PORTO, PORTUGAL -- Critical Manufacturing today announced the acquisition of Convanit, an AI specialist focused on image-based analytics for high-tech manufacturing.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

Critical Manufacturing, a provider of manufacturing execution systems, said the acquisition marks a "significant step: in expanding the capabilities of its data platform, enabling customers to harness visual AI to drive greater precision, automation, and insight.

Convanit offers an image classification engine built for complex industrial environments. It is said to permit manufacturers to swiftly build and deploy custom AI models for visual inspection without the need for specialized programming or data science skills.

"Manufacturers face growing pressure to deliver higher quality, faster and ensure complete traceability, yet visual data remains one of the most underused assets on the shop floor," said Francisco Almada Lobo, CEO of Critical Manufacturing. "By integrating Convanit's advanced AI-powered image analytics into our platform, we are transforming how customers convert unstructured image data into actionable, contextualized intelligence. This acquisition is a key milestone in our vision for truly data driven, Industry 4.0 manufacturing.”