Kiwi Data Science

Factories and industrial operators are the main customers of Kiwi Data Science, an Italian firm that combines machine learning with statistical techniques to get more out of the data its clients already collect. The company works as a complete provider: consultancy, software and training are delivered together, so a client can move from raw measurements to decisions on the factory floor.

Predicting faults before production stops

Much of the firm's industrial work begins with failure prediction. Maintenance teams have long combined quantitative and qualitative techniques to anticipate breakdowns. Kiwi applies machine learning to find recurring patterns in machine data, so that maintenance can be planned before a fault interrupts operations. The same analysis supports production monitoring, which tracks manufacturing processes in real time to watch efficiency and quality, and automatic reporting, which creates reports and delivers them through automated processes.

Three software products for different data tasks

Scarlet is a suite of tools for exploring data, monitoring business processes, detecting anomalies and forecasting production performance. Nabu is software, delivered from the cloud or installed on site, for research and development data collection, with tools for statistical quality analysis. It works within the data lake layer and offers a web interface connected to a relational database, and it is designed to help Minitab users collect and prepare their data. Maily is cloud-based or on-premise software for high-volume printing and mailing, built to keep shipments within postal rules and to reduce shipping costs.

Data lakes, alerts and training

Kiwi also designs data lakes, central repositories that hold raw data from many sources for flexible analysis. Its work includes grouping similar data points to reveal structure in datasets, alerting the relevant people when a critical event or anomaly appears, and forecasting production yield together with the costs that go with it. The firm also runs training that teaches staff to apply statistical methods to industrial problems. Kiwi reports that its consultations span several sectors, and its client base is factories and industrial operators.