jeff Rogers - Cutting Edge Countertops
"The team is able to speak intelligently about what they’re going to do and what potential issues would be. I’ve had a lot of contractors just nod their heads, without knowing what I’m asking for, and do whatever they want. Denovo Studios really took the time to understand what I was looking for."
Sam Borick - Virginia Transportation Corporation
"The project was a success. Furthermore, they were great for helping us fix bugs that other developers outside of their organization had made and helpful in brainstorming sessions."
Alexander Brunache- Curenav
"Denovo Studios tackles requests very proactively. Additionally, their ability to outline all the steps needed to complete the project and their [App Development] capabilities have been valuable assets. Despite being a service provider, they feel like a part of the internal team."
Steven Strohl - Unrapp
"[Denovo Studios] were highly responsive, very knowledgeable, and easy to work with. They provided great service on our project, coupled with a deep understanding of the problem we were facing. They were able to quickly jump in and help us get up and running to meet our short development timeline. We would highly recommend them and use their services again when needed."
Noah DiCenso - Innovasystems International LLC
