elvnode seeks manufacturers for joint development — not machine builders who expect a finished Copass integration in the standard product tomorrow. Copass is in development and internal validation. This program describes the path from preparation and field validation to a real product feature — with manufacturers we are still seeking.
This differs from the test customer program. Plants should trial Copass in live production in the future. Manufacturers would work with us on architecture, interfaces, and how machine intelligence can one day become part of the machine product. Both paths belong together — ideally a manufacturer partner connects the reference plant where Copass is first tested in reality.
Why manufacturers — and why now? Machine intelligence is not born in an isolated engineering department or on a marketing slide. Anyone who wants understanding, local learning, and operator experience in the product needs field feedback, stable architecture, and honest iteration. With the architecture freeze and internal validation, we have the foundation. Now we seek manufacturers for the product path.
Prerequisites for manufacturers: You develop or sell industrial machines or systems with relevant sensor and control data. You can own development, service, or digitalization from the product side and are willing to invest time and experts in joint development. You are open to local intelligence — Copass runs on-premise, without cloud data pooling. And you have realistic expectations: a development conversation today, not a launch next quarter.
What we need from manufacturers: Domain knowledge about machine type, typical faults, and operating logic. Technical access to signals — for current pilots via OPC UA; manufacturer-specific interfaces are part of a potential joint integration path. Always read-only, with no intervention in the control system. A field anchor: reference machine, pilot plant, or a realistic demo environment. Regular feedback cycles with engineering and service. And transparency outward: what Copass can do today and what is still development.
What elvnode and Copass offer: Access to the cognitive engine and Copass in the current development version. Insight into architecture, interfaces, and where the product is heading. Joint tests — signals, context, operator scenarios, notification logic. Fixed principles: explainable for people, executed locally, machine-specific learning. And a clear, honest path from field test to product feature — without white-label promises for tomorrow.
The typical process in four phases:
Phase 1 — Fit: First contact and honest alignment. Machine type, product strategy, team, and expectations. We assess together whether a partnership makes sense — not every manufacturer will be the right fit, and the timing will not be right for everyone.
Phase 2 — Connect: Technical exploration. Which signals are available? How do we connect read-only? What does the cognitive engine need for context? This builds the technical foundation for a pilot — without a big-bang integration.
Phase 3 — Field: Copass on a reference machine or with a reference plant — the first joint field test. Operators and technicians work with real notifications. Feedback flows into engine, UX, and edge cases. This is where field knowledge and product knowledge converge.
Phase 4 — Product path: Jointly define what “as a feature in the machine product” realistically means — scope, roadmap, responsibilities. No fixed release date from us, but an honest product discussion based on real field experience.
What manufacturers should not expect: No finished OEM integration out of the box. No AI badge without substance. No cloud platform mixing data from many plants. And no fixed date when Copass automatically ships in the standard product. We are honest: seeking and preparing today — no manufacturer partnership running yet.
Who fits especially well? Manufacturers with real product focus who see machine intelligence as a long-term development task — not a one-off project. Machine types with complex behavior where context and understanding beat another threshold alarm: laser systems, presses, process equipment, and comparable systems.
In parallel we seek test customers: plants trialing Copass under real conditions. For manufacturers this is often the fastest path to real field feedback — a plant on the Copass pilot linked to the manufacturer as a program partner.
Next step: Reach out with a short description — machine type, team involved, goal of the partnership. We explain where Copass stands today and what a joint path could look like. No sales pitch — an honest conversation about fit, process, and expectations.