About Us

We make Smart Manufacturing a reality

Our Team

We are a team of IT experts with a combined 20 years of experience in AI. Our mission is to help our customers update their quality control, predictive maintenance and equipment lifecycle management with our deployment-ready AI solution. Learn more about us.

Axel Fano

AI & SAP Principal Business Architect

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Innovator with 30 years of experience building IT solutions that simplify operations for the business user in manufacturing, utilities, high tech and finance.

Why AI?
I believe that AI is a game changer for Industry 4.0/Smart Manufacturing because of its ability to drive automation.

Before?
I worked in SAP consulting, building bolt-on solutions for lead to cash and demand to pay processes.

On a personal note
When I am not programming all day and night, I like to run and practice Aikido. I also have a sweet tooth with a preference for the desserts of my native Vienna.

AI enthusiast with 25 years of experience helping manufacturing teams increase efficiency by implementing technology. For the last 5 years Uli has focused on designing and implementing AI solutions for visual quality control and predictive maintenance.

Why AI?
I love solving real-world problems with technology. Nothing is more real than manufacturing or more cutting-edge than AI – so the combination is a great fit for me, especially given my many years of working with manufacturing teams. The shop floor is were I feel right at home and engineers are my kind of people. I enjoy my work immensely and am having fun doing it  – and I think it shows.

Before?
Before I got involved with AI I managed large ERP and CRM systems implementations for companies like 3Com, Agilent, Cisco, Levi Strauss, Siemens, and several Silicon Valley high-tech startups.

On a personal note
As a native of Austria, I love the mountains, hiking, climbing, skiing. Travel is also high on my list of favorite activities.

Uli Palli

Chief Data Scientist

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Stephan Christöfl

Quality Expert and hardware designer

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Quality guru with more than 20 years of experience in the automotive and aerospace industries with focus on process analysis and redesign as well as integration of state-of-the-art software tools to enhance operator efficiency.

Why AI?
I enjoy working on the cutting-edge of new technology and it doesn’t get any more cutting-edge than AI. AI allows me to push product quality and process reliability even further.

Before?
I worked in electronics, industrial image processing, and data acquisition for manufacturing processes.

On a personal note
I own a small farm where I raise chickens, sheep and cows. My high-tech lab might be the best equipped one in all of rural Europe.