Gartner Names HAI a Cool Vendor for Manufacturing Operations

Gartner Names HAI a Cool Vendor for Manufacturing Operations

Cloud software for Operational Intelligence recognized by Gartner

The Netherlands – HAI, the leading provider of real-time enterprise process manufacturing intelligence software, today announced that it has been named a Cool Vendor in Gartner’s recent report: “Cool Vendors in Manufacturing Operations”, by Simon F. Jacobson and Rick Franzosa. HAI fills an ever-present information access gap between standard enterprise systems and heterogeneous plant applications by blending automated data capture with manual data entry to eliminate paper-based processes and make production and quality data visible and, therefore, useful.

Innovative, Impactful and Intriguing

Vendors selected for the “Cool Vendor” report are innovative, impactful and intriguing. This year’s Cool Vendors report highlights amongst others providers that help manufacturers improve the visibility and analysis of manufacturing performance. The report states that manufacturers must be able to digitally access and manage increasingly large volumes and varieties of manufacturing data.  In addition, the pervasive nature of cloud computing continues in manufacturing operations. This year’s Cool Vendors are evidence that these solutions can be delivered with SaaS pricing models.

“We believe this recognition further underscores what we already hear from our customers” said Peter de Haer, CEO of HAI. “They enjoy the ease of implementation and roll-out of HAI in the Cloud, while benefitting from its modern technology.  HAI dramatically improves the availability of plant and quality information, which enables better quality control and plant performance optimization.”

About HAI

HAI in The Netherlands (www.hai.nl) is the owner of the HAI Cloud software, available around the globe. HAI is an Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI) solution to help batch manufacturing companies accelerate operational performance initiatives, drive operating strategies and capture actionable insight in production & quality compliance. HAI has been successfully implemented at LambWeston, FrieslandCampina, A-ware, Cosun, Elopak, IFF, Yakult and Heinz.

Disclaimer: Gartner, Cool Vendors in Manufacturing, Simon F. Jacobson and Rick Franzosa, 29 April. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.