Optimize Your Operations with Data, AI, and Cloud Solutions built for Industry 4.0
In the industrial sector, your software solutions must be as reliable as a high-precision machine. Fragmented data and legacy infrastructure are the bottlenecks to your growth, putting your operations at risk. STX Next provides custom-built, cross-domain teams with deep expertise in IoT, cloud migration, predictive maintenance, and supply chain optimization.
Our Services
Don't let legacy OT and siloed IT systems slow you down. Transform your industrial operations with scalable architecture, secure cloud solutions, and AI-driven insights.
1. Industrial Data Foundation & Lakehouse
Bring every sensor, ERP, and logistics data point into a single, AI-ready foundation through a governed lakehouse architecture built for high-volume industrial scale.
What it enables:
- A single source of truth for production and supply chain data.
- Real-time processing of high-volume IoT telemetry (100M+ records/day).
- Unified access to ERP, CRM, and Warehouse data.
- Reduced infrastructure complexity by eliminating third-party ETL tools.
2. AI Knowledge Assistants (RAG)
Unlock the value trapped in technical manuals and safety documents. Enable engineering teams to query internal documentation using natural language with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) tools.
What it enables:
- Accelerated information retrieval from complex technical documents.
- Multilingual search capabilities for global operational teams.
- Secure data handling on private cloud infrastructure (e.g., Azure).
- Citation of document sources to ensure reliability and safety.
3. Predictive Maintenance & Computer Vision
Shift from fixed schedules to condition-based maintenance. Predict equipment failures before they happen and automate quality control with AI-powered computer vision.
What it enables:
- Minimizing unplanned downtime through early failure detection.
- Automated visual quality checks using scalable computer vision pipelines.
- Reduced maintenance costs by optimizing service timing.
- Parallel execution of ML tasks for high-efficiency processing.
4. Legacy Modernization & Cloud Migration
Move critical on-premise infrastructure to the cloud without disrupting production. Transform legacy monolithic applications to scalable microservices and containerized environments.
What it enables:
- Secure migration of critical infrastructure from on-premise to AWS/Azure.
- Containerization of legacy applications for scalability (Docker/Kubernetes).
- Establishment of secure site-to-site VPN connectivity.
- Reduction of manual server management via Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
5. Intelligent Configuration & Quoting Engines
Automate complex industrial sales processes. Build calculation engines that generate instant, accurate quotes for custom manufacturing and rental equipment.
What it enables:
- Real-time cost estimation for 3D printing and CNC machining.
- Drag-and-drop power profile creation for mobile battery rentals.
- Smart calculation algorithms to generate precise technical recommendations.
- Faster path to product-market fit for industrial B2B platforms.
6. Operational Intelligence Dashboards
Turn raw telemetry into decision-ready insights with custom visualization tools that give engineers and plant managers real-time visibility into asset performance.
What it enables:
- Real-time visibility into asset anomalies and performance metrics.
- Data-driven demand planning and energy forecasting.
- Integration with Power BI and custom web frontends for clarity.
- Monitoring of tank levels, flows, and resource consumption.
Industrial Sectors We Support
Deep expertise across the manufacturing, energy, and logistics ecosystems
Our extensive portfolio spans industry 4.0, oil & gas, energy, utilities, supply chain, and construction tech, serving enterprise companies across Europe and the US.
Move beyond reactive repairs. STX Next delivers systems for remote diagnostics, predictive maintenance, and real-time asset monitoring – maximizing your Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
Predictive Maintenance
Developing Remaining Useful Life (RUL) prediction models to forecast equipment failures and minimize unplanned downtime.
Factory Telemetry
Ingesting and processing high-volume telemetry data (approx. 100 million records/day) from multiple factories for real-time visibility.
Remote Diagnostics
Empowering global service teams with remote diagnostic tools to analyze printer fleets before site visits, reducing downtime.
Accelerate the transition to data-driven energy management with scalable platforms designed for refinery operations, grid optimization, and sustainable resource management.
Refining & Chemicals
Ingesting and processing high-volume telemetry data (approx. 100 million records/day) to monitor asset performance and prevent unplanned shutdowns in refineries.
Infrastructure Optimization
Solving infrastructure bottlenecks to improve application performance for district energy operators.
Industrial Gases
Enabling natural language search across technical documentation for global industrial gas engineering teams using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
Smart Water Management:
Developing data-driven tools for optimizing water treatment, tank level monitoring, and sewage flow forecasting.
Battery Technology
Building real-time web platforms to visualize battery cell performance (voltage, temperature) with minimal latency for hardware evaluations.
Connect your hardware to the cloud. Gain full control over sensors, device configuration, and complex physical data through purpose-built software.
Sensor Configuration
Replacing outdated desktop apps with modern web interfaces for configuring advanced radar traffic sensors.
IoT Data Platforms
Ingesting factory telemetry via Azure Event Hub and processing it directly within Azure Data Explorer for live metric calculations.
Gain end-to-end visibility by digitizing procurement, automating supplier intelligence, and streamlining complex logistics flows.
Supplier Intelligence
Centralizing unstructured data to enhance supplier discovery, diversity metrics, and procurement insights using Knowledge Graphs.
Import Management
Modernizing import management systems to offer real-time visibility and control across global supply chains.
Carrier Integration
Expanding logistics platforms to support major carriers (DHL, FedEx, UPS) and handling millions of shipping events daily.
Take control of physical workflows through platforms that simplify compliance, optimize warehouse operations, and unify fragmented marketplaces.
Mining Compliance
Enabling streamlined reporting on mining compliance and sustainability metrics to improve data traceability.
Warehouse Operations
Streamlining global warehouse tasks, Purchase Orders, and Work Orders through centralized web applications.
B2B Marketplaces
Launching modern marketplaces for the construction industry that support project-based ordering and multi-supplier negotiations.
Trusted by Leaders in Industry and Energy
STX Next specializes in software solutions for the industrial sector. We deliver complex projects for enterprise clients in chemicals, manufacturing, energy, and logistics.
A scalable foundation for processing high-volume IoT data with real-time visibility
Our client needed a robust system to process real-time IoT data from over 11 factories. Their existing tools failed to meet performance requirements for 100 million records per day. STX Next ingested telemetry data via Azure Event Hubs and processed it directly in Azure Data Explorer, enabling near real-time analytics for factory performance and reducing infrastructure complexity.
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A RAG chatbot delivering fast, multilingual answers across global operations
Thousands of policy PDFs slowed down Linde’s global teams. STX Next developed a secure Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RąAG) chatbot on Azure that ingests every document, automatically updates the index, and works seamlessly across multiple languages. Verified answers now appear in seconds, replacing hours of manual search. The system cites sources for trust, scales with new content, and protects proprietary data through secure Azure hosting. The exact blueprint can be applied to drilling manuals or HSE logs, providing field crews with instant access to vital information.
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1,000% Performance Boost and 40% Cost Optimization with Cloud Infrastructure
Hemiko, a UK-based district energy operator, faced major infrastructure issues that caused frequent application stalls, resource throttling, performance bottlenecks, and increased operational costs. Our expert team conducted a deep system analysis of application–infrastructure interactions and optimized database configuration to increase baseline performance. As a result, Hemiko improved application performance by over 1,000% and reduced monthly cloud costs by 40%.
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Why STX Next?
Your Partner in secure, scalable, and AI-powered industrial software
Our teams bring together industrial domain knowledge, engineering excellence, and data security to build solutions that become the backbone of your operations.
Domain Expertise
From predicting turbine failures to optimizing district energy grids, we understand the physical reality behind the code.
Client Centricity
We care about your business as if it were our own, and every decision we make is guided by your best interests in mind.
Security First
STX Next is ISO 27001 certified, ensuring your proprietary data and infrastructure meet strict compliance standards.
Practical AI
We deliver applied AI–such as RAG for technical documentation and computer vision for quality control –that drives measurable operational value.
Cloud & IoT Mastery
We are experts in handling high-frequency sensor data and migrating on-premise industrial legacy systems to the cloud.
Speed to Market
We accelerate development using mature DevOps pipelines and automated testing, reducing infrastructure provisioning time from hours to minutes
A Reliable Partner For The Industrial Sector
Even though we believe that our work speaks for itself, we are always grateful for words of appreciation from our clients.
Client
testimonial
We gave them a very high-level brief and left the rest in their hands. The app works perfectly, and they came in on time, on budget, with no outstanding issues.
They obviously love what they do and like taking on projects that are a bit different. We definitely want to work with them on more projects going forward.
Hartford Consulting
Client
testimonial
When I came to my current company, we went through an evaluation process and considered nearshore providers in various countries. Ultimately, we found STX Next.
The quality they offered and the fact that I had access to the teammates I had previously worked with on a different project gave me the confidence that they could execute our complex project as well. I didn’t want to risk working with unknown people, so I chose to bet on STX Next because I knew they could provide quality resources.
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FAQs
Does STX Next have real experience in the industrial sector?
Yes. STX Next has delivered production-grade software for enterprise companies across manufacturing, chemicals, energy, logistics, and construction. Our experience includes large-scale IoT data platforms, predictive maintenance systems, cloud migrations, and AI tools for clients such as Linde, Canon Production Printing, Hemiko, and Boart Longyear.
Can you modernize legacy industrial systems without disrupting operations?
Absolutely. We specialize in low-risk modernization of mission-critical industrial systems. Our teams migrate legacy on-premise applications to cloud-native architectures incrementally, ensuring production continuity, secure connectivity, and minimal operational disruption.
What types of industrial companies do you work with?
We work with enterprise organizations in manufacturing, chemicals, oil & gas, renewables, utilities, logistics, supply chain, construction, and mining. Our solutions support Industry 4.0 initiatives, industrial IoT platforms, energy management systems, and complex B2B operational software.
What technologies does STX Next use for industrial software development?
Our core stack includes Python, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), IoT ingestion tools (Azure Event Hub, Azure Data Explorer), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and modern data platforms designed to handle high-volume telemetry and operational data.
Do you support large-scale industrial data ingestion and analytics?
Yes. We build industrial data foundations capable of processing massive telemetry streams – including 100M+ records per day – and unifying sensor, ERP, logistics, and operational data into analytics-ready platforms for real-time monitoring and decision-making.
Can you help implement AI safely in industrial environments?
Definitely. We focus on practical, production-ready AI use cases such as predictive maintenance, computer vision for quality control, and RAG-based knowledge assistants for technical documentation. All solutions are deployed with strong security controls and can run on private or hybrid cloud infrastructure.
Do you build internal operational tools or customer-facing industrial platforms?
Both. We develop internal systems for engineers, plant managers, and operations teams, as well as customer-facing industrial platforms such as configuration and quoting engines, logistics portals, and B2B marketplaces – always optimized for performance and reliability.
How do you handle security and reliability in industrial software projects?
Security and reliability are foundational. STX Next is ISO 27001 certified, and we design systems with secure connectivity, access control, observability, and auditability in mind. Our architectures are built to support high availability, fault tolerance, and the physical realities of industrial operations.
What makes STX Next different from a typical industrial software vendor?
We combine deep industrial domain knowledge with strong engineering and data expertise. Our teams understand the physical processes behind the software – from factory floors to energy grids – and deliver solutions that scale, remain secure, and generate measurable operational impact.
