VIMANA

VIMANA operates as a specialized provider of industrial analytics, focusing on software and services designed to enhance smart manufacturing, asset maintenance, and IoT-connected products. The company was founded in 2009 in Berkeley, California, by Dr. Athulan Vijayaraghavan and William Sobel, who were instrumental as co-authors of the MTConnect industry standard for industrial data. Dr. Vijayaraghavan, with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley and extensive experience in Industrial IoT, established the company, originally named System Insights, with a vision to leverage real-time data for improved manufacturing profitability and flexibility. In 2017, the company rebranded to VIMANA to align its corporate identity with its well-known product brand and to signal its expansion into new products and markets.

The company's business model is centered on providing data-driven insights to a global client base that spans aerospace, automotive, industrial machinery, and medical devices, among other sectors. VIMANA's revenue is generated through its suite of software and services that help industrial businesses transform their operations. The core of its offering is the VIMANA Vision platform, a flexible industrial analytics framework that can be deployed on-premise or on various cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. This platform supports a modular suite of applications. VIMANA Connect facilitates data collection from a wide array of industrial assets, both legacy and digital. VIMANA Elevate offers smart manufacturing analytics that go beyond simple machine monitoring to include predictive insights for operational and financial performance improvement. VIMANA Maintain focuses on predictive maintenance, using AI and machine learning to optimize maintenance schedules based on equipment usage and condition, thereby reducing downtime and costs.

For businesses with products in the field, VIMANA offers solutions for connected products, enabling remote asset monitoring and the transition to product-as-a-service business models. This includes connected field services that use predictive insights to improve uptime and reduce repair times, and solutions for connected vehicles that provide real-time location services and predictive maintenance. The company collaborates closely with clients and partners to co-innovate and create tailored IoT solutions. VIMANA has established partnerships with companies like Autodesk, Fagor Automation, and Data Inventions to deliver integrated solutions. The leadership team includes founder Dr. Athulan Vijayaraghavan as Chairman, Syam Sunder as CEO, and Rick Moran, who joined in 2012 and was promoted to President and CEO in 2014.

Keywords: industrial analytics, smart manufacturing, predictive maintenance, IoT platform, asset performance management, manufacturing data, operational intelligence, digital twin, IIoT, connected products