Arch Systems has won a 2025 Global Technology Award for its AI Dashboard Vision tool, which the Silicon Valley company says can turn ordinary factory dashboards into real-time sources of expert guidance without the need for costly systems integration.
The award, in the Software – Process Control category, was presented on 18th November at productronica in Munich. Arch, based in Palo Alto, said the technology uses its Agentic AI platform to interpret live data directly from machine screens and manufacturing management systems, offering recommendations on issues such as root-cause analysis, first-pass yield, and equipment performance.
Andrew Scheuermann, Arch’s Chief Executive and Co-Founder, said manufacturers were seeking “AI that delivers results now, not after months of setup”. He added that the company’s approach bypasses the need for centralised data lakes by working with existing equipment, including legacy systems, thereby reducing IT overheads and speeding deployment to a matter of weeks.
The company argues that the tool broadens AI insight across factories by reading from diverse on-screen sources, maximises the value of existing infrastructure, and enables advanced process-control capabilities on any machine with a display. It can also automate corrective workflows, connecting to systems such as MES, CMMS, and QMS to carry actions from detection to resolution.
Arch said the technology is already in use across manufacturing sites in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, helping electronics and discrete manufacturers cut operational costs and resolve issues more quickly without large-scale system upgrades.
The Global Technology Awards, established in 2005, recognise innovation in printed circuit assembly and packaging.
Arch Systems provides AI-driven factory-intelligence tools aimed at reducing downtime, improving efficiency, and guiding operators, engineers, and executives through real-time, prescriptive insights drawn from existing dashboards and data sources.
