Vortex DWG · 001 / AI Strategy & Consulting REV. 2026.04.29
Vortex

AI strategy.

For the floor.

We help manufacturing leaders cut through the noise and build AI that actually works — inside complex operations, legacy systems, and real supply chains.

Strategy & consulting · Built for manufacturing
Fig. 1 — Engagement Model 3 services · Strategy-led
Phase 1

Discovery

Map the terrain

A focused audit of your operations, systems, and AI readiness. We identify where AI creates real leverage — and where it creates risk. No slide decks for the sake of slide decks.

TypeEngagement
Duration2–4 weeks
OutputStrategy brief
StatusAvailable
Phase 2

Architecture

Design the system

We design the full AI operating model for your plant or business unit — which agents to build, how to govern them, and what the integration path looks like with your existing stack.

TypeConsulting
DependsDiscovery
Duration4–8 weeks
OutputBuild roadmap
Phase 3

Advisory

Run it forward

Ongoing strategic counsel as you build and scale. We stay embedded — reviewing implementations, stress-testing decisions, and helping you stay ahead of a fast-moving landscape.

TypeRetainer
DependsArchitecture
CadenceMonthly
OutputSessions + memos
A note on what this is

We are not a software vendor. We don't sell a platform. We are not an agency that ships you a chatbot and disappears.

We think alongside you. Manufacturing is hard. AI in manufacturing is harder. We've been in the room where the decisions actually get made — and that's what we bring.

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