Connected hardware & operations

Your business doesn't stop at the screen. Neither should your technology.

We connect the physical side of your business to the software that runs it. From displays, sensors, and equipment to vehicles, shipping, and warehouse operations, we build the systems that keep everything connected, automated, and working together.

A team designing a connected hardware product, reviewing a 3D model, prototype, and circuit boards
Connected spaces

The same system that runs your business can run your space.

When your data, workflows, and AI already live in one connected system, putting that intelligence onto a screen on the wall, a sensor on a machine, a scanner in the warehouse, or a truck in the field is just the next step, not a separate, bolted-on project.

Physical world
Screens
Vehicles
Sensors
Equipment
Scanners
Printers
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Your business
CRM
Accounting
Inventory
Dispatch
Reporting
Employees
What we connect

From screens and sensors to vehicles and shipping

Eight ways businesses connect the physical world to their software. You don't need all of them. You need the one or two that take the most off your plate.

Displays & signage

Your screens update themselves

Menu boardsQueue statusOrder-readyLive metrics
Vehicles & fleet

Know where your vehicles are

GPS trackingDispatchRoute planningDriver app
Shipping & fulfillment

From order received to shipped

Label printingConnected scalesRate shoppingTracking
Sensors & monitoring

Know before it's a problem

Fridge & freezerTemp & humidityLeak detectionEnergy use
Inventory & assets

Know what you have and where

Barcode & QRReorder alertsStock syncTool tracking
Kiosks & self-service

Let people help themselves

Check-inSelf-orderTime clocksSign-in
Connected equipment

Make old machines work smarter

Machine statusProduction countsFault alertsMaintenance
Smart buildings

Connect your building to your business

Access controlHVAC & lightingOccupancyMulti-location
See it in action

One event. Your whole business responds.

Something happens in the physical world and the rest of your business reacts, automatically. Pick a workflow and step through it.

Step 1 of 6
A customer places an order on your website.
What we connect

We capture the order and kick off everything below, with no one re-typing it.

How we build it

Your equipment. Your software. One connected system.

Use what you already have

We connect the devices and software you already own wherever we can, instead of selling you a pile of new boxes.

Reliable in the real world

Edge devices keep working when the internet blips and sync when it returns, so a flaky network doesn't stop your business.

Secure by design

Permissions, approvals, and monitoring are built in, so connected devices don't become a new risk.

We engineer the connections

We design the system, write the integrations, and build the custom interfaces, and bring in installation partners when a job needs them.

We connect hardware. We don't sell you boxes.

We're not a hardware manufacturer or an equipment installer. Our value is engineering the systems that connect your hardware, software, and operations into one. We'll source or configure devices and work with installers when a project calls for it.

Sacramento connected hardware & IoT

Hardware and IoT integration in Sacramento.

Develop & Conquer helps Sacramento businesses connect the physical side of their operation to the software that runs it: digital signage, sensors, kiosks, scanners, fleet and shipping hardware, and connected equipment.

Whether you're adding a few sensors, rolling displays out across locations, or wiring your warehouse and vehicles into one system, we engineer the connections, with reliability and security built in, and you own what we build.

Based in Sacramento, we work with businesses in Roseville, Folsom, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, Davis, and across Northern California, as well as clients working remotely.

Hardware engineering team assembling electronics alongside CAD designs and code (illustrative screens)
Common questions

Connected hardware, answered.

Do you sell or install the hardware?

No. We're not a hardware manufacturer or an equipment installer. Our value is engineering the systems that connect your hardware, software, and operations into one. We'll help source or configure devices and coordinate with installers when a project calls for it.

What kinds of hardware can you connect?

Digital signage and displays, IoT sensors, kiosks, barcode and RFID scanners, fleet and GPS devices, shipping and label hardware, and many types of connected equipment, generally anything that can communicate over a network, serial, API, or supported protocol.

Can you connect our existing equipment, or does it need to be new?

Often your existing equipment works. If a device can communicate over a network, serial, API, or a supported protocol, we can usually integrate it. If it genuinely can't, we'll tell you honestly and recommend a practical path.

How does hardware connect to the rest of our software?

Through APIs, webhooks, middleware, local gateways, and cloud services, with clear rules for how data flows, how failures are handled, and how the system stays reliable. A scan, a sensor reading, or a device event can land in your CRM, inventory, accounting, scheduling, or dashboards. See Systems integration.

What happens if a device goes offline?

We build in monitoring, alerts, and sensible fallbacks, so an offline or misbehaving device is caught and surfaced rather than silently dropping data. Edge devices can keep working through a network blip and sync when it returns.

Is connected hardware secure?

Security is part of the design: protected connections, access control, and monitoring, so connected devices don't become a new risk. We design so devices and data are handled carefully, with human oversight where it matters.

Do we own what you build?

Yes. You own the integration, the configuration, and the data. We build to be maintainable and avoid locking you into us, so you can keep working with us or hand it to another team.

How much does a connected-hardware project cost?

It depends on the devices, the number of integrations, and the reliability requirements. We scope the essential pieces first and give you an estimate before building, and we'll tell you when a simpler approach is the better investment.

Free Technology Audit

Have a device, machine, or workflow you'd like to connect?

Tell us what you'd want it to do. We'll figure out the hardware, the software, and the system that ties them together.

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