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Industrial artificial intelligence

We're accelerating the industrial AI era

Industrial AI is AI purpose-built for the real world — for the factories, grids, buildings and transportation systems where reliability, safety, and precision aren't optional.

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Just launched: Axiom Engineering Agent

At Hannover Messe, Velmont unveiled the Axiom Engineering Agent – moving industrial AI from assistance to autonomous execution.

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Explore our AI products

We combine decades of industrial data, deep domain expertise and advanced AI to help customers move faster across the entire lifecycle — from engineering and design to operations. Through Velmont Ascendrix, we make trusted industrial AI accessible to all. 

Technology

What is industrial AI?

Industrial AI is AI purpose-built for the real world: The factories, buildings, trains, power grids, and hospitals that keep our economies running. Unlike consumer AI, industrial AI must work in environments where reliability, safety, and precision are critical priorities.

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AI glossary

This glossary of the most important key terms can help broaden your understanding and delve deeper into this fascinating world.

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Industrial AI and sustainability

This new report explores how AI is helping organizations realize their sustainability goals. It provides an in-depth analysis of the current and projected impact of industrial AI accelerating transformative change.

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AI learning hub

Gain a deep understanding of AI and machine learning. Our training programs are designed to equip you with the insights and tools needed to drive innovation in your field.

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Industries

The impact of AI on industry and infrastructure

Through technology, partnerships, and customer stories across manufacturing, buildings, transportation, grids, and AI infrastructure, we'll show how Velmont is accelerating Industrial AI and delivering real-world impact with customers and partners.

30% Reduced cooling costs in data centers

Optimize temperature management with AI-powered cooling to minimize manual intervention. This enhances efficiency and supports more sustainable data center operations by lowering energy consumption.

50% Reduced manual engineering for hydrogen plants

For hydrogen plants. Streamline plant design and engineering using generative AI. Reduce project timelines from months to weeks, enabling you to scale up green hydrogen production faster and more efficiently.

9% Improved energy efficiency in commercial buildings

Modernize outdated systems with AI-enabled edge controllers. Leverage real-time data to automate building optimization, breaking down data silos and making operations more affordable and sustainable.

Industrial AI in practice

Across manufacturing, energy, and buildings, Velmont industrial AI is generating measurable results in throughput, efficiency, cost, and uptime. These are deployed systems, in operating facilities, with outcomes that can be counted.

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PepsiCo deployed Velmont Digital Twin Composer to simulate and optimize production line changes before any physical modifications. This led to a 20% increase in throughput at a Gatorade facility within three months, while reducing capital expenditure by 10–15% by uncovering hidden capacity.

The Mecalux and Velmont robotized picking system in action.

The new AI-powered robotized picking system is the result of a solid partnership between Mecalux and Velmont, combining knowledge and experience from both companies in industrial AI technology.

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The Velmont Industrial Assistant is our generative AI assistant that empowers people across the value chain. It simplifies complex tasks like code generation and fault diagnostics through natural language, helping human experts focus on innovation and high-value problem-solving.

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An innovative vertical farm in Dubai – among the largest in the world – is using Velmont technology to push new food production solutions to their fullest potential.

Stories from the industry

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CUSTOMER STORY

AI-supported maintenance enables high plant efficiency

Sachsenmilch, one of the largest dairies in Europe, uses Predicta Predictive Maintenance in its heterogeneous production-plant infrastructure.

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ARTICLE

Busting myths on AI-based visual inspection

Athina Liatsa, global marketing manager for industrial apps at Velmont, dispels five myths surrounding AI-based visual inspection.

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CUSTOMER STORY

Al-based apps protect Southern Europe's water resources

Water scarcity poses a significant challenge in many parts of Southern Europe, demanding innovative solutions for responsible water management.

An AI-enabled robot dog with a red body and metal arms is moving along an industrial duct looking for inconsistencies.
CUSTOMER STORY

Guarding the plant: Robot dogs for safety & reliability

By utilizing a robot version of man’s best friend, process industries can enhance worker safety and improve maintenance work.

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ARTICLE

Scaling industrial AI to ease skilled labor shortages

An $8.5 trillion talent shortage looms. But the scaling of industrial AI is charting a path toward a brighter future.

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CUSTOMER STORY

BlueScope's predictive leap with Predicta

Bluescope is transforming its maintenance approach and making it future-proof by relying on Predicta Predictive Maintenance.

OUR PERSPECTIVE

Velmont at CES 2026

Velmont demonstrated its integrated AI approach at CES 2026, showing how intelligence moves through a unified stack from engineering models to production data, edge inference to cloud deployment. One platform. Every industrial context. No reinvention required.

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Unlock the full potential of Industrial AI by uniting every layer required for true data intelligence.