$2B Resins and Performance Materials Producer acquiring early-stage AI startup for manufacturing optimization for Engineered Wood Products: OSB and Particle Board.
Our Work
Startup-speed experimentation inside industrial realities
Intro
Thalamus Labs builds and deploys practical digital solutions for industrial companies facing complex, fast-changing challenges.
We work at the intersection of data, technology, and real-world operations to uncover new sources of value — then move quickly to prove and capture them. Our focus is simple: turn untapped data and emerging technologies into measurable gains in efficiency, growth, and competitiveness.
Our Approach
Our approach is fast-paced, pragmatic, and action-driven.
Built on startup principles and informed by deep industrial experience, we combine expert guidance with hands-on execution. Through low-risk, low-cost experimentation and rapid iteration, we help you solve hard problems, build new capabilities, and move faster than competitors without disrupting critical operations.
From streamlining workflows for field teams to applying AI to uncover hidden customer demand and operational insights, we help you realize meaningful value faster.
Service Areas
Digital Value Discovery
We work with leadership teams to identify where modernization, data, and emerging technologies can unlock the most meaningful business value — focusing on opportunities that are practical, achievable, and aligned with strategic priorities.
Rapid Data-Driven Experimentation
Drawing on cross-disciplinary expertise, we test hypotheses quickly through low-cost, low-risk pilots. Together, we validate what works, discard what doesn’t, and focus resources on the highest-impact solutions.
Operational Validation of New Concepts
As a hands-on, action-oriented lab, we prove solutions in real-world operating environments — reducing risk ahead of broader implementation, investment, or scale-up.
Accelerated Scaling & Value Capture
Once solutions are validated, we move quickly to execute. We help implement new strategies, deploy technologies, and capture value—delivering outsized impact in compressed timelines.
Fast-Paced Learning & Capability Building
Beyond individual initiatives, we help industrial organizations build internal capabilities. Through continuous iteration and knowledge transfer, we enable teams to keep pace with evolving technologies long after pilots are complete.
Digital Value Discovery
Rapid Data-Driven Experimentation
Operational Validation
of New Concepts
of New Concepts
Accelerated Scaling & Value Capture
Fast-Paced Learning &
Capability Building
Capability Building
Digital Value Discovery
We work with leadership teams to identify where modernization, data, and emerging technologies can unlock the most meaningful business value — focusing on opportunities that are practical, achievable, and aligned with strategic priorities.
Rapid Data-Driven Experimentation
Drawing on cross-disciplinary expertise, we test hypotheses quickly through low-cost, low-risk pilots. Together, we validate what works, discard what doesn’t, and focus resources on the highest-impact solutions.
Operational Validation of New Concepts
As a hands-on, action-oriented lab, we prove solutions in real-world operating environments — reducing risk ahead of broader implementation, investment, or scale-up.
Accelerated Scaling & Value Capture
Once solutions are validated, we move quickly to execute. We help implement new strategies, deploy technologies, and capture value — delivering outsized impact in compressed timelines.
Fast-Paced Learning & Capability Building
Beyond individual initiatives, we help industrial organizations build internal capabilities. Through continuous iteration and knowledge transfer, we enable teams to keep pace with evolving technologies long after pilots are complete.
Case Studies
Engineered Wood Production Optimization
Situation
Outcome
Supported developing and executing detailed product roadmap and GTM plans for AI based optimization of pressing, forming, stranding steps in large mills, reducing waste, improving yield, quality and throughput.
Impact
Strengthened product consistency, increased yield, and reduced waste
Advanced Manufacturing – AI Driven Machining
Situation
$3B industrial products distributor to manufacturing/metalworking looking to help customers drive productivity, quality, scale, and ability to expand into new kinds of production.
Outcome
Developed product concept/roadmap for AI SaaS offerings to improve tool and machining parameter selection, production times, machine utilization, quality control/defect detection, production scheduling.
Impact
Enabled transition to high-margin AI SaaS provider
IoT-Driven Yield & Efficiency Transformation
Situation
$20B specialty materials manufacturer with significant reliability, efficiency, and product lead time issues across three high-value production lines within largest plant.
Outcome
Digital transformation via IoT, analytics real-time information to production floor to address yield optimization, equipment downtime, OEE, floor efficiency, reduced product, lead times.
Impact
Brought real-time operational visibility to factory floor
AI-Enabled Service Operations Improvement
Situation
$2B B2B services company with a million machine portfolio, 4000+ service technicians, complex operational logistics, responding to million+ service calls each year.
Outcome
Identified, quantified, and digitally operationalized (via IoT/data/ML) service dispatch, warehousing, product configuration and installation, and collections routing.
Impact
Created $150M+ EBITDA
Vendor-Managed Inventory Digital Transformation
Situation
$5B Materials Company producing, distributing, and selling aggregates, asphalt, and ready-mixed concrete across 20 states and 5 countries.
Outcome
Forward integration with the customer, including IoT advanced analytics to digitally operationalize vendor-managed inventory.
Impact
Created $50M in new revenue (also: delivery costs reduced 12%)
Demand and SKU Alignment
Situation
$25M Warehousing and Transportation solution provider looking for new growth opportunities.
Outcome
Introduced new product features to support improved responsiveness to demand visibility via production planning, material movement and storage, repackaging, and SKU optimization.
Impact
Enhanced responsiveness to shifting customer demand.
SaaS Product Expansion into Adjacent Markets
Situation
PE owned $200M manufacturer of electrical test equipment seeking to enter and drive growth in emerging use cases and adjacent markets.
Outcome
Identified and validated market needs, designed and developed series of advanced new controller software (SaaS) products including customer discovery, product design, validation, and go-to-market.
Impact
Unlocked growth vectors, deepened customer integration
AI-Powered Revenue Platform Creation
Situation
$40M manufacturer in unattended vending payment hardware seeking to build new SaaS business.
Outcome
Developed AI/ML/IoT operating platform that optimizes sales targeting, product configurations, early warning of revenue issues, service escalation and dispatch in SaaS offering.
Impact
Generated ~$100M projected annual recurring revenue
Real-Time Decision Enablement
Situation
$2B B2B2C services company spanning US, with significant data fragmentation and data quality issues limiting efficient operational decisions.
Outcome
Developed advanced digital operations platform and supporting tools for branch and field personnel to use advanced data to make real-time decisions on sales, installs, and service.
Impact
Empowered frontline teams with data for faster, higher-quality responses.
Clients
Real results come from exploring, innovating, and building alongside a trusted partner. Solve your most complex challenges with Thalamus Labs.