Identify a spare part from a photo
A machine is down, and nobody is sure which bearing it needs. A photo that identifies the part beats an hour of searching a paper catalogue.
PPE and safety checks on existing CCTV
Your cameras are already watching the floor for security. Here is how the same feeds can also catch missing helmets and unsafe zones, in real time.
Vision AI for counting and packing
Counting pieces by hand at the end of a packing line does not scale, and the errors are expensive. A camera can do it, if it is set up properly.
Capturing downtime reasons on the shop floor
Downtime logged as just a number hides the real problem. Logging the reason is what lets you actually fix it.
Barcode traceability for small plants
When a customer asks which batch a bad part came from, a barcode system is the difference between an answer and a guess.
Edge AI box or cloud: where should factory data live?
Both work. The right answer depends on your network, your latency needs and who else must never see the footage.
Selling yearly service contracts with connected machines
The machine you already sold is quietly reporting run hours and faults. That data can become a yearly service contract, not just a warranty call.
A digital twin for your material handling line
Find the bottleneck before you touch the floor — by simulating the line from its own drawings and controller signals first.
OEE dashboards straight from your PLC
Most factories track downtime on paper and guess at OEE. Pulling it straight from the PLC gives you numbers you can actually trust and act on.
A technician assistant that answers from your manuals, by voice
A technician with grease on both hands cannot stop to read a 300-page manual. Here is what a voice assistant trained on your own documents can do instead.
WhatsApp reordering for spare parts and consumables
Your purchase team calls the same three vendors every month for the same filters and bearings. That call can become a two-minute WhatsApp order.
Proving energy savings with clip-on meters
You spent money to cut power use. Can you show, in numbers, that it worked?
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