Modernize the plant you already have.
Stagehead is the engineering team your plant doesn't have on staff. We take the jobs that are:
- Too small for big integrators
- Too technical for your maintenance crew
We specialize in industrial jobs that need advanced electronics and software: computer vision, machine learning, RF and wireless links, advanced sensors, high-speed connectivity, cloud dashboards and LLM integration.
Too small for an integrator. Too technical for maintenance.
Keeps the plant running. Vision, robots and circuit boards aren't their job.
Everything in between. One line or one station, fixed price, done in weeks.
New lines and big projects. Your one-station fix waits in their queue.
What we do
- Detail A
Machine vision
Catch wrong labels, bad codes and underfills at line speed, before they reach your customer. Fitted to the line you already run.
See machine vision - Detail B
Custom hardware
When the OEM part is gone or nothing off the shelf fits, we design the board, tester or fixture, and hand you every file.
See custom hardware - Detail C
Connectivity
See which machine stopped, for how long and why, live. From the machines you already own, old or new, on a screen by the line.
See connectivity - Detail D
Robotics
A cobot cell that loads your machine or stacks your cases, so your people stop doing the same lift all shift.
See robotics - Detail E
Mobile robots
Off-the-shelf robots that move totes, carts and pallets between stations, so your people stop pushing carts and get back to the line.
See mobile robots
Find the bottleneck first
A line study measures your line and tests fixes on a model before you spend. The fee is credited toward the fix.
How we work
- 1 day1
Walk the floor
Written scope, fixed price. We spend a day on your floor with your supervisors and maintenance lead and pick the problem worth fixing first. If the bottleneck isn't clear, we start with a line study.
You get: scope, fixed quote, payback estimate
- 2–6 weeks2
Prove it on one line
Measured on your numbers. We install on one line or station, then check it against the target we agreed: rejects caught, downtime logged, hours saved.
You get: a working system, before and after numbers
- Line by line3
Roll it out
Same hardware, same screens. If the numbers hold, we copy it to your other lines, so your team only learns it once.
You get: drawings, code, spares list, operator training
- Monthly4
Keep it running
On call. You own it all. Remote access you control, a bypass so the line never waits on us, spares on site, and a local electrician for the panel.
You get: a monthly support plan, no lock-in
About the founders
Best friends since middle school. Now we build for your plant.

Frank Walsh
Co-founder, hardware
Seven years designing production electronics at Tesla, now in systems integration at Apple. Frank builds the boards, harnesses and test stations that factories run on, and wins hackathons in his spare time.
- Designed the world's first 48 V automotive USB-C charger
- Lead electrical architect, 2024 Tesla Model Y refresh
- Released the Tesla Semi's production wire harnesses
- M.Eng. in Industrial Engineering, Oregon State University (2027)

Andrew Nash
Co-founder, software
Staff autonomous-driving engineer at Aurrigo in Ottawa. Andrew builds software that sees, measures and decides in real time, on computers small enough to bolt to a machine.
- Tech lead of Aurrigo's self-driving team
- Built the autonomy for Canada's first medium-speed driverless shuttle
- Created Aurrigo's airport simulator, millions of times faster than real time
- M.Sc. in Computer Science, Memorial University
Based in Ottawa and St. John's. We come to you, anywhere in Canada.