SoftTrace

SoftTrace

Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, Ireland

Automation & ControlsTesting & Quality
Founded 2002Manufacturer, System IntegratorSells to Processors
Profile last updated: October 12, 2026

About

Founded in 2002, SoftTrace is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Carrigtwohill, Ireland selling automation & controls, testing & quality.

SoftTrace is a software company that has served the dairy industry for over twenty years. It was set up in 2002 and initially served dairy, laboratory and pharmaceutical clients before focusing on dairy-specific functionality. Its software covers milk intake and bulk liquid management, laboratory and quality analysis, in-process production monitoring, and warehouse inventory and dispatch. The systems integrate with plant automation, ERP, MES, laboratory instruments, scanners and label printers to provide end-to-end traceability from raw material intake to finished goods dispatch. Customers include dairy processors and cooperatives in Ireland, the UK, Europe and North America. The company is based in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland.

Location

Carrigtwohill, Ireland

Founded

2002

Focus areas

dairy softwaremilk managementLIMStraceabilityinventory managementmilk intakeprocess manufacturing

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Supply categories

Automation & ControlsTesting & Quality

Supplier role

ManufacturerSystem Integrator

Sells to

Processors

Dairy products served

Liquid MilkButter & CreamCheeseYogurt & FermentedIce CreamWheyPowders & Infant Formula

Services

Installation

Products

SoftTrace Intake Management

Milk intake management software

Manages bulk liquid intake with variable composition, silo allocation, weighbridge and scales integration, and load traceability.

SoftTrace Quality Analysis & Compliance Management (LIMS)

Laboratory information management software

Captures lab and in-process analysis data directly from instruments, with sample tracking, barcode integration and audit trails.

SoftTrace In Process

Production process management software

Monitors and controls detailed batch information from bulk finished product to packed units, integrating with plant automation, ERP and MES.

SoftTrace Inventory Management

Warehouse and stock management software

Tracks raw material and finished goods stock in real time across single or multi-site warehouses, including dispatch documentation.

Service regions

IrelandUnited KingdomEuropeNorth America

Standards, references & customers

Reference installations

Centre for Dairy Research

United States

Dairy manufacturing software system (donated)

Named customers

Kerry GroupGlanbiaIFFMullins CheeseMullins WheyArrabawn Co-opTipperary Co-op

Sustainability claims

Monitoring of water and chemical usage for CIP

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Best medium sized business award

Local business association

Other dairy suppliers in Ireland

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