About

Built by engineers who
lived the problem.

Redline was born from watching engineering changes destroy production schedules, create write-offs, and break delivery promises — all because nobody connected the engineering decision to the operational reality.

The Story

Why this problem,
why now.

Every machine builder running an ERP system has the same invisible problem: when engineering decides to change a part, nobody systematically checks what's already in stock, what's on order, and what's being built right now.

Today, one person — usually the engineering coordinator or supply chain manager — does this manually in Excel. It takes half a day per change, touches five departments, and everyone lives with the anxiety that they got it wrong.

Redline exists because this problem is now solvable. ERP data is accessible through APIs. Modern web tools make cross-department coordination effortless. And SME manufacturers are finally ready to adopt SaaS tools for operational problems — not just accounting.

Meet the founder

Dennis
Jacobs

Founder · Fomentum

I spent years as an ERP consultant working with manufacturing companies across the Netherlands. At every client I saw the same problem: an engineer would change a part, and the rest of the organisation would find out too late.

The operational consequences — what to do with existing inventory, which purchase orders to amend, when to switch production — lived in spreadsheets and the memory of one overworked coordinator. I built Redline to close that gap.

✓ ERP implementation consultant

✓ Specialized in manufacturing & machine building

✓ Built Redline from firsthand operational pain

Experience with

Principles

What we believe.

Trust is earned with data

If the phase-in calculation can't be explained in plain language, it doesn't ship. Engineers must trust the output more than their own spreadsheet.

Adoption beats features

Procurement will never log in. That's fine. Redline works through email notifications that require zero training. The system of record doesn't need a login.

Replace, don't supplement

If teams still use Excel alongside Redline, we've failed. The tool must be faster than the manual process from day one — not after a learning curve.

One mistake pays for a year

One poorly coordinated change costs €20K–€100K. Redline costs less per year than a single mistake. That's not marketing — it's the pricing anchor.

Journey

Where we are.

2024

Problem identified. After years of watching engineering changes create operational chaos at manufacturing companies, the core insight crystallised: the gap between PLM and ERP is where every mistake happens.

Early 2025

Product designed. System architecture, phase-in calculation engine, and brand identity completed. Every edge case documented. Every ERP data scenario mapped.

2025

MVP built. Full engineering change workflow, phase-in calculator, and action list engine completed. Ready for real-world validation.

2026

Pilot program. Selecting 3 machine builders in the Netherlands to run Redline with real engineering changes and live ERP data. First commercial customers to follow.

See it with your data.

Book a 30-minute walkthrough. We'll process one of your real engineering changes through Redline.

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