Industry 4.0 is a holistic approach to manufacturing that covers automation, data exchange, interconnectivity, machine learning and real-time data. It helps businesses better control their operations and provide access to real-time data to improve productivity, process and promote growth.

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Using tools such as Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data, this real-time monitoring leads to better insights, decision-making and faster development. Currently, IoT data is used for defect detection and may evolve to be used for predictive analysis.

NASSCOM forecasts that the IoT market size in India will reach $15 billion by 2020, which accounts for 5% of the global market. Digital utilities, smart cities, followed by manufacturing, transportation & logistics, and automotive industries are anticipated to be the main demand drivers for IoT.

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Winners

Uptime AI Team

Winner | Big Data

UptimeAI Tech Private Limited

DIPP48530

UptimeAI tweaks artificial intelligence for the needs of plant engineers, enabling them to predict equipment and performance issues in advance before they become significant failures. Their analytics engine continuously reads sensor data from every equipment in a plant, analyzes it, and alerts plant engineers of any impending issues. The software is scalable across multiple process industries including oil & gas, power, steel, and more.

Product summary

Utilizing self-learning, UptimeAI continuously learns about changing conditions while providing prescriptive actions to achieve high availability, high efficiency, and reduced maintenance. UptimeAI's cloud-based architecture allows it to handle large datasets with thousands of sensors, allowing it to be scaled to large systems too.

Impact

  • UptimeAI is highly accurate.
  • It has the ability to learn and update models over time, and can handle complex equipment.
  • It can detect mechanical and process degradation.

Website

https://www.uptimeai.com

Minion Labs Team

Winner | Internet of Things

Minionlabs India Private Limited

DIPP11922

Minionlabs have identified a gap in the market for energy usage tracking within a building. Using Machine learning and AI to derive actionable insights, they bring about massive savings on electricity bills. In case the electricity data isn’t readily available, they also have a hand-sized sensor to collect data. Minion senses each and every appliance, device and tool turning on and off inside the building and generates a comprehensive report on predictive analytics and maintenance.

Product summary

Minion uses a machine learning algorithm that captures voltage and energy signatures at microsecond intervals to study the patterns of device consumption. With this rich data, the algorithm is able to output a 98.24% accurate analysis of multiple energy signatures at any given point.

Impact

  • The machine learning algorithms have been trained using more than 10 million data points, over 10,000 hours of energy signatures and are currently being used to monitor over 1 lakh assets in real time.
  • This energy management solution enables energy transparency and energy savings up to 30%.
  • It can detect mechanical and process degradation.

Support & recognition

MinionLabs has received 24 Indian and international awards since its inception, including from the Indian PMO and the World Economic Forum.

Website

https://www.minionlabs.tech

Fabheads Automation Private Limited Team

Winner | 3D Printing

Fabheads Automation Private Limited

DIPP344

Fabheads has designed and manufactured a new series of 3D Printers named FibrBots, which uses carbon fiber as a printing material instead of plastic or metal. Asia’s first and only company with this capability, the carbon fiber raw material allows them to print parts that are as strong as steel but as light as plastic.

Product summary

The 3D printing filament is produced in-house using their (patent pending) process, for three models of printers. The startup envisions completely automating the manufacturing sector, not to mention sparking more innovations in other fabrication areas.

Impact

  • Machines targeting small-part fabrication are assembled and delivered to clients in a maximum 2 weeks. These include OEMs, MSMEs, academic organisations etc.
  • Machines targeting large-part fabrication will instead be licensed to manufacturers while Fabheads provides machinery, training, and maintenance support. This model is specifically to scale up in sectors like Aerospace, Aviation and Defense.

Support & recognition

Fabheads won ₹ 6 lakh under the startup category at the DRDO Dare To Dream Awards. They were also incubated at the IIT-Madras Incubation Cell, receiving a grant of ₹ 10 lakh.

Website

https://www.fabheads.in

Scapic Innovations Private Limited Team

Winner | Augmented Reality Products/ Wearables

Scapic Innovations Private Limited

DIPP12347

Scapic is revolutionising the goods and commerce sector by building a cloud platform that allows brands to create 3D and augmented reality experiences without needing to code it themselves. The platform also allows for distribution of these experiences online with no app installations required. It’s especially beneficial for industries like automobile, where products require extensive visuals.

Product summary

Scapic has worked with companies like Royal Enfield, Flipkart, Myntra, Walmart, Unilever, Sony, Viacom18, Wipro, Accenture and many others to bring their 3D, AR and VR solutions to life. Additionally, Scapic’s delivery pipeline means that WebXR experiences can be consumed directly on any existing website and are accessible by most smart phones.

Impact

  • Scapic offers aid with the design and production of 3D assets for an enterprise.
  • Their XR experiences are optimized for a variety of end consumer devices, ranging from laptops and smartphones to smart glasses and more.
  • They also provide analytics, security and privacy controls built for scale.

Support & recognition

Scapic has been awarded a grant under the Elevate 100 program, Government of Karnataka.

Website

https://www.scapic.com

Planys Technologies Private Limited Team

Winner | Robotics

Planys Technologies Private Limited

DIPP203

Planys is a research driven startup specialising in smart underwater inspection solutions. Planys’s technology identifies cracks, defects and possible anomalies in a variety of assets located underwater. This could be ports, oil & gas pipelines, desalination or power plants, dams, bridges, and so on. The startup offers HD videography, GPS mapping, ultrasonic thickness inspection, and acoustic surveys.

Product summary

Not only does Planys make these operations safer and cost-effective, but also increases their efficiency and helps them forecast maintenance and repair better. The main USP lies in its complete end-to-end underwater inspection solutions, instead of standard protocols that are now three decades old.

Impact

  • Over the last four years Planys has launched four products and completed over 70 projects across various sectors.
  • They also believe their technology has great synergy in defense applications for the Navy.

Support & recognition

  • Received a grant of ₹6 lakh from the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises.
  • Received the National Entrepreneurship Award 2019 from the Ministry of Skill Development.

Website

https://www.planystech.com

GingerMind Technologies Private Limited Team

Winner | Computer Vision

GingerMind Technologies Private Limited

DIPP1078

GingerMind builds AI-powered smartphone apps and wearables like smartglasses to help the visually impaired function as independently as possible. They also make campuses and workplaces accessible for the visually impaired, using technologies like artificial intelligence and augmented reality. Their app Eye-D offers blind users location-based features and more, using only a camera and internet connection.

Product summary

Eye-D has features like, ‘Where Am I’, ‘Colour Detector’, ‘Around Me’, ‘Object Identification’, and many more. Additionally, any app on a smartphone can integrate with their smart glass, helping the visually impaired navigate around, read documents, find nearby ATMs, identify familiar faces, and more.

Impact

  • GingerMind had a positive impact on the lives of over 40,000 people in India and 70,000 people around the globe spread across over 160 countries.
  • Their product EYE-D helps users read over 1.5 lakh pages every month.

Support & recognition

They received the ASSOCHAM ICT award for social startup of the year in 2017 and were recognised as one of top 50 emerging startups by NASSCOM in Sept 2019.

Website

https://www.eye-d.in

All Finalists

Name of Startup Category City State
FABHEADS AUTOMATION PRIVATE LIMITED 3D Printing Chennai Tamil Nadu
INVENTINDIA INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED 3D Printing Ahmedabad Gujarat
TRIVIMA SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED 3D Printing Indore Madhya Pradesh
SCAPIC INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Augmented Reality Products / Wearables Bengaluru Karnataka
MOBILIZAR TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED Augmented Reality Products / Wearables Bengaluru Karnataka
DIMENSION NXG PRIVATE LIMITED Augmented Reality Products / Wearables Mumbai Maharashtra
IBOSON INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Augmented Reality Products / Wearables Thiruvananthapuram Kerala
IBA CRAFTS PRIVATE LIMITED Augmented Reality Products / Wearables New Delhi Delhi
PLUTOMEN TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED Augmented Reality Products / Wearables Ahmedabad Gujarat
UPTIMEAI TECH PRIVATE LIMITED Big Data Bengaluru Karnataka
XSHIP DESIGN AND ANALYTICS PRIVATE LIMITED Big Data Kochi Kerala
INFOMINE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LLP Big Data Chennai Tamil Nadu
SAND NETWORK PRIVATE LIMITED Big Data Mumbai Maharashtra
NIVEUS SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Cloud Computing Udupi Karnataka
HERBA TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED Cloud Computing Mumbai Maharashtra
GINGERMIND TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD Computer Vision Bengaluru Karnataka
ATTENTIVE AI SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Computer Vision New Delhi Delhi
AWIDIT SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED Computer Vision Gurugram Haryana
EYEDENTIFY SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED Computer Vision Hyderabad Telangana
LINKSMART TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED Computer Vision Bengaluru Karnataka
DRONAMAPS PRIVATE LIMITED Computer Vision Delhi Haryana
PROFICIENT VISION SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Computer Vision Kharagpur West Bengal
MINIONLABS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Internet of Things Bengaluru Karnataka
INTELLICAR TELEMATICS PRIVATE LIMITED Internet of Things Bengaluru Karnataka
UDYOGYANTRA TECHNOLOGIES LLP Internet of Things New Delhi Delhi
RDL TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED Internet of Things Mangaluru Karnataka
RESPIRER LIVING SCIENCES PRIVATE LIMITED Internet of Things Mumbai Maharashtra
PERSONAL AIR QUALITY SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED Internet of Things Bengaluru Karnataka
PLUSQO CORPORATION PRIVATE LIMITED Internet of Things Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh
PLANYS TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD Robotics Chennai Tamil Nadu
GENROBOTIC INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Robotics Thiruvananthapuram Kerala
SAGAR DEFENCE ENGINEERING PVT LTD Robotics Mumbai Maharashtra
IROV TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED Robotics Kochi Kerala
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