Jidoka Technologies expands into Australian and New Zealand Markets through a Strategic Partnership with Emertel Indo-Pacific
Jidoka Technologies, among the pioneers in the field of automated cognitive inspection for manufacturing, is delighted to announce its expansion into the Australian and New Zealand Markets. Jidoka has inked a strategic go-to-market agreement with Emertel Indo-Pacific, the leading B2B emerging technology Go-To-Market (GTM) acceleration organisation in the Indo-Pacific. This move enables Jidoka to enhance its footprint globally while establishing its presence and transforming quality inspection processes in the ANZ region.
This partnership is a significant milestone for Jidoka, which has made a name for itself by offering innovative and cutting-edge AI-powered quality inspection solutions to manufacturers across the automotive, FMCG, pharma, general manufacturing, electronics, textiles, and printing industrial domains. These solutions automate the process of visual quality which is extremely subjective, while increasing consistency and accuracy at high speed. The technologies include deep learning algorithms, advanced image augmentation techniques, and edge computing for high-speed decision-making on complex problems.
Emertel Indo-Pacific, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia is the GTM partner of choice for innovative B2B scale-ups from the US, Israel, India, and EU seeking growth in the Indo-Pacific region. Emertel is well-positioned to introduce Jidoka Technologies’ solutions to manufacturers in the ANZ region to optimize their quality control operations.
Sekar Udayamurthy, CEO and Co-founder, of Jidoka Technologies, said, “We are indeed delighted to announce our partnership with Emertel Indo-Pacific and expansion into the Australian and New Zealand markets. Our AI-driven quality inspection solutions are leveraged across the manufacturing sector in other regions across the globe and we look forward to bringing these innovative solutions to the benefit of the manufacturers in the ANZ region as well.” He further added, “We are confident these customised solutions will maximize value creation on the shopfloors for manufacturers in Australia and New Zealand and build a strong presence in the region.”
This partnership is set to revolutionize the manufacturing industry in the region in terms of continuous quality improvement, increased efficiency, customization, flexibility, and enhanced productivity enabling organisations to stay ahead of the curve in today’s highly competitive market. Jidoka with its innovative technologies and state-of-the-art solutions combined with Emertel’s local market presence, relationships, and GTM expertise will immensely benefit the manufacturing organizations across the ANZ market.
Sundar Iyer, Managing Director, Emertel Indo-Pacific stated, “Jidoka Technologies changes the efficiency equation in the automated cognitive inspection domain. Australian and New Zealand manufacturers, across verticals, are seeking to leverage the power of AI and automation to eliminate waste and enhance safety. We are pleased to apply Emertel’s growth enablement and execution expertise to help Jidoka accelerate their market traction in the region, commencing with market testing and localisation with early adopters.”
With manufacturers striving for excellence, the demand for advanced quality inspection solutions has been in demand across the ANZ region over the years. This collaboration between Jidoka and Emertel can support the manufacturing sector in these countries with more than 99% accuracy for cognitive quality inspection and scale, powered by AI and Automation. On the quality front, Jidoka’s software improves the defect detection rate by 10% to 15% while also bringing down the false positives by as much as 30% to 40%. The ability to perform inspection in real-time by eliminating inspection as a bottleneck in the supply chain is an added advantage. Jidoka’s scaled architecture supports up to 10,000+ inferences/minute.
About Jidoka Technologies:
Founded in 2018, by technology leaders, Sekar Udayamurthy, Dr. Krishna Iyengar, and Vinodh Venkatesan, Jidoka Technologies, the Chennai-based startup is an emerging leader in the field of automated cognitive inspection, delivering cutting-edge engineering solutions.
‘Jidoka’ stands for a principle that advocates ‘intelligent automation’ or ‘automation with a human touch’ in Japanese. The organization is one of the 3 winners in Cohort 7 of the Maruti Suzuki MAIL (Mobility and Automobile Innovation Lab) Program for startups. Besides India, Jidoka Technologies has expanded its presence Europe and launched its operations in the US, with an ‘Experience Center’ in Dallas.
Jidoka works with manufacturers across automotive, FMCG, pharma, general manufacturing, electronics, textiles, and printing industrial domains currently and will continue expanding to other verticals going forward. Please visit, https://jidoka-tech.com/ for more information.
About Emertel:
Since 2016, Emertel has been the go-to-market (GTM) acceleration partner of choice for innovative B2B scale-ups digitising critical infrastructure and essential services. Emertel has a strong track record of enabling its partners to accelerate their offer relevance and market traction through capital-efficient fit-for-purpose GTM pathways. Emertel was founded and led by emerging technology commercialisation expert, Sundar Iyer, in 2016. The Emertel team is present across Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, India, Singapore and Malaysia and offers over 250 years of practical B2B commercialisation experience across product, market and business development. Emertel prioritises learning over knowing, relationships over transactions and creating shared value for all stakeholders. Emertel is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong People and recognises their continuing connection to the land and waterways. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
