The paper analyses under which circumstances it is possible to develop efficient low- cost-solutions in a small manufacturing company and the impact the introduction of information technology has on developing managerial capabilities of industrial processes. It follows an exploratory single-case study research design. Data have been collected from direct observations, documents such as production orders and log sheets, and semi- structured interviews. It presents an implemented low-cost-solution for supporting an SME in its first two steps of the digitization process. The tool is adaptable and transferable to similar manufacturing companies suggesting that the start of the digitalization process can be heavily simplified.