CONTACT Launches Fourier AI

CONTACT Software introduces a scalable AI infrastructure for industrial environments. CONTACT Fourier AI combines leading AI technologies with full data sovereignty and deep engineering and manufacturing intelligence.

With Fourier AI, CONTACT provides the technological basis for the next level of industrial value creation. The holistic Fourier AI architecture is specifically designed for the complex requirements of mechanical and plant engineering, the automotive sector, and compliance-driven industries.

“Fourier AI makes AI a strategic success factor,” says Karl Heinz Zachries, CEO of CONTACT. “Thanks to its outstanding automation capabilities, companies become faster, boost their productivity, and today’s labor cost disadvantages become less significant in global competition.”  

Domain-Specific AI 

Fourier AI provides domain-specific AI applications in public cloud, private cloud, or on-premises environments that make multimodal data contextually available.

“We developed Fourier because industrial AI has different requirements than consumer applications,” explains Frank Patz-Brockmann, chief technology officer of CONTACT. “Engineers who are looking for similar components, for example, need AI that has a precise understanding of geometries, materials, and manufacturing processes.”

Fourier AI combines leading AI models with specialized AI applications developed by CONTACT for engineering tasks. The Fourier Orchestrator automatically selects the best model for each task—whether from third-party providers, open source, or in-house development.

Integration into CONTACT Elements

The strength of CONTACT’s Industrial AI offering over existing solutions on the market lies in its interaction with the modular CONTACT Elements platform. Fourier AI is deeply integrated into the platform’s end-to-end architecture as an intelligent layer and makes all engineering processes and data available contextually across disciplines. This enables AI applications to deliver results based on a holistic understanding of the product development process—from the initial customer requirement to the finished assembly or product. Existing security policies and access rights of the platform are automatically adopted, and every action is documented in an audit-proof manner. 

Digital Sovereignty as Standard

Fourier AI was developed according to the “Security by Design” principle and offers full data sovereignty. The Fourier AI architecture ensures that sensitive engineering data can remain local at the customer’s premises, while compute-intensive AI operations run anonymously in a GDPR-compliant, secure cloud environment. This guarantees maximum protection of the customer’s data and know-how. CONTACT Elements’ role and rights concept ensures that the AI only accesses the information for which respective users are authorized.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.