A collaboration enabled by the SAP Industry Cloud sketches a promising future of technological convergence and sets an inspiring example for startups and enterprises alike.
Cogniac, an AI-driven Silicon Valley startup, has leveraged the cutting-edge capabilities of SAP Industry Cloud to scale from a promising concept to an impressive commercial success story.
Cogniac’s journey is now pitched as a blueprint for startups aiming to make their mark in the industry.
SAP’s innovative ‘one-portfolio’ approach has been a pivotal catalyst in driving Cogniac’s unprecedented growth. This distinctive philosophy promotes active collaboration between diverse entities, including established companies, independent developers and a myriad of other partners.
When these different forces coalesce, they form a creative powerhouse, capable of developing solutions that generate mutual benefits. They cater to customer needs and foster a growth-oriented ecosystem where all parties involved can thrive.
Cogniac’s solution has its roots within the SAP.iO program. Following a successful pilot project in the automotive parts production sector, the solution underwent further refinement and scaling.
Today, it stands commercialized, ready to serve industry verticals ranging from travel and transportation to industrial manufacturing – an evolution seen as underlining the power of SAP Industry Cloud in turning revolutionary concepts into tangible, market-ready solutions.
Adding another layer of expertise to this alliance is Syntax, a Montreal-based industry cloud partner playing an instrumental role in scaling and tailoring Cogniac’s technology to fit various customer use cases.
A particularly notable achievement of this partnership is the rapid enterprise-scale implementation of visual inspection capabilities developed by Cogniac.
Because of its seamless integration with existing infrastructure and workflows, Syntax can install these capabilities within a short time – testament to the efficiency of SAP Industry Cloud and its transformative potential.
The AI technology driving these visual inspection capabilities marks a crucial turning point in shop floor automation, delivering faster inspections with improved accuracy while keeping costs low.
By combining the power of automation and enhanced decision-making, this AI-based solution significantly augments human intelligence, freeing human resources from repetitive tasks and empowers them to focus on more complex, value-added activities.
Cogniac’s journey paints an inspiring picture. In late 2020, despite its pioneering AI and CV technology, the company was yet to make a significant mark.
However, the SAP.iO program provided the much-needed platform for Cogniac to introduce its technology to a wider audience and explore new markets. By the spring of 2023, Cogniac had not just established a strong market presence but had also joined the ranks of the likes of AWS, Google and Microsoft.
The company’s Visual Operations Intelligence platform is now an integral component of SAP’s industry cloud, contributing to its vast suite of over 300 apps and end-to-end solutions.
Through the SAP Store, this technology is made accessible to clients across a multitude of industry verticals. It has also found its way into the SAP Digital Manufacturing solution, lending AI-enabled visual inspection capabilities to a diverse range of industries.
