Company
Our Mission is to Enable People to do Their Best Work
We believe that today’s industrial frontline workforce, with a global footprint of over 350 million workers, has been underserved by technology. We are changing that.
The Recognized Connected Worker Leader
Our Story
The Augmentir™ founding team has been at the forefront of three of the most important of these software technology revolutions – Wonderware Software in 1987, Lighthammer in 1997, and ThingWorx in 2008.
In 2018, the founders of Augmentir recognized that the technology and market forces were aligned yet again, for a fourth industrial software revolution. A revolution focused on increasing the productivity & quality of processes involving front-line workers.
1987
Wonderware Transforms How Machines Run
In 1987, Wonderware transformed how machines run, with the introduction and mass commercialization of Human-Machine Interface software. Wonderware enabled the first software-based industrial revolution and is still in evidence today by Wonderware’s continued leadership position.
Lighthammer Revolutionizes the Factory Floor
In 1997, Lighthammer transformed manufacturing yet again with the introduction of the first Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence platform. Lighthammer revolutionized the factory floor by bringing both real time intelligence and live synchronization with the ERP software layer. This enabled the second software-based industrial revolution and is still evidenced today by the ubiquity of this software (currently under the SAP MII brand).
1997
2008
ThingWorx Catalyzes the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
In 2008, ThingWorx catalyzed the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) with the introduction of the first application platform for IIoT. ThingWorx transformed both manufacturing and service, becoming synonymous with Industrie 4.0/Brilliant factory, and Connected Service. This enabled the 3rd software-based industrial revolution and is still evidenced today by the ubiquity of IIoT software and the market leadership of PTC’s ThingWorx brand.
Augmentir Optimizes Worker Performance with AI
In 2018, the founders of Augmentir recognized that the technology and market forces were aligned yet again, for a fourth industrial software revolution. A revolution focused on increasing the productivity & quality of processes involving front-line workers.
Today, Augmentir’s Connected Worker platform and Generative AI assistant for manufacturing is helping many of the worlds leading companies digitize and optimize frontline work.
2018
Our Leadership Team
Russ Fadel
Co-Founder & CEO
Phil Huber
Co-Founder & VP of Development
Lawrence Fan
Co-Founder & Chief Data Scientist
Chris Kuntz
VP of Marketing
David Landreth
VP of Sales & Alliances
Kiyomi Otani
VP of Operations
Christian Nissen
Chief Security Officer
News
The Latest
6/5/2025
Augmentir Welcomes Mike Carroll to Board of Advisors
Augmentir welcomes Mike Carroll to our Board of Advisors! Mike is widely recognized as an industry trailblazer and visionary, with a proven track record of driving innovation, industrial transformation, and AI strategy.
4/8/2025
Augmentir Unveils Industrial AI Agent Studio, Bringing Autonomous Agents to Frontline Operations in Manufacturing
Build, customize, and deploy Industrial AI Agents quickly and easily, with Augmentir’s Industrial AI Agent Studio.
3/11/2025
Augmentir Expands Amidst Rapid Growth, Announces New Product Updates for Industrial Frontline Operations
Augmentir adds new customers and announces product updates to strengthen its leadership position as the unified interface for industrial frontline operations.
