
CHALLENGES
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Our mission is to promote and develop projects in collaboration with global startups through the venture client model.
We are committed to forging partnerships with startups that share our vision of an innovative, sustainable, responsible, and technologically advanced future in the energy sector.
We seek startups to help us improve process efficiency, implement Industry 4.0 solutions, develop secure communications, facilitate the energy transition, and promote digital transformation.
Our Challenges
Check out the open challenges:
Equipment, Material, and Product Geolocation System in Plant
- Open
Objective: Implement a precise, low-infrastructure geolocation solution to monitor assets in real time, both indoors and outdoors.
Key Technical Requirements:
– Real-time geolocation of mobile assets and materials/products
– Full indoor and outdoor coverage
– High precision in dense indoor areas
– Easy-to-deploy technology with minimal infrastructure
– Position visualization for production, logistics, and maintenance
– Equipment usage metrics
– Event alerts (e.g., assets out of zone)
– Optional integration with existing systems
Platform to Optimize Operational Profile Selection
- Open
Objective: Automate and streamline candidate interaction, document exchange, and selection of operational profiles in a talent-scarce context.
Key Functional Requirements:
– Automated communications (messaging, reminders, follow-ups)
– Centralized and secure document management during the process
– Dashboard to visualize application status and pending documents
– Mobile-friendly and accessible user experience
– Integration with HR systems
– Automatic document validation (e.g., safety training certificates)
Order-Based Automatic Task Scheduler
- Open
Objective: Centralize planning, resource allocation, order tracking, and reporting in a unified solution to manage industrial projects from commercial phase to after-sales.
Required Features:
– Commercial pipeline: Opportunity planning to anticipate delivery times before ordering
– Engineering program: Visual plans per order, shareable across departments
– Resource planning: Staff allocation based on availability
– Live order book: Real-time visibility of order status with color-coded tracking
– Multi-project control: Consolidated project view, similar to Microsoft Project
– Production plan: Clear task assignment per project
– Weekly engineering and supply chain reports: Progress and material tracking
– Daily production report: Compliance or delay verification
Logistics Management Solution for Centralized Purchasing Center
- Open
Objective: Implement a tool that provides real-time visibility of order status, optimizes maritime container shipments, and facilitates coordination between the purchasing center and business units.
Key Functional Requirements:
– Order visibility from manufacturing units, with traceability by supplier, component, and destination
– Management of estimated and actual delivery times, with deviation alerts
– Planning and tracking of maritime shipments: load consolidation, container planning, in-transit tracking, and arrival estimation
– Integration with ERP, TMS, or other internal systems
– Dashboards and reports for logistics and operational decision-making
Outdoor AMR/AGV for Heavy Goods Transport
- Open
Objective: Implement a safe, autonomous, and efficient system to automate heavy load transport outdoors, reducing human intervention and optimizing time and costs.
Key Technical Requirements:
– Operation in outdoor environments under various weather and terrain conditions
– High load capacity for heavy goods (specify if known)
– Autonomous navigation with obstacle detection, route planning, and environmental adaptability
– Integration with logistics or ERP systems for planning and tracking
– Continuous operation with intelligent battery management
– Compliance with industrial safety regulations
Digital Solution for Delivery Note Signing
- Open
Objective: Digitize and manage CMRs (road consignment notes) and eCMRs (electronic) for real-time tracking and traceability.
Key Requirements:
– Digital generation, signing, and storage of CMRs/eCMRs
– Integration with existing TMS/ERP systems
– Mobile access for carriers and customers
– Full traceability with event and evidence logging (photos, location, signatures)
– Compliance with digital transport regulations
Embedded Systems Programming
- Open
Objective: Collaborate with a company to advance our Linux-based embedded systems, enhancing our technology platforms.
Desired Profile:
– Experience in high-level application development for embedded systems
– Proficiency in system software and low-level communications
– Robust solutions with high cybersecurity standards
Required Skills:
– DevOps methodologies and continuous integration
– Containerization and deployment automation tools
– Customization of embedded Linux distributions
– Programming in C/C++, Python, and Go
– Development and maintenance of hardware-specific drivers
– Security-by-design practices
– Use of static code analysis tools
Strategic Supplier Cost Analysis
- In vendor selection
Optimizing costs through detailed supplier analysis.
Strategic Supplier Cost Analysis
- In vendor selection
Optimizing costs through detailed supplier analysis.
Automatic Defect Detection in Cellulose
- In vendor selection
Identifying defects in cellulose materials to improve production quality.
Stock Optimization Solution
- In Proof of Concept
Optimizing inventory management to reduce costs and improve supply chain performance.
Field Service Report Solution
- In Proof of Concept
Streamlining field service reporting for greater operational efficiency.
Generative AI for Electrical Diagram Generation
- In Proof of Concept
Automating the creation of electrical schematics using generative AI.
Employee ChatBot
- In Proof of Concept
Enhancing internal communication with an AI-powered chatbot.
Consulting for Data and IoT Platform Design
- In Proof of Concept
Building a robust platform for data and IoT integration.
SUCCESS STORIES
Challenges that leave their mark
Automatic Quality Measurement of Copper/Aluminum Wire

Partner: Zumbach
Automatic Measurement of Transformer Core Parts (Computer Vision)

Partner: Solid Machine
Firmware Management and Deployment Solution

Partner: Irontec
Raw Material Price Prediction Solution

Partner: Bork