Services
We don't build generic AI. We solve physical problems.
Three core specialisations where IoT meets AI — from plastic recycling to predictive maintenance.
Circular Manufacturing & Recycling
MateriAI platform: AI-verified plastic identification using spectral analysis, digital product passports, and blockchain traceability for EU PPWR compliance. Prove what you recycle, not just report it.
Industrial Retrofitting & Predictive Maintenance
Non-invasive IoT sensors for legacy machinery. Monitor vibration, temperature, and power draw to predict failures 3 days early — without touching your control systems.
Green Compliance & Environmental Monitoring
Automated ESG reporting and environmental monitoring for UK/EU regulations. Soil, water, air quality, and energy usage tracked with audit-ready data from sensor to report.
Edge AI & Real-Time Processing
Process data at the edge, not the cloud. AI models running on gateways for real-time decisions in low-connectivity environments — factories, rural sites, offshore locations.
Custom IoT Platforms
End-to-end IoT infrastructure: LoRaWAN/NB-IoT networks, time-series databases, and compliance dashboards. Built for harsh industrial environments with verified chain of custody.
Industrial Applications
Web and mobile apps for traceability workflows, quality control, batch certification, and operational dashboards. Built for factory floors, not offices.
From meters to net zero. The evidence is spatial.
MateriAI sits on a stack we’ve deployed in the field: LoRaWAN sensor networks, AWS serverless data pipelines, and 3D geospatial digital twins in CesiumJS. For a small number of operators a year — ports, estates, industrial sites — we turn that stack into a net-zero operator view over the real geometry of their site.
Calm by default. Unmistakable on exception.
CASE STUDIES
Real-world examples of how we have helped organisations achieve their goals
Larne Harbour : 3D digital twin for port decarbonisation
A live CesiumJS operator view of Larne Harbour — buildings coloured by real-time energy, LoRaWAN sensors across the site, AWS serverless back-end, built to drive the harbour to net zero.
Plaswire : MateriAI deployment for plastic recycling
Plaswire is our first recycling customer and the live deployment site for MateriAI — tracking every bag from intake to dispatch, with LoRaWAN energy sensors and EU Digital Product Passports built in.
Lough Neagh : Tackling the Blue Green Algae Problem
Helix8 selected by The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to deliver solution for the treatment algal blooms in Lough Neah.
SMART Vending : IIoT Retail Retrofitting
Retrofitting legacy vending machines with IoT sensors and real-time analytics to provide operators with predictive maintenance and inventory insights.
DFE : AI Analytics Platform for Policy Analysis
SBRI Harnessing Technology to Assist in Measuring Achievement: 10X Economic Vision The Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland
DAERA : Sustainable Livestock Slurry Competition
Helix8, working with C-TECH have delivered phase 1 trial for nutrient recovery from agricultural slurry within NI as part of SBRI competition.
Smart Home : Edge AI Residential Efficiency
Integration of edge-based AI for real-time energy optimisation and device automation in residential settings, reducing latency and cloud dependency.
EA : Measuring Carbon Footprint using IoT
A key aim of this EA led project was to use IoT sensors to undertsand and measure the carbon footprint of the EA estate.
Leadership
Meet the team
A small, senior team specialising in Physical AI — we connect sensors, train models, and automate decisions in the real world.
John
Co-founder · Senior Software Engineer
Specialist in Physical AI: predictive maintenance, material verification, and industrial IoT platforms.
Connect
David
Data Engineer
Expert in time-series data pipelines, edge processing, and audit-ready compliance platforms.
ConnectWe specialise in Physical AI — systems that don't just process data, but predict failures, verify materials, and automate compliance in the real world. Our flagship product, MateriAI, solves plastic recycling traceability with AI-verified material identification and blockchain-backed digital product passports. Beyond MateriAI, we retrofit legacy industrial machinery with predictive maintenance, deploy environmental monitoring for ESG compliance, and build edge AI systems that work offline in harsh conditions.
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Based in Northern Ireland, working across the UK and Ireland.
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