Wi-Next and Advanced Analytics

I recently attended a webinar from Wi-Next.  This is a natural next step.  Process control is an area we first experimented with rule based AI systems.

IBM will bring more advanced analytics to Wi-Next's industrial IoT systems

        Internet of Things startup Wi-Next will add IBM analytics to its systems for industrial quality control and predictive   ... 

The added capabilities, including some powered by artificial intelligence, are designed to help food-processing companies and consumer product makers keep production lines running smoothly despite what's sometimes a breakneck pace. .... " 

AI Comes to the Factory Floor

IBM Works with IOT Startup.  Expected this direction much earlier, we worked on similar maintenance related approaches.    See Wi-Next.      See competitive (?)  work in GE Predix Cloud.

" ... Wi-STREAMS™ Platform is a complete and powerful edgeware solution that allows manufacturers to make their machines smarter thanks to a very simple-to-understand value proposition and high ROI, representing a huge opportunity both for vendors of machines and manufacturers in industries with very low margins (such as Fast Moving Goods and Food Service).

The Wi-NEXT Wi-STREAMS™ Platform helps manufacturers to improve process efficiency and quality control even in highly automated environments, usually a plant floor, or in challenging low-cost environments, for example at Point of Sale, with a high ROI due to the low initial cost and simple deployment. ... "