Dextrus — industrial automation
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9+ years delivering reliable automation ·
Projects in 5 countries

No two plants are alike. Your automation shouldn't be either.

From the machine that just went down to a system built from scratch: we design, integrate and commission the automation your process actually calls for. One team accountable, from drawing to start-up.

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Dextrus
dextrus // industrial automation
Projects in 5 countries
Brazil · Argentina · Mexico · USA · Canada
Robots we have worked with
KUKA · ABB · FANUC
PLCs and HMIs we have worked with
Siemens · WEG · Omron · Allen-Bradley · Schneider · Delta · Panasonic · Novus · Xinje
International partnership
projects with an Italian firm
About Dextrus
9+ years delivering reliable automation
5 countries projects delivered
Tubarão home base, Brazil

Every plant has that one machine: imported, aging, or too specific for anyone to touch.

When it goes down, the OEM won't answer and the integrator tells you “that's not our scope”.

That's where Dextrus comes in. We're an engineering shop built for custom automation — the kind that never comes out of a catalog, because it's drawn around your process.

Repair, upgrade or a build from scratch. You talk straight to the engineer who designs it and writes the code, and you get the machine running.

×

Custom automation, delivered by the people with their hands on it.

The routine that stops the line

Sound familiar?

A stopped line doesn't wait for a quote. Every hour without output turns into late orders, idle crews and overtime to catch up.

  • 01 The machine is down and the OEM won't get back to you: they're on the other side of the world, or out of business.
  • 02 The PLC program is gone, and whoever wrote it disappeared with it.
  • 03 Three people doing by hand what one machine would do more accurately.
  • 04 You asked for a quote and heard “that's outside what we do”.
  • 05 The supplier doesn't speak your team's engineering language, and the project turns into rework.
  • 06 Electrical with one vendor, mechanical with another, software with a third. And nobody owns the result.
  • 07 The machine runs, but it could produce more, fail less and trace everything.
Method X

The crux of it is your process.

In the Dextrus mark, the X is where different paths meet. In your project, it's where your process, the right technology and the people who execute cross.

We call it Method X: understand your operation in depth first, choose the technology second. Never the other way around.

That's why we have no shelf product to push. We work across PLC and robot brands, and build the solution around the problem.

01 Your process
02 The right technology
03 The people who execute
Where the three cross is where the project starts.

Where do you want to start?

01

My machine is down

Diagnosis and corrective maintenance, on site or remote. Including machines with no documentation or lost software.

Maintenance · Remote support · Software recovery
I need support
02

I want to improve what I have

More output, fewer errors and more control on the machine you already own, without buying a new one.

Retrofit · Siemens and other PLCs and HMIs · Robots · Vision systems · Barcode traceability
I want an upgrade
03

I need something built from scratch

From concept to running equipment: electrical and mechanical design, software development, coordinated fabrication and commissioning, in Brazil or abroad.

Special systems · Sorters · Dedicated machines · Commissioning and start-up
Let's build it
Scope

Everything we do

PLC, HMI and SCADA software development

Siemens, WEG, Omron, Allen-Bradley, Schneider, Delta, Panasonic, Novus, Xinje and others.

Industrial robot integration

KUKA, ABB and FANUC.

Vision systems

Automatic inspection that catches the defect before your customer does.

Barcode readers

Traceability for every item across the operation.

Electrical and mechanical design

Drawn from what your operation actually needs.

Machine retrofit

New controls on a machine that still has plenty of production left.

Commissioning and start-up

Machine handed over running, in Brazil or abroad.

Special systems

Sorters, dedicated machines and solutions that don't exist off the shelf.

Maintenance and improvements

To keep your systems running safely.

Benefits

What changes on your floor

  • × Your line stops depending on an OEM that won't pick up the phone.
  • × You talk straight to the engineer who designs it and writes the code. No telephone game.
  • × Engineer-to-engineer conversation with your technical team.
  • × One party accountable for the whole project, from electrical to fabrication coordinated with partners.
  • × The intervention is planned around your shutdown window, not the other way around.
  • × Fewer manual steps: fewer errors, less rework, more output per shift.
  • × Every item traced and every defect stopped before it leaves the plant.
  • × Machines from different brands talking through the same system.
Projects

Projects that speak for us

01

Rewinder retrofit

Sector: converting · Brazil
The challenge

The machine wouldn't hold the final roll diameter. Finished product came out off spec.

What we did

We installed a position control system with servo motors and a ball screw, holding the final diameter to the precision the customer needed.

Result

Less material waste and a better finish on the final product.

02

Robotic steel coil marking

Sector: steel · Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, USA and Canada
The challenge

Commission a paint marking system for steel coils using an articulated robot, integrated into the production line.

What we did

We installed the pneumatic paint system together with the articulated robot, integrated into the customer's line, to mark hot or cold steel coils.

Result

Safer, more precise and faster operation, with a cleaner mark.

03

Sorter for a distribution center

Sector: logistics · Brazil
The challenge

The customer wanted a machine that would sort goods by the destination encoded in each product's barcode.

What we did

We automated sorting with pneumatic arms and barcode reading, tied to the recipe the operator sets on the HMI. Each arm is bound to a destination: the system reads the code, identifies the destination and fires the right arm as the item passes.

Result

Less rework, fewer returns from wrong-destination deliveries, less dependence on manual labor, and faster, more accurate shipping.

Who is behind it

Henrique Oliveira Cardoso

Founder of Dextrus
Talk to Henrique

Automation technician with 9+ years in the field. Has worked with Siemens, WEG, Omron, Allen-Bradley, Schneider, Delta, Panasonic, Novus and Xinje PLCs and HMIs, and with KUKA, ABB and FANUC robots.

Has run projects in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, the USA and Canada, in partnership with an Italian company.

Dextrus was founded to bring that experience into one place: custom automation, handled by the person inside the project.

How it works

What working with Dextrus looks like

Method X in 5 steps

01

Conversation

You describe the problem over WhatsApp or a call. Photos and video of the machine help.

02

Diagnosis

If needed, we meet or come to your plant to see the operation up close.

03

Proposal

Scope, schedule and investment in writing. You know exactly what you are getting.

04

Execution

Design, software development, fabrication with qualified partners, installation and commissioning.

05

Handover

Testing with the machine in operation, plus the full project documentation.

Where we work

Based in Tubarão, Brazil, serving all of Brazil and abroad, subject to schedule.

What you get at the end
  • × A machine or system running and tested in your operation
  • × Project software and electrical drawings
  • × Operating manual, when the machine is developed by Dextrus

What is your downtime costing you?

Run this number before you compare quotes.

Every hour down costs your company about $0.

Over an 8-hour shift, that is $0.

A rough estimate. It leaves out overtime, late-delivery penalties and the damage to your own customer relationships.

More often than not, the expensive option is leaving things exactly as they are.

Fix my downtime

Investment

Every project has its own scope, so there is no price list. The quote comes after a first conversation, free and with no obligation.

The proposal arrives formal and detailed: scope, schedule, investment and payment terms. Ready for your purchasing team to compare against other bids, fully invoiced.

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Coming soon

Dextrus Support Plan

We are putting together a continuous support plan for teams who would rather prevent downtime than chase it.

Want to hear about it first?

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Decision

What usually weighs on the decision

How long will this take?

Every project ships with a phased schedule in the proposal. You know what happens at each stage and when the machine is back in production.

Will the machine be down for long?

No. Whatever can be prepared before we arrive is prepared before we arrive. The intervention is booked inside your window: weekend, holiday or planned shutdown.

Isn't custom automation expensive?

Custom means paying only for what your process needs. In many cases a retrofit solves it without replacing the whole machine. And the scope is fixed in writing, with no surprises halfway through.

Can a lean company handle a large project?

Lean means talking straight to the people doing the work, with no account layer in between. For fabrication we run a network of qualified partners, coordinated by us. And this same setup has already worked in steel mills across 5 countries, alongside an Italian firm.

What if my case is too specific?

That is exactly the kind of project Dextrus looks for. If there were an off-the-shelf fix, you would have bought it already.

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Guarantee

No surprises, from quote to handover

Our work is not finished until the machine runs exactly the way we agreed.

  • 01 Scope fixed in writing What is in the proposal is what you get.
  • 02 Phased schedule You follow every stage of the project.
  • 03 Testing before sign-off Delivery ends only once the machine is validated in your operation.
  • 04 12-month warranty On systems developed by Dextrus.
  • 05 Support for life After handover, you will always have someone to call about your project.
Schedule

Your next planned shutdown is the ideal window.

Year-end, plant vacation, general maintenance: that is when retrofits and upgrades happen without losing production. And those dates get taken fast.

Dextrus is lean, and part of the calendar goes to projects abroad, so we take a limited number of projects at a time.

The earlier the conversation, the easier it is to fit your project into your next shutdown.

Hold my date
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Question not here? Send it over with a photo or video of the machine. We reply with the technical path, even if we are not the ones to do the work.

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Do you work in my region? +

Yes. We are based in Tubarão, Brazil, and work across Brazil and abroad, subject to schedule. We have delivered in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, the USA and Canada.

Do you work with any brand of PLC and robot? +

We have worked with Siemens, WEG, Omron, Allen-Bradley, Schneider, Delta, Panasonic, Novus and Xinje PLCs and HMIs, and with KUKA, ABB and FANUC robots. If yours is another brand, get in touch and we will take a look.

Do you only do the software, or the whole project? +

Both. We can come in for software alone or take the whole project: electrical, mechanical, software, coordinated fabrication and installation.

My machine has no documentation and no software. Can anything be done? +

Yes. We map out how the machine works, recover or rewrite the software, and leave everything documented so you never go through this again.

Do you make site visits? +

Yes, when the project calls for it. Often a WhatsApp conversation with photos and video is enough to put the proposal together.

What if something goes wrong after handover? +

You have support for life, on site or remote. Systems developed by Dextrus carry a 12-month warranty, and maintenance services 3 months. Full terms come with the proposal.

The machine is down right now. Can you help? +

Message us on WhatsApp with a photo or video. Depending on the case, remote support can solve it. If a site visit is needed, we schedule it around the calendar.

Contact

Your machine running starts with one message.

Picture Monday with the line running at the right pace. No workarounds, no depending on someone who vanished.

That is what Dextrus delivers: automation designed around your process, from drawing to start-up.

Tell us your challenge. You leave the first conversation with a clearer path.

Message us on WhatsApp

Free technical call • No obligation • Reply within 1 business day

or email contato@dextrus.com.br

P.S.

Machine down right now? Skip the report. Record a 30-second video of the machine and the panel and send it on WhatsApp. Depending on the case, we can start solving it by remote access the same day.

No two plants are alike. Your solution does not have to be either.