# Auk Industries

> Auk Industries is a Singapore-founded industrial IoT and analytics company that helps manufacturers turn their machines into data sources. Its plug-and-play edge devices - described as a 'Fitbit for machines' - snap onto any factory equipment and stream real-time performance data to a cloud analytics platform, letting plant managers track overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), catch micro-stops and speed losses, and improve throughput without ripping out existing hardware. Founded in 2016 by Samuel Tan, Joseph Lum, Lee Eu Harn and Chen Keyang, the company serves manufacturers across five continents and counts Fonterra, SATS, YKK, Stabilo and CP Group among its customers.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Singapore
- **Founders:** Samuel Tan (CEO, Co-Founder), Joseph Lum (CTO, Co-Founder), Lee Eu Harn (CMO, Co-Founder), Chen Keyang (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~20-29 employees
- **Products:** Auk Edge Device, Auk Analytics Platform, Digital Performance Management, Auk end-to-end Industrial IoT (Microsoft Marketplace)
- **Notable:** Deployed across factories on five continents, Helped Fonterra raise a production line's OEE from ~60-65% to 80%+, Raised ~US$4.79M including a US$3.6M Series A

## Products & services

- **Auk Edge Device** — A plug-and-play, no-code IoT edge processor that clips onto virtually any machine and captures up to 10,000 sensor readings per second - the 'Fitbit for machines'. Self-deployable by factory staff in minutes.
- **Auk Analytics Platform** — A cloud-based analytics dashboard for real-time machine monitoring, OEE tracking, and shop-floor visualisation. Surfaces micro-stops, speed losses and downtime causes.
- **Digital Performance Management** — Modules for asset efficiency, real-time quality monitoring, predictive maintenance, energy and sustainability tracking, labour productivity and material consumption analysis.
- **Auk end-to-end Industrial IoT (Microsoft Marketplace)** — A packaged end-to-end IIoT solution offered via Microsoft's commercial marketplace for cloud deployment.

## Achievements

- Deployed across factories on five continents
- Helped Fonterra raise a production line's OEE from ~60-65% to 80%+
- Raised ~US$4.79M including a US$3.6M Series A
- Won marquee manufacturing customers including YKK, Stabilo, CP Group and SATS
- Listed an end-to-end IIoT solution on the Microsoft commercial marketplace

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Refreshed brand and logo (new 2024 wordmark) and expanded solution suite covering predictive maintenance, energy/sustainability and quality monitoring.
- **2022-12** — Closed a US$3.6M Series A round backed by Plug and Play, AngelCentral and BLOCK71.

## Links

- Website: https://auk.industries
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/auk.industries
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/auk.industries

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