From Waste to Premium Products
PRODUCT.AI
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- Product AI
From target specs to breakthrough products in weeks, not years
Scarce resources, strict regulations, and supply chain disruptions are forcing process industry leaders to redesign products and replace critical materials. But traditional R&D is too slow, expensive, and resource-intensive to keep up with today’s pace.
Product.AI replaces trial-and-error with simulation and intelligence. It virtualizes testing, accelerates discovery, and helps you develop better, more sustainable products faster – while cutting cost and time to market.
How Industry Leaders unlock real value with Product.AI
8 WEEKS TO 100+ MPA CONCRETE
A cement producer developed a premium product from target specs to breakthrough products in weeks not years.
40% LOWER DEVELOPMENT COSTS
A polymer manufacturer tested only the 10 most promising options — after AI simulated over 43,000 variants.
6 DATA POINTS TO PHD-LEVEL RESULTS
A student operator used Product.AI to achieve expert-level outcomes — with minimal data and no modeling background.
Resource Scarcity and sustainability imperatives call for ultrafast innovation
Scarce or geopolitically sensitive materials and growing compliance requirements are already limiting production capacity – and the pressure will only grow. Product.AI identifies safe, cost-effective alternatives and allows to quickly adapt formulations when availability or regulations shift. The faster you reduce dependency on risky or harmful resources, the more resilient and competitive your business becomes.
Today’s products must do more than perform – they need to meet demanding spec sheets, comply with tightening regulations, satisfy customer expectations, and align with internal sustainability goals. Product.AI balances all of these constraints simultaneously. Whether you're targeting strength, recyclability, chemical resistance, or cost – the system identifies candidates that fulfill multiple requirements without endless trial-and-error.
In resource-intensive industries, leftover materials and by-products often remain underutilized assets. Product.AI helps you to transform these materials into high-performance products by simulating new formulations virtually, before you conduct costly trials. Reduce waste, close material loops, and bring circular innovations to market faster, all while cutting time, cost, and environmental impact.
Core Features of Product.AI
Inverse Design – Less Testing, Faster Results
Product.AI turns traditional trial-and-error on its head. Instead of testing countless formulations to reach your goals, you define your target — and let the AI work backwards to uncover the best paths forward. Whether it's 30% recycled content, food-safe compliance, a 60% weight reduction, or a strict cost ceiling, Product.AI simulates thousands of combinations, ranks them by probability of success, and delivers only the most promising candidates for validation. The result: fewer experiments, faster results, and significantly lower development costs and time-to-market.
Multi-Source Intelligence
Whether you have just a handful of lab results, years of historical process data, or scattered information from literature and expert know-how, Product.AI can extract value from it. The system integrates structured and unstructured data from labs, sensors, documents, and people – building a unified, intelligent model. Instead of waiting for perfect datasets, you can start extracting insights immediately – accelerating development and unlocking value from what you already know.
Designed for Complexity. Built for Simplicity.
Product.AI manages thousands of parameters, constraints, and component interactions – yet remains easy to use. Through a no-code interface, lab teams can run simulations, explore formulation options, and make confident decisions without needing data science expertise.
The result: faster innovation, fewer iterations, and better outcomes – all with minimal training.
Full Control. Zero Risk
With Product.AI, your intellectual property stays exactly where it belongs – under your control. The solution runs securely within your infrastructure, with no cloud dependency, no vendor lock-in, and no risk of competitor insight. You benefit from cutting-edge AI without compromising confidentiality or compliance.
Your Journey to AI-powered Innovation
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Week 1–2: Connect & Learn
Product.AI connects in read-only mode, requiring no infrastructure changes or workflow disruptions. The system begins learning from your existing lab data, product goals, and development logic.
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Week 4–8: Proof of Value
You receive AI-generated formulation suggestions in shadow mode – no testing required. Early results show how Product.AI would optimize your current workflows and accelerate development.
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Month 3–4: Pilot & Validate
Your team tests the most promising candidates in the lab. The system refines its models based on real-world feedback, improving accuracy and relevance.
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Month 5+: Scale Up
Expand from one product line to an entire portfolio. Transfer insights across teams, sites, or markets — building an R&D capability that scales with your innovation goals.
Product.AI Success Stories
Building materials
Challenge
A cement manufacturer needed to develop a high-performance material using toxic waste inputs – fast.
Approach
Product.AI simulated thousands of candidate recipes, identifying the top-performing formulations within weeks.
Results
- 100+ MPa strength achieved
- Market-ready product in 8 weeks
- Avoided costly lab cycles and regulatory delays
Sustainable Polymers
Meeting Impossible Requirements
Challenge
Develop food-safe packaging with 30% recycled content, 60% weight reduction, and full barrier performance.
Approach
Product.AI balanced 15 components and 200+ variables to meet 50 technical requirements. Smart DOE reduced lab effort by 85%.
Results
- 6 Weeks from Brief to Final Formulation
- 85% Fewer Lab Experiments
- All Requirements Met
Adhesives
Toxic-Free Without Trade-Offs
Challenge
Remove hazardous ingredients from an industrial adhesive formulation without compromising performance — under tight regulatory pressure.
Approach
Product.AI analyzed performance data alongside safety databases, screened thousands of alternatives, and identified non-obvious, compliant substitutes. Even a student intern was able to deliver expert-level results thanks to AI guidance.
Results
- 100% Hazardous Components Eliminated
- Full Performance Maintained
- 4 Weeks from Start to Solution
Your contact
Do you have a specific request or questions about the sustainable alignment of value creation processes in your company? Send me an enquiry and I will get back to you.
Dr. Christoph Völker, Head of Industrial AI