Continued innovation differentiates Augmentir and delivers customer value across the entire operation, including safety, quality, operations, maintenance, and field service.

November 29, 2022 – Frost & Sullivan recently researched the connected worker solutions industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Augmentir with the 2022 Global Customer Value Leadership Award. The company provides an artificial intelligence (AI)-based connected worker solution for the industrial sector. Augmentir’s leadership brings a legacy of innovation excellence to the company, as its founders have designed and launched some of the best, most groundbreaking, and highly recognized industrial platforms, software, and systems in the market. Augmentir’s combined leadership, legacy, and innovation makes it the partner of choice in the connected worker space.

Augmentir awarded Frost & Sullivan Best Practice Award

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Augmentir’s solution goes beyond its extensive expertise and best-in-class capabilities by establishing customer value as a strategic imperative. Its value proposition delivers rapid return on investment in two to three months, demonstrating high cost-efficiency while scaling up to match customer growth. Its seamless and frictionless approach and focus on fostering close relationships position it as a preferred vendor in the connected worker space, resulting in ongoing trust with customers.

The company works closely with customers during the pre- and post-purchase journey, offering support and guidance to achieve rapid training and increased productivity, creating a positive impact on continuous improvement and bottom line. For the workforce, Augmentir’s solution utilizes a suite of productivity tools and AI-based workforce intelligence to enable work in ways that are specifically engaging, rewarding, safer, and easier.

Samantha Fisher, a Best Practices research analyst at Frost & Sullivan, noted, “Augmentir outfitted its solution with digital tools designed to optimize frontline worker performance and deliver best-in-class results. It targets skills management, digital workflows, collaboration, and knowledge sharing, along with operational intelligence capabilities, to bring end-to-end results to industrial organizations and employees.”

Augmentir focuses on expanding customer value with existing clients and constantly monitors the market for new trends and use cases to help increase client base value. It creates a roadmap that delivers the highest impact and best outcomes, self-sufficiency, and ongoing satisfaction. Augmentir regularly enhances its products to ensure optimal performance, which allows companies to maximize the productivity of frontline operations. It is well-positioned to drive the connected worker space into its next growth phase, thereby growing its market share and sustaining its leadership in the coming years.

“Augmentir incorporates customer-focused strategies, practice implementation, revolutionary technology, and exceptional operational strategies, earning clients’ trust and loyalty and capturing more market share. It offers immense value to customers to solidify its reputation in the market,” said Sebastian Trolli, senior industry analyst in the Industrial Technologies practice at Frost & Sullivan. With its strong overall performance, Augmentir earns Frost & Sullivan’s 2022 Global Customer Value Leadership Award in the connected worker solutions industry.

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Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that demonstrates excellence in implementing strategies that proactively create value for its customers with a focus on improving the return on the investment that customers make in its services or products. The award recognizes the company’s unique focus on augmenting the value that its customers receive, beyond simply good customer service, leading to improved customer retention and customer base expansion.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies in various regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.

 

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About Augmentir

Augmentir™ is the world’s only Smart Connected Worker solution. Augmentir’s software is a complete suite of connected worker tools that helps industrial companies digitize and optimize processes that support frontline workforces from “hire to retire”. Companies in manufacturing, service, energy, and construction leverage Augmentir’s suite of tools to deliver more intelligent skills management, training, collaboration, and on the job support for today’s more dynamic, more flexible industrial workforce. For more information, please visit www.augmentir.com

New report by Gartner recognizes innovative companies in manufacturing operations solutions.

Horsham, PA September 13, 2022Augmentir, the provider of the world’s only smart connected worker suite, today announced that it has been named a “Cool Vendor” in the August 2022 Cool Vendors™ in Manufacturing Operations report by Gartner, Inc.

Augmentir is known for its unique AI-based connected worker technology. The company’s solution is used to digitize and optimize frontline work based on worker capability and task complexity and add precision to workforce development by helping manufacturers identify opportunities to improve training and optimize upskilling and reskilling programs.

Gartner’s Cool Vendor research is “designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products, and services.” This year’s Cool Vendors in Manufacturing Operations report showcases solutions for manufacturing operations leaders seeking to improve digitization, supply chain visibility, and operational excellence.

“We are honored to be included as a Cool Vendor in Gartner’s Cool Vendors in Manufacturing Operations report this year,” said Russ Fadel, CEO and Co-Founder of Augmentir. “At a time when labor shortages and workforce disruptions are at an all-time high, more and more companies are turning to smart digitization to help optimize the productivity of their frontline teams. Our suite of AI-based, smart connected worker tools helps manufacturers digitally transform skills, work execution, and collaboration for their teams. We believe this recognition by Gartner reinforces our position as a market-leader in smart digital solutions for industrial frontline work.”

Augmentir’s suite of AI-powered connected worker tools helps industrial companies deliver effective skills management, training, digital workflow, and collaboration for today’s more dynamic industrial workforce. These capabilities, built on top of Augmentir’s patented “Smart” AI foundation, close the loop between training and work execution to deliver the data and in-line insights necessary to continuously improve operational excellence day-over-day, year-over-year.

 

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Gartner “Cool Vendors in Manufacturing Operations” by Rick Franzosa, Simon Jacobson, Scot Kim, Tuong Nguyen; August 17, 2022

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About Augmentir

Augmentir™ is the world’s only Smart Connected Worker suite. Augmentir’s software is a complete suite of connected worker tools that helps industrial companies digitize and optimize processes that support frontline workforces from “hire to retire”. Companies in manufacturing, service, energy, and construction leverage Augmentir’s suite of tools to deliver more intelligent skills management, training, collaboration, and on the job support for today’s more dynamic, more flexible industrial workforce. For more information, please visit www.augmentir.com.

Augmentir recognized by CB Insights for achievements in AI-based connected worker technology.

Horsham, PA July 27, 2022Augmentir, the provider of the world’s only smart connected worker solution, today announced it has been named in CB Insights first-annual Advanced Manufacturing 50 ranking, which showcases the 50 most promising private advanced manufacturing companies in the world. Augmentir was highlighted in the factory analytics and AI category.

“This initial cohort of the AM 50 includes a wide range of companies at different stages of maturity, product development, and funding. Collectively, they are working on everything from factory analytics and artificial intelligence to industrial internet of things cybersecurity,” said Brian Lee, SVP of CB Insights’ Intelligence Unit. “We’re excited to watch the companies on this year’s list continue to grow and further create operational efficiencies that will have meaningful impact across industries.”

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Utilizing the CB Insights platform, the research team picked 50 private market vendors from a pool of over 6,000 companies, including applicants and nominees. They were chosen based on factors including R&D activity, proprietary Mosaic scores, market potential, business relationships, investor profile, news sentiment analysis, competitive landscape, team strength, and tech novelty. The research team also reviewed hundreds of Analyst Briefings submitted by applicants.

Augmentir’s suite of AI-powered connected worker tools helps industrial companies to deliver effective skills management, training, collaboration, and point-of-work support for today’s more dynamic industrial workforce. Augmentir’s software platform is already being used worldwide by leading industrial companies and organizations, including Colgate-Palmolive, Cisco, Baker Hughes, the U.S. Air Force, and Hunter Industries to digitize and optimize frontline work and deliver significant growth and continuous improvement in the areas of manufacturing, maintenance, service, and quality.

Quick facts on the 2022 AM 50: 

  • Equity funding and deals: Since 2017, the 2022 AM 50 cohort has raised $6.9B+ from 369 investors, across 177 equity deals. In 2021 alone, companies in this cohort raised over $3.7B across 46 deals.
  • Unicorns: There are 12 companies with $1B+ valuations on the list.
  • Global Reach: Twenty-seven of the selected companies are headquartered in the US. Germany and Canada tied for second, with four winners each. Other countries home to at least one winner on this year’s list include India, China, France, South Korea, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.

 

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About CB Insights

CB Insights builds software that enables the world’s best companies to discover, understand, and make technology decisions with confidence. By marrying data, expert insights, and work management tools, clients manage their end-to-end technology decision-making process on CB Insights. To learn more, please visit www.cbinsights.com.

About Augmentir

Augmentir™ is the world’s only provider of AI-based connected worker software. Augmentir’s software is a suite of AI-powered connected worker tools that helps industrial companies deliver effective skills management, training, collaboration, and on the job support for today’s more dynamic, more flexible industrial workforce. Companies in manufacturing, service, energy, and construction leverage Augmentir’s AI in conjunction with the platform’s digital workflow and remote collaboration capabilities to optimize their frontline operations and deliver significant growth and continuous improvement in the areas of performance support, training, and workforce development. For more information, please visit www.augmentir.com.

Augmentir’s AI-powered connected worker solution highlighted as Most Complete Product in new report from LNS Research.

August 22, 2023 – Augmentir, provider of the world’s leading connected worker solution, announced today that it has been named a Front Runner within the 2023 LNS Research Connected Frontline Workforce Applications Solution Selection Matrix (SSM).

LNS Research Connected Worker Solution Selection Matrix

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LNS Research, a leading research and advisory firm focused on empowering industrial organizations, evaluated 14 key vendors within the ever-important and rapidly evolving Connected Frontline Workforce (CFW) environment. LNS Research’s data shows that 72% of industrial organizations are reporting that frontline workforce hiring, onboarding, and retention issues have negatively impacted operational performance. 

According to LNS Research, “Augmentir offers a CFW application suite with among the most comprehensive capabilities among the vendors included in this research. Its innovative incorporation of AI-based advanced analytics enables data-driven improvement of work processes, individual and team performance and learning, and overall operational performance.” Augmentir was recognized by LNS Research as a market leader for its category-leading product innovation and comprehensive product capabilities.

This announcement adds to a growing set of accolades highlighting Augmentir as the market-leading solution in the connected worker space, the company was recently named 2023 “Connected Worker Company of the Year” by Frost & Sullivan, as well as previously being named “Cool Vendor” for Manufacturing Operations by Gartner.

LNS Research further states that: “Augmentir is well-positioned for future growth, with a trajectory that gives it the potential to be among a small set of likely market leaders in the CFW Applications space. This assessment is based on the strength of differentiated capabilities of its AI-enabled solution suite to enable proactive, data-driven performance improvement, personalization of work execution support and training, and the integration of individual and team skills and qualifications to guide workforce development and shift-specific work assignment.”

“The manufacturing industry continues to suffer from a growing labor shortage and overall workforce crisis,” said Russ Fadel, CEO of Augmentir. “This is creating a growing need for more efficient onboarding and worker training, as well as on-the-job guidance so manufacturers can meet production targets with a smaller, less experienced workforce. This latest study from LNS Research highlights this need and how connected worker solutions are central to the solution. We are proud to be at the forefront of this paradigmatic transformation and for this recognition of our innovative, industry-leading solution.”

Download a complimentary copy of LNS Research’s SSM Vendor Profile of Augmentir’s Smart Connected Worker solution to learn why the company is deemed a Front Runner in this critical space. 



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About Augmentir

Augmentir™ is the world’s only Smart Connected Worker solution. Augmentir’s software includes a complete suite of connected worker capabilities, connectors to business systems, and broad extensibility that enable manufacturers to digitize their frontline operations, reduce onboarding time, and increase workforce productivity. Companies in manufacturing, service, energy, and construction leverage Augmentir’s suite of tools to deliver effective skills management, training, digital workflow, and collaboration for today’s more dynamic industrial workforce. For more information, please visit www.augmentir.com

Augmentir’s massive growth through customer satisfaction, enhanced value through partnerships, unmatched customer support, innovation focus, and brand loyalty drive Its strong leadership focus.

April 25, 2023 – Frost & Sullivan recently assessed the connected worker solutions industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Augmentir with the 2023 Global Company of the Year Award. The company provides the only artificial intelligence (AI)-powered connected worker platform for the industrial sector. Augmentir has earned an impeccable reputation for delivering unparalleled value by optimizing digital workflows and enhancing quality, performance, and safety. With its exceptional blend of leadership, heritage, and innovation, the company is positioned as a preferred partner in the connected worker arena.

Augmentir named connected worker company of the year by frost and sullivan

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Augmentir’s AI-powered connected worker platform enables customers to experience significant enhancements in performance, optimized processes, heightened safety, and increased compliance with regulatory requirements. The platform complements customers’ existing enterprise software solutions, allowing it to integrate seamlessly with existing enterprise systems to optimize end-to-end workflows for a truly connected frontline workforce. Unlike other connected worker platforms, Augmentir’s solution offers a hosted set of integration services to allow deep integration with existing business processes within Augmentir’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution. Augmentir continually enhances its customer value, garnering widespread recognition, evidenced by its customer loyalty and accolades from research analysts.

“Augmentir’s solutions are AI-powered at their core; this is a huge differentiation factor as all other competitors’ platforms lack this foundational capability,” stated Michelle Funke, Best Practices Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan. “The company takes a four-pronged approach to connected work by targeting skills management, digital workflows, collaboration, and knowledge sharing to bring end-to-end results for industrial organizations and employees.”

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Augmentir’s AI-driven solutions foster a connected workforce, generating extensive data that enables customers to deliver more tailored and precise work instructions and guidance. The technology facilitates more streamlined and effective communication, contributing to ongoing safety and quality improvements. Augmentir’s skills management capabilities, unlike traditional solutions, oversee worker certifications, endorsements, and permits to enhance safety and compliance with government regulations, thereby broadening Augmentir’s market reach and expanding the scope of its functionality. Augmentir sustains strong customer relationships to guarantee ongoing satisfaction and maintain a vital connection to the market, empowering it to respond effectively to emerging trends and pain points.

“Augmentir’s unwavering commitment to customer value, innovation, and quality solutions has propelled its substantial growth, despite recent macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges. The company tripled its revenue last year, acquired dozens of new customers, secured several multi-year contracts with existing clients, and recently announced a new round of funding,” added Sebastian Trolli, Senior Industry Analyst, Industrial Technologies at Frost & Sullivan. For its customer-centric strategies, best practices implementation, and strong overall performance, Augmentir earns Frost & Sullivan’s 2023 Global Company of the Year Award in the connected worker solutions industry.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents one Company of the Year Award to the organization that demonstrates excellence, in terms of growth strategy and implementation in its field. The award recognizes a high degree of innovation with products and technologies and the resulting leadership, in terms of customer value and market penetration.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in various regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.

 

 

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About Augmentir

Augmentir™ is the world’s only Smart Connected Worker solution. Augmentir’s software includes a complete suite of connected worker capabilities, connectors to business systems, and broad extensibility that enable manufacturers to digitize their frontline operations, reduce onboarding time, and increase workforce productivity. Companies in manufacturing, service, energy, and construction leverage Augmentir’s suite of tools to deliver effective skills management, training, digital workflow, and collaboration for today’s more dynamic industrial workforce. For more information, please visit www.augmentir.com

The latest Frost & Sullivan Radar report recognizes Augmentir as the Leading Augmented Connected Worker Platform.

Augmented Connected Worker (ACW) solutions revolutionize manufacturing and industrial operations and Augmentir is leading the way!

The recent Frost & Sullivan Radar report recognized Augmentir as the Leading ACW Solution with our AI-powered connected worker platform. AWC is a concept that combines the methodologies behind connected worker and augmented worker initiatives to provide a clearer, more accurate picture of what the future of manufacturing work looks like.

augmentir named the leader in frost radar for augmented connected worker platforms 2024

Read below to learn more about Augmentir in the Frost Radar report and how ACW technologies benefit both manufacturers and their workers alike.

The Frost & Sullivan Augmented Connected Worker Radar Report 2024

The Frost & Sullivan Radar Report, or Frost Radar™, is an analytical tool that benchmarks the future growth of leading organizations across multiple industries. Through careful selection and research across criteria that encompasses 2 major indices and 10 evaluation criteria, analysts select organizations that will be able to successfully support users into the future.

This edition of the Frost Radar, ranked Augmentir #1 out of all the ACW vendors. Augmentir empowers organizations to embrace Augmented Connected Worker initiatives through a comprehensive platform that combines connected worker and AI technologies to connect and support frontline workers like never before.

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As manufacturing workers become more interconnected, they can use AI tools in conjunction with smart connected worker solutions to gain insights that pinpoint areas with significant potential for improvement, this allows them to truly augment their workforces equipping them with the knowledge and abilities to complete their work safely and competently.

For more information on the Frost Radar, and the evaluation methodology used by Frost & Sullivan, click here.

Augmentir Ranked #1 Connected Worker Platform, Most Complete Solution on the Market

Frost & Sullivan has identified nine functionalities that are essential for a complete ACW solution.

  1. Knowledge and data management. The solution serves as a repository of knowledge.
  2. Work assistance and productivity. It provides digital tools to enhance frontline workers’ tasks, such as digital work instructions, digital Kanban boards, and navigation guidance.
  3. Seamless experience. The solution must be easily accessible from available devices (phones, tablets, wearables) to integrate seamlessly into everyday operations.
  4. Skills management. This serves as an extension for learning management systems (LMS) and provides supervisors and plant managers the necessary tools to upskill the workforce.
  5. Channel for communication. The solution offers native features to enable collaboration across operations, such as remote assistance, multi-site or multi-team workflows, and news feeds.
  6. Reporting and analytics. This refers to pre-built dashboards with workforce and task execution data. The ACW platform can also provide tools for configuring custom dashboards and integrating data from other systems.
  7. Integrations. The solution comes with a variety of pre-built connectors and tools to easily build new integrations to common systems.
  8. Platform capabilities. NC and LC development environments allow the building of digital procedures, workflows, training programs, and dashboards. Standard templates are available to accelerate time to value and the default deployment option is cloud-based.
  9. Integrated AI. The solution leverages AI in one or more ways. AI-enabled features include predictive maintenance, automatic creation of workflows/digital work instructions/troubleshooting procedures based on video or worker input, automatic analysis and optimization recommendations for processes, AI-powered search engines, copilots, live translations, and more.

Frost & Sullivan ranked Augmentir as a Leader in both innovation and growth within the ACW solution landscape.

According to Frost & Sullivan:

Augmentir offers one of the most comprehensive ACW solutions in the market. Its new AI copilot sets it apart from most other products in the market by covering a variety of use cases. The company’s plans to leverage engagement data from the workforce is a unique initiative in the current market. All these factors contribute to making Augmentir the leader in the Frost Radar Innovation Index.

Augmenting Frontline Workers with an AI Platform for Connected Work

Manufacturing is uniquely situated as an industry to benefit from Augmented Connected Worker solutions leveraging AI-powered connected worker technology for process improvements, quality, management, enhanced training, and more. ACW initiatives facilitate faster onboarding, increased workforce flexibility, and the retention of essential knowledge.

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AI – including generative AI tools, software, and assistants – plays a crucial role in ACW initiatives, addressing overarching trends like skills variability and the loss of tribal knowledge within the workforce. It serves as the cornerstone for implementing data-driven improvements in operational performance and continuous enhancement.

At Augmentir, we believe that a connected worker platform’s purpose goes beyond just delivering instructions and remote support; it should continually optimize the entire connected worker ecosystem and augment the capabilities of frontline workers. With this in mind, we introduced Augie™ – our generative AI assistant for industrial work, in early 2023.

With Augie, manufacturers can unlock previously untapped potential in their frontline personnel and operations. Our recent expansion and enhancements now offer the first-ever suite of dedicated GenAI assistants for manufacturing enterprises covering anything from Troubleshooting, Operations, and Data Insights, to Content Creation and even GenAI-as-a-Service.

Interested in learning more?

If you’d like to learn more about Augmentir and see how our AI-powered connected worker platform enables Augmented Connected Worker initiatives to improve safety, quality, and productivity across your workforce, schedule a demo with one of our product experts.

 

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One of the largest suppliers of dairy products in Europe uses Augmentir to digitize SOPs, step-by-step guides, shift handovers, quality data collection, checklists, capture analytics on production activities, and digital skills management.

October 24, 2024 Augmentir, the provider of the world’s leading connected worker solution, announced today that it was selected by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller (UTM) to digitally transform their production facilities.

Augmentir’s industry-leading connected worker platform enables digital collaboration and execution across the manufacturing value chain. The platform is used to digitize and optimize frontline work across a range of use cases, including autonomous and preventive maintenance, quality, safety, and operations. Momentum is building across the manufacturing industry, with more than 80% of today’s manufacturing leaders deploying CFW solutions. This paves the way for a new digital landscape enabling frontline workers in new and innovative ways.

“Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller is excited to accelerate our digital transformation journey with Augmentir, helping us realize a fully digitized frontline operations,” stated Dominik Caliebe, Digital Transformation Manager from UTM. “After an evaluation of connected worker vendors, we selected Augmentir due to its advanced features, breadth of platform capabilities, and ease of use for our frontline workers. In our biggest site in Leppersdorf, we have over 1,000 paper forms that we use every day that we are rapidly converting into Augmentir Smart Forms to simplify analytics and auditability, and we are expanding across the Group to support several use cases in operations, maintenance, quality, and safety.”

With several international production sites, UTM uses Augmentir to fully connect and digitally transform shop floor activities across its global locations. Augmentir serves as a unified mobile interface for the Group, enabling operators and frontline staff to learn how to operate equipment, troubleshoot issues, execute standard work, and track plant maintenance activities. This includes digitizing and optimizing SOPs, step-by-step guides, shift handovers, quality data collection, checklists, capture analytics on production activities, as well as digital skills management – including delivering training programs, competence acquisition, and execution follow-up.

“We are proud to be part of this transformation at Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, and are honored to be selected as the company’s global connected worker solution,” said Russ Fadel, CEO of Augmentir. “As the future of industrial work is being reshaped by technological advances, we are excited to work with innovative companies like UTM who use Augmentir to facilitate their workers’ access to critical information they need daily to keep production lines performing at the highest levels of quality and throughput.”


To learn more about Augmentir, visit www.augmentir.com.

 

About Augmentir

Augmentir™ is the world’s leading Connected Worker solution. Augmentir’s software includes a complete suite of connected worker capabilities, connectors to business systems, and broad extensibility that enable manufacturers to digitize their frontline operations, reduce onboarding time, and increase workforce productivity. Companies in manufacturing, service, energy, and construction leverage Augmentir’s suite of tools to deliver effective skills management, training, digital workflow, and collaboration for today’s more dynamic industrial workforce. For more information, please visit www.augmentir.com.

 

About Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller

In the dairy segment, Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller manages the business of subsidiaries in continental Europe and Great Britain with strong, independent brands: Müller, Landliebe, Weihenstephan, Sachsenmilch and Käserei Loose.

Private labels and basic dairy products such as butter, UHT milk, lactose powder and whey protein complete the portfolio. In addition to the milk processing subsidiaries, the packaging company Optipack and Müller Naturfarm, one of the largest fruit processing companies in Germany, are also part of the Group.

Activities in the field of convenience food also come under the umbrella of the Group. The product range thus also includes well-known brands in the fish & deli, sauces and dressings segment.

CULINA Group is the market leader in chilled and ambient logistics services for the British food and beverage industry. In Germany, CULINA Deutschland and EMHAGE complement the logistics portfolio. www.muellergroup.com

 

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The company adopts Augmentir’s AI-powered Connected Worker platform to empower its manufacturing workforce and improve operational efficiency

HORSHAM, PA – September 9, 2020 Augmentir, Inc., the leading provider of artificial intelligence-based connected worker software for industrial companies, announced today that Hunter Industries, a global manufacturer of products for the irrigation, outdoor lighting, dispensing technology, and custom manufacturing sectors, has selected Augmentir as its next-generation Connected Worker platform for its manufacturing operations.

Hunter offers a full spectrum of water- and energy-efficient solutions for residential, commercial, municipal, and agricultural applications. The company’s diverse array of products can be seen all over the world. Hunter prides itself on core values of customer satisfaction, innovation, social responsibility, and valuing employees. The selection of Augmentir’s connected worker platform reinforces those themes, allowing Hunter to deliver digital tools that help their manufacturing workforce perform at their best and improve overall efficiency. The company’s initial focus for Augmentir is on their injection Molding and Extrusion departments, where changeover processes often lead to lengthy downtime.

Augmentir’s software platform allows Hunter to:

  • Digitize and standardize on work instructions for manufacturing, changeover, and quality assurance (QA) procedures
  • Create and deploy work instructions at a faster rate
  • Accelerate onboarding and provide on-the-job instant training for technicians
  • Gather instant feedback from their technicians as they perform tasks
  • Reduce scrap and prevent unplanned downtime and quality issues within its manufacturing operation
  • Provide remote guidance tools for technicians, allowing them to virtually connect with subject matter experts to help resolve manufacturing or maintenance issues

“The use of Augmentir within our manufacturing operation highlights our commitment to our people and innovation in the workplace,” stated Yunior Murillo, Operations Training Supervisor at Hunter Industries. “Augmentir’s platform allows our technicians to perform at their best while improving efficiency across our manufacturing department. Additionally, the operational insights provided by Augmentir’s AI allow us to focus our training efforts on individuals that need them most and intelligently guide our technicians in their day-to-day activities.”

The Augmentir Connected Worker Platform is a comprehensive suite of AI-powered tools designed to help manufacturing and service teams improve operations, close skills gaps, capture tribal knowledge, and drive continuous improvement efforts. The platform provides tools to help teams author and publish digital work instructions and workflows and also provides an industrial remote assistance and collaboration solution to support remote expert guidance scenarios. In addition, the platform delivers AI-based organization-wide insights and recommendations that focus on improving the quality and productivity of frontline workers.

“We are excited to work with Hunter and bring an innovative connected worker technology to its manufacturing operation,” stated Russ Fadel, CEO and Co-Founder of Augmentir. “Our AI-based Connected Worker platform helps industrial companies to intelligently close skills gaps so that the entire workforce can perform at its peak.”

Hunter plans to expand its use of Augmentir across its operation and into its maintenance group, furthering the workforce efficiency and continuous improvement benefits that the platform offers.

 

About Hunter Industries

Hunter Industries is a global manufacturer of products for the irrigation, landscape lighting, custom manufacturing, and dispensing technology sectors. Founded in 1981, the family-owned company offers more than 1,000 products, including a complete spectrum of water-efficient solutions for residential, commercial, golf course, and agricultural irrigation systems. Hunter’s core mission will always remain the same: to deliver valued products and services, grow the company conscientiously, and remain true to the culture that make its employees proud to work at Hunter.

About Augmentir

Augmentir™ is the world’s only AI-Powered Connected Worker platform for industrial companies. Augmentir is the first of its kind to combine enterprise augmented reality (AR) with artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to intelligently close skills gaps so that frontline workers can perform their jobs with higher quality and increased productivity while driving continuous improvement across the organization. Augmentir is being used to help intelligently guide and support frontline workers in a wide range of industrial use cases – from manufacturing teams on the shop floor to service and repair teams out in the field. For more information, please visit www.augmentir.com.