Inspiration
We spoke with a manufacturer who told us that machine breakdowns happen almost every day. Their teams know how to fix equipment, but understanding how one breakdown affects the rest of production is a different challenge.
We wanted to help factories make faster, smarter, and less expensive decisions.
What it does
Continuum helps factories understand how machine failures and material shortages affect production.
It calculates which operations will be affected, when they might stop, and the potential costs. Then it compares recovery strategies, such as repairing equipment, switching machines, or rescheduling production, to find the most cost-effective feasible solution.
How we built it
We combined an interactive 3D factory dashboard, production dependency analysis, time-based simulations, and mathematical optimization. AI helps interpret information and explain results, while our algorithms calculate production impacts and recovery plans.
Challenges and what we learned
Our biggest realization was that connecting factory data is one of the hardest and most important challenges. Every factory uses different machines, software, and data formats. Even the best algorithm is only as useful as the data behind it. But we figured that are various API connections to connect to.
What's next
We plan to connect Continuum to real factory systems and validate it with manufacturers.
Built With
- claude
- krea
- react
- typescript
- vite
