Deltia AI Enhances Manufacturing Efficiency with NVIDIA Metropolis and Jetson

Berlin-based
startup
Deltia
AI
is
revolutionizing
manufacturing
efficiency
by
utilizing
NVIDIA
Metropolis
vision
AI
and
Jetson
AGX
Orin
modules.
Founded
in
2022
by
Silviu
Homoceanu
and
Max
Fischer,
the
company
aims
to
optimize
assembly
line
processes
through
advanced
AI
technologies.

Origins
and
Vision

Deltia
AI
was
conceived
at
Berlin’s
Merantix
venture
studio,
where
Homoceanu,
a
former
leader
of
self-driving
software
at
Volkswagen,
and
Fischer,
a
startup
founder
who
digitized
over
40
factories,
saw
AI’s
potential
in
manufacturing.
Their
platform
leverages
NVIDIA
Metropolis
and
Jetson
AGX
Orin
to
provide
significant
performance
improvements
on
production
lines.

As
a
partner
of

NVIDIA
Metropolis,
Deltia
estimates
that
its
software
can
achieve
up
to
a
20%
performance
increase
for
its
clients.
Notable
customers
such
as
Viessman
and
ABB
are
already
employing
Deltia’s
platform,
with
Viessman
expecting
up
to
a
50%
productivity
boost
once
fully
integrated.

Innovative
Solutions
for
Manufacturing

The
platform
operates
by
installing
sensors
and
cameras
on
assembly
lines
to
gather
data.
This
data
is
then
processed
using
NVIDIA-accelerated
computing
to
train
models
that
monitor
and
optimize
line
activities.
These
models
are
deployed
on
Jetson
AGX
Orin
modules,
providing
real-time
operational
insights
via
a
custom
dashboard.

“We
provide
our
users
with
a
dashboard
that
is
basically
the
Google
Analytics
of
manufacturing,”
said
Homoceanu,
CTO
of
Deltia.
“We
install
these
sensors,
and
two
weeks
later
they
get
the
keys
to
this
dashboard,
and
the
magic
happens
in
the
background.”

The
Jetson-based
systems
continuously
monitor
camera
streams,
extracting
metadata
to
track
product
movement
and
work
processes.
This
information
is
crucial
for
identifying
bottlenecks
and
enhancing
line
output.

Edge
AI
and
Real-Time
Insights

Deltia’s
platform
goes
beyond
basic
optimization.
It
provides
real-time
alerts
when
production
deviates
from
targets
and
tracks
key
performance
indicators
such
as
cycle
times
and
output
rates.
The
platform
also
helps
map
factory
processes,
suggesting
improvements
for
workflows
and
shop-floor
layouts.

For
example,
one
client
found
that
relocating
material
shelves
closer
to
workers
reduced
cycle
times
and
increased
production
by
over
30%.
Additionally,
Deltia’s
platform
can
monitor
machine
states
to
predict
maintenance
needs,
thereby
reducing
downtime
and
operational
costs.

“Our
vision
is
to
empower
manufacturers
with
the
tools
to
achieve
unprecedented
efficiency,”
said
Fischer,
CEO
of
Deltia
AI.
“Seeing
our
customers
experience
as
much
as
a
30%
increase
in
productivity
with
our
vision
models
running
on
NVIDIA
Jetson
Orin
validates
the
transformative
potential
of
our
technology.”

Deltia
is
also
a
part
of
the

NVIDIA
Inception
program,
which
supports
cutting-edge
startups.

Learn
more
about

NVIDIA
Metropolis
and

NVIDIA
Jetson.

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