Eigen Innovations is a Fredericton-based technology company that provides software solutions for the Industrial Internet. Eigen has a patented multi-dimensional non-linear software algorithm that leverages "big data" information from industrial equipment and, based on the algorithm's optimization capability, provides control input into the key devices that operate the manufacturing process. The end result is a more efficient manufacturing operation.

Scott Everett is the co-founder and CEO of Eigen Innovations Inc., an independent software vendor based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada that delivers advanced AI-enabled machine vision solutions and software for industrial manufacturers. Scott is a PhD candidate at the University of New Brunswick where he graduated with a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering. Driven by a passion for bringing technology to the factory floor to solve complex and unseen process and quality problems for manufacturers, Scott and his team have designed a machine vision platform that’s been successfully adopted by tier 1 automotive suppliers across the globe and that’s scaling rapidly with partners like Intel and Amazon Web Services helping to kick open the right doors.

How did you get involved/started with Eigen Innovations?

Machine vision is a hot space right now, can you define the difference between AI and ML?

Vision has suffered thorough robustness and certainly, and you are out to solve this challenge?

What makes your approach different?

What is OpenVINO toolkit?

Let’s talk about the data. Where is it? How does quality access it?

Who calls you? Industry 4.0 person? Plant Mgr, Quality Professional, CEO?

What are the benefits and savings? 

IS ROI gone?

How do you sell your product, through systems integrators?

What is the future hold for AI in manufacturing?

One of my favorite quotes from our conversation: "If you don't want to make bad parts, just don't make bad parts"

To find out more about Eigen Innovations, check them out. If you would like to reach out Scott, here is his LinkedIn.

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Regards,

Jim BerettaCustomer Attraction Industrial Marketing & The Robot Industry Podcast

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