Lumaril provides AI‑driven automation for complex industrial facilities such as manufacturing, chemicals, biologics, and oil & gas. By linking directly to PLC control systems and adding visual and audio sensors, it fills observability gaps, continuously adjusts set points, updates control logic, and coordinates labor to maximize yield and throughput.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Complex industrial facilities such as manufacturing, chemicals, biologics, and oil & gas often operate below their true capacity because traditional PLC‑based control systems lack full observability of process variability, environmental conditions, and operator actions. This results in suboptimal yield, reduced throughput, and inefficient use of labor.
Solution
Lumaril delivers an AI‑driven automation platform that connects directly to existing PLC control systems for both data acquisition and actuation. The platform augments standard instrumentation with commodity visual and audio sensors to fill observability gaps across inputs, environments, and human operators. Its machine‑learning engine continuously analyzes sensor streams, adjusts PLC set points, and updates control logic in real time to maintain optimal operating conditions. Additionally, Lumaril coordinates labor tasks, ensuring operators follow the most efficient procedures. The result is a continuously optimized production line that maximizes yield and throughput on every shift.
Target Audience
Primary customers are plant operators and engineering teams at large‑scale manufacturing, chemical, biologics, and oil & gas facilities seeking to improve production efficiency and utilization of existing PLC infrastructure.
Features
- Direct integration with PLCs for bidirectional data flow and set‑point control without replacing existing hardware
- Commodity visual and audio sensing layer that provides real‑time insight into material flow, equipment status, and operator actions
- AI/ML analytics that detect process drift, predict optimal control adjustments, and automatically update control logic
- Labor coordination module that assigns and guides operator tasks based on current process conditions
- Continuous closed‑loop optimization that adapts to variability in inputs, environmental factors, and equipment performance
- Scalable architecture designed for complex facilities across manufacturing, chemicals, biologics, and oil & gas sectors