SORBA.ai and Tupinix form channel partnership for industrial AI

SORBA.ai and Tupinix Smart Factory Solutions announced a channel partnership on September 15, 2026, to help manufacturers turn connected operational data into predictive and actionable intelligence. The deal combines Tupinix’s industrial integration and Unified Namespace expertise with SORBA.ai’s no-code Industrial AI platform across North and Latin America.

Why it matters: - The partnership is designed to help industrial companies move from connected data to usable AI-driven decisions. - Manufacturers can use the combined offering for predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, forecasting, digital twins, process optimization, advanced process control, and vision-based inspection. - The deal targets a common problem in Industry 4.0 projects: getting industrial AI from proof of concept into production.

What happened: - SORBA.ai announced a new channel partnership with Tupinix Smart Factory Solutions on September 15, 2026. - Tupinix serves industrial organizations across North America and Latin America. - The agreement pairs Tupinix’s industrial integration work with SORBA.ai’s no-code Industrial AI platform. - Bryan Thyken, chief revenue officer of SORBA.ai, said the partnership is built on strong, contextualized industrial data. - Ricardo Santos of Tupinix said the partnership gives customers a way to turn industrial data into insights and actions that improve reliability, productivity, quality, and operational efficiency.

The details: - Tupinix specializes in connecting machines, systems, and enterprise applications through Unified Namespace, IIoT, MQTT, MES, industrial connectivity, and digital transformation strategy. - Tupinix designs open, interoperable architectures that connect sensors, PLCs, MES, ERP systems, databases, and cloud platforms. - SORBA.ai provides a single no-code platform for industrial data connectivity, machine learning, predictive analytics, optimization, computer vision, and AI-assisted operational intelligence. - Tupinix customers will gain access to no-code Industrial AI tools that let engineers and subject matter experts build and deploy models without dedicated data science teams. - The platform set includes predictive maintenance and anomaly detection, regression and virtual sensors, forecasting and digital twins, advanced process control and optimization, and no-code vision AI. - The partnership also includes SORBOT and MCP-enabled Industrial AI for contextual access to operational information and emerging AI agent architectures. - SORBA.ai supports flexible edge and on-premises deployment for plants that need local processing, data sovereignty, or operation without continuous cloud connectivity. - Tupinix provides digital maturity assessments, strategic roadmaps, industrial connectivity, UNS architecture, system integration, project execution, and scalable deployment services. - The combined approach is intended to move customers from connect, collect, and contextualize to analyze, predict, optimize, and act. - Tupinix operates across North America and Brazil and works with customers in food and beverage, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, pulp and paper, packaging, automotive, mining and steel, energy and utilities, and metalworking. - The companies expect to work together on projects ranging from initial proof-of-concept efforts to multi-site deployments. - Tupinix is a Certified Integrator in the Inductive Automation Integrator Program, and its engineers hold Ignition Gold Certification. - SORBA.ai says its platform supports manufacturing, energy, oil and gas, water and wastewater, utilities, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, pulp and paper, mining, metals, logistics, and other industrial sectors. - SORBA.ai says the platform includes AutoML, digital twins, advanced process control, and secure on-premise industrial GPT capabilities. - More information is available on SORBA.ai’s website. - The announcement also listed SORBA.ai social channels on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and X.

Between the lines: - The partnership reflects a broader shift in industrial software toward combining data architecture, edge connectivity, and AI in one deployment path. - Tupinix brings the OT and integration layer, while SORBA.ai adds the modeling and optimization layer. - That combination could make it easier for manufacturers to adopt AI without building a large internal data science team.

What's next: - The companies plan to pursue opportunities from proof-of-concept projects through multi-site deployments. - The partnership is expected to expand SORBA.ai’s channel ecosystem while giving Tupinix a dedicated Industrial AI platform for OT and manufacturing environments. - Customers will likely start with connectivity and visibility, then expand into predictive and autonomous operations.