• By combining expert systems with machine learning (ML), this investment delivers actionable insights into rotating equipment health, enhancing failure prediction, forecasting, and maintenance strategies.
• This collaboration merges cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and ML-driven algorithms with industry expertise, covering over 1,000 failure modes to improve asset management efficiency.
• Initially, the partnership will target heavy asset industries, beginning with Cement, Metals, and Water Pipes sectors in India.

ABB Motion has made a strategic investment through ABB Motion Ventures in the AI start-up UptimeAI, aiming to redefine how industrial businesses oversee the health and performance of motors, drives, and associated assets. Through this agreement, ABB acquires a minority stake in UptimeAI. However, financial details remain undisclosed.

Leveraging AI-powered predictive maintenance, this initiative offers deep insights into asset performance, enhances failure predictability, and minimizes maintenance costs and operational risks. With advanced AI/ML algorithms addressing numerous failure modes, the collaboration is set to optimize reliability and efficiency by integrating industry-proven expertise with next-generation asset performance management.

The initial implementation phase focuses on key industrial segments such as Cement, Metals, and Water Pipes in India. By tailoring solutions to these vital industries, the partnership aims to drive operational excellence, reduce unplanned downtime, and maximize productivity.

The partnership brings together advanced artificial intelligence (AI) / ML-based algorithms and industry expertise, to enhance asset management capabilities

“Soenke Kock, ABB Motion Services R&D Manager and Head of Development IoT and Analytics, emphasized the company’s dedication to delivering innovative solutions for effective and sustainable asset management. ‘This investment underscores our commitment to equipping industrial customers with cutting-edge technology and expertise. Partnering with UptimeAI allows us to apply advanced data insights to optimize energy efficiency, enhance operational control, and ultimately improve asset availability and profitability.’”

Jagadish Gattu, Founder and CEO of UptimeAI, added: “We are excited to collaborate with ABB Motion in delivering solutions that blend our AI capabilities with their extensive industry knowledge. This partnership will enable industrial customers to optimize operations and tackle challenges like root cause analysis, continuous improvement, and knowledge management more effectively.”

ABB is a global leader in electrification and automation, committed to fostering a sustainable and resource-efficient future. By integrating its engineering and digital expertise, ABB enhances industrial performance, efficiency, and sustainability, empowering businesses to surpass expectations. This vision is encapsulated in ABB’s philosophy: ‘Engineered to Outrun.’ With a history spanning over 140 years and a workforce of approximately 110,000, ABB is publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ABBN) and Nasdaq Stockholm (ABB).

ABB Motion Ventures serves as ABB Motion’s venture capital arm. Through ABB Ventures, the company strategically invests in breakthrough technologies that align with its mission to shape the future of industrial electrification and automation. Since its inception in 2009, ABB Ventures has allocated nearly $500 million to start-ups across diverse sectors, including robotics, industrial IoT, AI/ML, energy transition, cybersecurity, electric mobility, smart buildings, and distributed energy solutions.

UptimeAI, headquartered in San Francisco, is an AI software firm specializing in operational excellence via its AI Expert OEx platform. The company equips engineers with intelligent tools to swiftly diagnose operational issues, analyze the relationship between reliability, performance, and equipment, and recommend effective mitigations. UptimeAI’s solutions are widely adopted by industrial clients across North America, the Middle East, and India.

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