Your machines have screens. Your operators walk past them every day. So why is that data still not in any system?
Your equipment runs fine. It's paid off. But it's "offline"—not connected to anything.
Full digitization? Hard to justify the ROI on machines that work perfectly well. Yet you're flying blind on data that could help you improve.
So you do nothing. Or worse: paper forms in binders, Excel files with timestamps you can't trust, readings taken "sometime during the shift"—an 8-hour window with no idea when that value was captured.
The traditional digitization path: → Install SCADA infrastructure with cables running everywhere or wireless sensors (expensive...) → Servers, maintenance, dashboards → Train your team to interpret data—or hire someone who can
This might make sense for factories looking for complete transformation with budget, timeline, and people.
But for 95% of production facilities with mature assets? It's overkill.
That's the gap we built Oppr.ai to fill. Not millisecond updates. Not "sometime this shift" either. Structured, validated, timestamped data—captured when operators do their rounds.
Here's how it works: 📱 Operator points phone at HMI screen 📸 AI extracts values automatically ✅ System validates against your boundaries ⚡ Operator gets instant feedback: "Pressure high—check valve"
No hardware. No cables. No IT project. No specialist required to interpret. Live in days.
Why this isn't "just OCR": Standard OCR is never fully reliable—you can't be certain the output is correct, which means someone still has to verify it. We've built a structured approach: you define exactly what the system should capture in advance, so it knows where to look and what values to expect. The result is deterministic output you can trust—and act on immediately.
The key difference: Most digitization ends at the dashboard. Data flows field → system → control room. Then someone has to notice, interpret, and walk back to the floor.
Oppr closes the loop. Field → AI → back to the field.
The operator receives intelligence at the point of work—and can act immediately.
That's continuous improvement built into daily operations, not just reporting.
Is it a replacement for full SCADA? No. Is it 10x better than what most plants do today? Absolutely.
This is for you if: ✓ Machines that work well—but aren't connected ✓ Operators already doing rounds ✓ No budget for a hardware project ✓ Data gaps you've accepted as "just how it is"
Turn anything into a data source—using the sensors you already have: your people.
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