Slashing Costs, Downtime, and Energy

Manufacturing & Logistics Solutions, Powered by Pragmatic AI.

Built by Industrial Engineers. Powered by Deep Tech.

We are a specialist British startup combining advanced AI with hard-won experience in industrial engineering and operations.

Member / Supplier in

British Frozen Food Federation Supplier, Made Smarter - Smart Manufacturing Data Hub Supplier, Made Smarter - Digital Supply Chain Hub Supplier, Maryland Made 4.0 Member - Unido Global Community on AI for Industry and Manufacturing

For Manufacturers & Logistics Managers.

The Impact

Lower costs, higher productivity, and wider margins. We shift your facility from static planning to dynamic, self-optimising intelligence.

Phased Approach

We start by solving a single operational bottleneck, then scale to a facility-wide Twin.

End-to-End

From Digital Transformation, Simulation, Sensor & System Integration to AI Digital Twin deployment, guided by our experts.

Your Challenge

Global Pressure: Firms must boost output to stay competitive
Rising Costs: 68% are tackling soaring energy and ops costs
Fragile Supply Chains: Brexit & COVID exposed weak links
Execution Gap: 86% value digital but only 5% are truly smart

→ Modernisation is urgent

→ Must cut cost and lift conversion

→ Execution is easier said than done

Your Path to Execution

New Factory/Facility Capability:

We transform your facility into a smart, self-optimising operation with the help of intelligent systems.

Factory visual with solvers in action optimising shelf and belt layout Digital twin visual with unit routing accross a manufacturing site

What This Means for You

Our integrated approach delivers a direct and measurable impact on your most critical KPIs.
Drastic Cost & Waste Reduction: Hidden inefficiencies get found then eliminated with data-backed actions.
Faster Throughput: AI finds and validates optimal workflows before implementation.
Data-Driven Decisions: Your factory turns into a live data ecosystem, with real-time, full-visibility data to drive clarity and speed.
System / Approach can model across multiple facilities up to international scale.

Model incorporates all aspects of the process, including:

Behaviours

  • Equipment characteristics
  • Process Interactions
  • Shift optimisation
  • Behavioural modelling
  • Relevant algorithms

Commercials

  • Work to Optimisation objectives
  • Supply / batch objectives
  • Develop / trial KPI’s

Physical Aspects

  • Production layout
  • Component assembly
  • Handling of liquids and solids
  • Storage / buffering
  • Vehicle Movements

Logistics

  • National / International movements
  • Optimise deliveries
  • Threats to process
  • Waste management
  • Resource allocation
  • Reliability / Asset Management

The Proof is in the Numbers

30% Faster Picking Times

By translating live camera feeds into an active 3D spatial map, our Vision AI predicts traffic flow and dynamically reroutes assets to bypass temporary obstructions.
Darkonium AI

→ Industrial facility cut picking times by 28%

Net Energy Costs Cut By 40%

By modeling phase-change physics, our digital twin turns frozen inventory into a passive thermal battery to shift cooling loads away from peak hours.
Darkonium AI

→ Cold chain facility cut net energy costs by 42.7%

Up to 93% Waste Reduction

The digital twin allows process validation without physical materials, eliminating trial-and-error scrap.
Made Smarter

→ Raynor Foods cut overproduction by 93%

20% Throughput Increase

By leveraging physics-based digital twins, AI agents simulate and optimize facility layouts virtually to uncover hidden capacity before any physical build.
NVIDIA Omniverse

→ PepsiCo cut capex by 10–15%

How We Deliver – The Dual-Engine Advantage

“The World-Class Foundation”

  • Physically accurate digital twin / framework at industrial scale for solver and tool integration.
  • Live 3D model of your factory
  • Full-team collaboration

“Our Proprietary Intelligence”

  • Thousands of micro-simulations guided by AI that learns from events.
  • Precise (genetic) solvers for optimal strategies
  • Geospatial data intelligence
Nvidia Omniverse framework builds it. arrow from left to right Darkonium proprietary modules and solvers optimises it.
Nvidia Omniverse framework builds it.
Darkonium proprietary modules and solvers optimises it.

In Action: Live Demo

Watch a real-time, physics-accurate digital twin in Omniverse simulating robotics, logistics, and human workflows.

→ Test changes without risk

Implementation Process

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De-Risk:
Assess &
Digitise
Model & Plan
Pilot:
Deploy & Test
Implement & Scale
Train & Support
Together on the facility floor, we review issues & capture data our AI needs to deliver the first optimisation wins - using tech and expertise.
We build a representative digital model(s) (start of preparing 'digital twin') linked to our intelligence layer - a sandbox for validating deep optimisation on your top priority.
We deploy the twin and start building in optimisations within part of your real-world operation.
We gradually scale solutions across your operations, train your team, and make the twin their live dashboard.
Ongoing training, support, and continuous optimisation of the digital twin.
Digital Readiness Report; ROI Roadmap with prioritised opportunities.
Virtually validated process simulation; Detailed optimisation & implementation plan.
Deployed pilot; Measured and validated against projections.
Full scale deployment; Training.
As agreed with client.

Why Us? Your End-to-End Partner

We are a trusted partner to industry leaders and government bodies, recognised for our pioneering work in AI and digital twins.

Nvidia Inception Program member Powered by technology / insight / validation from NVIDIA Inception membership*
ukri and uksa for ai UKRI & UKSA advisors on AI and sustainability

Proven Delivery: UK National Resilience, Deutsche Bahn, Co-AIMS Hub

(* membership via sister company Urban Hawk)

Let's Start the Conversation

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