CONFERENCE 2026 — RECAP
We showed up to ProveIt! 2026 to talk with process and hybrid manufacturers about what's actually broken on the plant floor — and to share where we think industrial software is headed. Here's what we presented, what we heard, and what we're building next.
What We Showed
A main-stage presentation, a hands-on workshop, and a booth running live demonstrations on a carbonated-soft-drinks virtual factory.
Event Details
Date
February 16-20, 2026
Location
Hyatt Regency Dallas
300 Reunion Blvd, Dallas, TX 75207
Booth #18 — Topics on the Floor
- •On-prem AI solutions
- •Process optimization & automation
- •Real-time monitoring & analytics
- •Digital transformation strategies
- •Industry 4.0 implementation
Main Presentation
February 18, 2026 · Inductive Stage 1
MAKING TRANSFORMATION STICK:
From Human Workflows to Surgical AI
The Eukodyne team hosted a session unveiling our framework for sustainable industrial AI adoption. We explored the shift from manual, human-centric workflows to precision-targeted automated interventions that solve specific operational bottlenecks — and how to build a resilient digital infrastructure that empowers the workforce, ensures data sovereignty, and turns pilot projects into permanent operational standards.
Workshop
February 19, 2026 · Hyatt Regency Dallas, Room A
ELIMINATE THE BLIND SPOTS:
From AI Readiness to On-Prem Execution
A pragmatic three-step roadmap to rescue digital transformation from "blind spot" failures and theoretical hype. The session guided participants through an AI Readiness Assessment to clear cultural hurdles, a Blind Spot Remediation Study to map hidden operational waste, and a live demonstration of Sovereign Intelligence Nodes — ending with a functional maturity roadmap for escaping Excel silos and a technical blueprint for using Unified Namespace (UNS) and Agentic AI to drive real-time OEE on-premise.
What We Heard
Three themes came up at the booth, in the workshop, and in side conversations — over and over.
Excel still runs the plant
Spreadsheets, paper logs, and tribal knowledge remain the operational backbone at most facilities. The appetite to replace them is real — what was missing was a credible path that did not require ripping out what already works.
AI-ready is the new baseline
Parent groups and corporate IT increasingly expect plant systems to be agent-callable, API-first, and ready to integrate with enterprise copilots. Buyers are filtering vendors on architecture, not just features.
Data sovereignty AND AI, in the same breath
On-prem AI is no longer a niche ask. Process manufacturers want the upside of agentic systems without surrendering operational data to a third-party cloud. The conversation has moved from "if" to "how."
The AI-Native MOM/MES Platform for Process & Hybrid Manufacturing
The feedback from ProveIt! 2026 sharpened a direction we were already heading. Process manufacturers don't need another bolt-on chatbot or another greenfield AI pitch — they need an operational platform that their agents and copilots can actually plan against, on top of a system that already runs the plant.
That's what we're now building. On the foundation of the 19-module MFX operational system — grown one module at a time since 2008 — we're adding an MCP-native API surface, agent-callable operations across every module, vector retrieval over operational data, and a planning copilot that reasons against years of validated ground truth. Strangler Fig migration. No rip-and-replace.
A note on ProveIt! 2027: we've decided to attend as visitors rather than sponsors. The build matters more than the booth right now — and we'd rather show up next year with a real, demonstrable AI-Native platform than spend the cycles to set up another exhibit. See you on the floor.