“We enter the same information three times.”
Orders, job sheets and accounts all need the same details. Your people do the connecting.
We work with Australian manufacturers and growing businesses to find practical opportunities to work smarter, build capability and create capacity for growth — from improving everyday processes to introducing AI, automation and connected technology.
We work alongside your team to design, build and implement the right solutions for your business.
Based in Melbourne. Supporting businesses across Australia.
Work directly with Brett Cottle · Mechatronics engineer ↗IX / PRACTICAL AUTOMATION
YOUR PROCESSES
YOUR PEOPLE
LESS REPETITION. MORE PROGRESS.SCROLL TO EXPLORE ↓
FREE UP YOUR TEAM’S TIME↗MAKE CHANGE WORK↗ADAPT AS YOU GROWSCROLL TO EXPLORE
THE BUSINESS GREW. THE WORKAROUNDS GREW WITH IT.
Does any of this
sound familiar?
“That spreadsheet runs half the business.”
What began as a quick fix is now critical—and difficult to change safely.
“Only one person knows how it works.”
The process lives in someone’s head. When they are away, work slows down.
“We bought the software. We still work around it.”
Useful features go unused while old habits, email and paper fill the gaps.
“Where would AI actually help us?”
You can see technology changing, but need a practical starting point for your business.
“We’re always chasing production updates.”
Useful information stays on the floor, in a machine or in a notebook instead of reaching the people who need it.
That’s the kind of problem Indxtree works on. We find what is slowing the business down, then help fix it.
ENGINEER · BUILDER · PROBLEM SOLVER
Work directly with Brett.
A mechatronics engineer with 12+ years of engineering experience and a background in business operations across New Zealand and Australia. The person understanding your problem also helps implement the fix.
Meet Brett CottleFROM BOTTLENECK TO WORKING SOLUTION
We don’t just tell you what to change.
We help you build it.
From understanding the problem to testing the fix on real work, we stay involved. Your team gets a solution they can use and own.
Start with the problem. Build what makes sense.
A simpler process or software you already own may be enough. Where something is missing, we configure, connect or build it.
- 01
Understand
Follow the work with the people doing it. Find the cause of the bottleneck.
- 02
Simplify
Remove unnecessary steps. Make better use of what you already have.
- 03
Build
Configure, connect or build the missing piece. Use technology where it helps.
- 04
Embed
Test it on real work. Give your team the knowledge to use and own it.
- 05
Improve
Check the result. Come back to the next worthwhile problem as you grow.
You don’t need to know which technology you need.
Tell us what’s slowing you downWe agree the scope and price before paid work begins.
How we make the improvement stick →BUILD ONLY WHAT NEEDS BUILDING
The right fix can cross
more than one system.
A bottleneck can sit between people, software and equipment. We work across those boundaries, building only what the problem needs.
LESS MANUAL WORK
Enter it once. Put it to work.
Connect existing systems or build the missing piece. Give your people less copying, checking and chasing to do.
TECHNOLOGY THAT GETS USED
Find where AI is useful.
Try a specific task, such as extracting document details or finding approved instructions. Keep human checks and clear data boundaries.
OFFICE TO EQUIPMENT
Get information to the people who need it.
Bring workshop updates and equipment data into job records. Agree compatibility, installation and testing with your team and suppliers.
Explore workflow improvements →See manufacturing applications →
TRY A WORKSHOP EXAMPLE
Less chasing.
More time for the job.
A missing part changes the plan. Follow this cabinet job to see how a shared update helps the office and workshop respond without repeated progress calls.
EXAMPLE JOB J-104 · CABINET ASSEMBLYOffice and workshop. One shared update.
Interactive example · no data savedStep 1 of 5 · Office · approval
One approved job pack.
Drawing C is approved. The workshop receives the current version when the office releases the job.
Ready to releaseDrawing C
- Office sees
- Not released. Drawing C approved.
- Workshop sees
- Waiting for the approved job pack.
- Next action owner
- Office coordinator
A clearer handover: the right instructions, a visible hold and someone to act on it. We can adapt your existing tools or build the missing piece around your workflow.
SMALL BY DESIGN · FOUNDER-LED
Engineering experience.
A passion for solving problems.
Brett CottleFounder · Mechatronics engineer
I’m Brett, a mechatronics engineer with 12-plus years of engineering experience, from mechanical and electronics design to automation and software development. My work also includes product development and practical uses of AI.
I’ve been a founder and worked within businesses across New Zealand and Australia, supporting their day-to-day needs and growth. That’s given me experience in business operations and management alongside the technical work.
What I enjoy most is solving problems with people—turning an idea into something that works, or finding a better way to do a task that takes too much time.
That’s what Indxtree is about. I work with your team to understand where an improvement would help, then bring together the right process, design or technology to make it happen.
Talk to Brett about your businessBUILT BY INDXTREE
Things we’ve built.
A real product, from problem to working technology.
LIVE PRODUCT
RecruitScreen
Designed and built by Indxtree, RecruitScreen brings recorded candidate responses into one place for recruitment teams to review.
See what we builtONE WORTHWHILE IMPROVEMENT AT A TIME.
What’s slowing
your business down?
You don’t need to know the solution. Tell us what is not working as well as it should, and we’ll work out a practical next step together.
Call Brett · 0485 533 044Prefer email? Start a conversation No technical brief needed.Free first conversation. Paid work quoted upfront.