The 'smart factory' reality check
We traded being starved for data for drowning in noise. For a decade, the industry was sold a dream: connect everything, and efficiency will follow. But sensors and data lakes alone didn't fix the problem.
Technology raced ahead, but processes and people struggled to keep up. We see the same pattern across the sector:
Pilots multiply, but few scale. 70% of digital transformation initiatives fail to reach their stated goals.- Visibility remains a myth. Only 16% of manufacturers actually have real-time visibility across their operations.
- Data is collected, not connected. Operators are flooded with ambiguous alarms, forced to guess between symptoms and root causes.
This is where Industry 5.0 begins. It is time to stop viewing technology as a replacement for your workforce and start using it to give them superpowers. We believe that identifying the problem is 50% of the solution. We don't just deploy AI; we use it to bridge the gap between complex machinery and human decision-making.
Use your data in real time.
- See live and historic operational data across your entire manufacturing process.
- Understand any asset and operation at a glance.
- Reduce waste with end-to-end process visibility.
Make your data work for you.
- Drive smarter decisions and streamline operations with intelligent agents built for technical data.
- Talk to your data, find hidden insights and take action.
- Automate workflows and generate documents.
“Unlocking data has the power to revolutionise the manufacturing industry. With DataQI's expertise, we are able to visualize operations from a number of sites across the UK all in one place, showcasing how this visual data can help make the industry more efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable. The future of manufacturing is digital, and we're proud to champion it with DataQI.”
Our Approach: See. Know. Do.
We don't just build dashboards; we build Operational Intelligence. Using DataQI, our manufacturing AI platform, we turn fragmented factory data into a unified narrative that everyone, from the shop floor to the top floor, can understand and act upon.
See more (total visibility)
The challenge
You can’t fix what you can’t see. Most floors have "dark spots", manual processes and legacy machines that remain invisible to the network.
Our solution
No machine, process or sensor is left behind. We connect the unconnected, linking PLCs, sensors, and even manual assembly tasks via computer vision, to give you a single, undeniable source of truth. DataQI Insights is the glue to bringing all your data together creating signal from noise.
Know more (contextual intelligence)
The challenge
Raw data is noisy. When an alarm triggers, it shouldn't require a data scientist to interpret it.
Our solution
We enrich and contextualise the data. Using the latest AI models and concepts and deploy our manufacturing specific Assistants and Agents to do the heavy lifting. We move beyond simple monitoring to Instant Anomaly Detection, pinpointing root causes and linking specific process parameters to operators and time windows so you understand why performance drifted.
Do more (agentic action)
The challenge
Insight without action is just overhead. Teams are stuck in "reactive firefighting," responding to failures after they impact output.
Our solution
We deploy Autonomous AI Agents that don't just watch, they assist. From triggering maintenance workflows to generating shift reports, we help you execute complex tasks with coordinated, industry-specific intelligence.
Solving the real problems
Eliminating unplanned downtime
Reactive maintenance is a productivity killer. By the time the machine stops, the damage is done. We shift you to a predictive model, where AI agents detect micro-deviations in machine behaviour before they become failures.
Commercial precision & forecasting
The disconnect between the sales team and the shop floor destroys trust. We extend live production visibility into your commercial workflows, ensuring quotes and schedules reflect actual capacity.
Institutional memory & knowledge retrieval
Your most valuable asset is the 'tribal knowledge' locked in the heads of your long-tenured engineers. We use AI to centralise and structure this technical knowledge, allowing any operator to ask natural language questions.
“When the CEO rings me and says, ‘We thought we could do it 20 times quicker but have worked out a way to process it 4,000 times quicker’ that’s when you know you have partnered with the right guys.”
