NOVA AI engineering
Practical industrial AI that helps OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, engineering service companies and validation teams diagnose faster, retrieve technical knowledge, automate workflows and produce more consistent technical evidence.
NOVA is not a generic chatbot added to an industrial website — it is an engineering capability designed around test benches, PLC systems, validation processes and the decisions industrial teams make.
Engineering knowledge is spread across documents, systems and experts
Repeated faults consume valuable diagnostic time
Reports and evidence packages require too much manual work
Senior specialists are overloaded with recurring questions
Cross-site teams need faster access to approved information
Existing workflows need secure, controlled AI support
Turn fragmented engineering data into usable knowledge
Reduce time spent searching, comparing and summarising
Support more consistent engineering execution
Keep qualified engineers in control of decisions
A project may use one focused module or combine several into a broader engineering intelligence environment.
01 — NOVA Diagnose
- Fault-history comparison
- Alarm-context retrieval
- Probable-cause support
- Recommended checks
02 — NOVA Knowledge
- Source-linked answers
- Document comparison
- Procedure retrieval
- Cross-project search
03 — NOVA Test
- Readiness support
- Test-asset retrieval
- Run-log generation
- Deviation workflow support
04 — NOVA Report
- Intervention summaries
- Deviation reports
- Campaign summaries
- Evidence-pack preparation
05 — NOVA Learn
- Lessons learned
- Expert knowledge capture
- Onboarding support
- Reusable engineering memory
One of four core services
- A standalone AI service that also strengthens recovery, automation and validation workflows
Approved data in, controlled engineering output out. The architecture is adapted to the client's systems and security requirements.
Approved sources
Documentation, maintenance records, fault and alarm histories, PLC/HMI exports and test records.
NOVA intelligence layer
Controlled source retrieval, document and event comparison, role-based response generation and traceable output.
Engineering workflows
Human-reviewed diagnostic guidance, knowledge assistance, test support, reports and approved actions.
Deployment and access models are selected according to confidentiality, infrastructure and operational requirements.
Private deployment options
On-premises, private cloud or isolated project environments where technically appropriate.
Role-based access
Users receive access according to project, system and engineering responsibility.
Approved source control
Responses can be restricted to client-approved data and document collections.
Source-linked answers
Technical outputs can reference the underlying source used to generate the response.
Auditability
Relevant prompts, source use, output and approval steps can be logged per project needs.
Human approval gates
Critical technical actions remain subject to review by qualified personnel.
Guidance at the point of work
Approved checks, restart procedures, alarm-context capture and run notes.
Faster investigation & handover
Compare fault histories, review sequence blockers and prepare handovers.
Consistent preparation
Retrieve assets, check preparation completeness and generate run summaries.
Traceability across campaigns
Compare deviations, review evidence completeness and summarise campaign status.
Identify the bottleneck
Define the operational problem, affected roles, current workflow and expected improvement.
Assess data readiness
Review documents, records, systems, data quality, ownership and confidentiality.
Define the use case
Agree users, allowed questions, required outputs, security model and acceptance criteria.
Build the solution
Configure retrieval, prompts, workflow logic, interfaces and relevant integrations.
Validate & review
Test against known faults and procedures; engineers assess usefulness and traceability.
Deploy & improve
Release within agreed governance; track adoption, time savings and next opportunities.
NOVA supports engineers. It does not replace engineering authority. Qualified personnel remain responsible for safety decisions, software changes, machine operation, validation conclusions and formal technical approval.
NOVA can retrieve, compare, structure and recommend. Final technical judgement remains with the client's appointed engineers and responsible operational teams.
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