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Thoughts on industrial AI, manufacturing technology, and building domain-specific systems.

IndustryMar 2026

Why Generic AI Fails in Manufacturing

General-purpose LLMs can write code and summarize documents — but they fall flat when you need to interpret a P&ID or validate a HAZOP report. Here's why domain specificity matters.

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Case StudyFeb 2026

From 2,400 Legacy P&IDs to Structured Data in a Weekend

How a major petrochemical refinery digitized their entire P&ID library using Operon's recognition engine — work that would have taken their team 6 months.

CompanyJan 2026

The On-Site Engineering Model

Why we embed engineers at customer sites instead of shipping generic SaaS, and how this approach leads to dramatically better outcomes.

EngineeringMar 2026

The Real Cost of Reactive Maintenance — and How to Stop Paying It

A single compressor trip can cost hundreds of thousands in lost production. Across a plant with hundreds of critical assets, the cumulative cost is enormous — and largely preventable.

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