IFS launches Nexus Black to accelerate industrial AI adoption

IFS, a leading provider of enterprise cloud and Industrial AI software, has launched IFS Nexus Black, a strategic innovation programme to drive ahead AI adoption for industrial organisations

Built on the foundation of IFS.ai, Nexus Black combines advanced AI technologies, deep industrial context and a dedicated delivery team, partnering with customers to tackle bespoke, complex challenges in asset-intensive industries. It enables rapid development and deployment of AI capabilities in a matter of weeks.

Initial use cases include predictive maintenance, manufacturing scheduling optimisation, AI copilots for service and sales, and intelligent automation for finance and supply chain.

Nexus Black benefits include:

• Agile, sprint-based co-creation and prototyping. A proven co-development model that is safe, scalable and fast
• Structured four phase model: Problem Definition; Proof of Value; Accelerated Development; Digital Continuity
• Access to dedicated AI engineers, domain experts, and solution architects, with deep expertise in industrial contexts and enterprise architecture
• Collaboration on agentic AI and contextual intelligence with industrial scalability

IFS’s deep industry footprint and proximity to rich industrial asset data enables the combination of context and AI, resulting in trusted contextual AI into live operations, quickly and securely.

“Too many businesses are stuck choosing between inflexible enterprise tools or niche AI vendors with no roadmap to scale. Nexus Black changes that,” said Mark Moffat, CEO of IFS. “Nexus Black is IFS’s commitment to rapid, high-impact AI innovation for leading industrial organisations. It combines the agility of a start-up with the industrial context, security and delivery strength IFS is known for. It’s how we help our customers leap ahead - not just catch up.”

“AI capabilities like co-pilots and embedded agents are no longer a differentiator, they’re expected,” said Matt Kempson, SVP, Commercial at IFS. “What sets IFS apart is how we apply AI – rapidly, with deep industrial context, and in direct collaboration with our customers. Nexus Black gives us a razor-sharp edge, engaging deeply with complex industrial challenges, rapidly building proof points, and translating innovation into scalable impact across our AI portfolio.”

At its IFS Unleashed event last October, the company highlighted the transformative power of industrial AI and underlined its ambition to become the undisputed category leader in industrial software, for the benefit of all its customers.