A Manchester company that helps machine makers move from paper manuals to interactive 3D guides, parts ordering and predictive maintenance.
SamsonVT builds software for the after-sales side of manufacturing, which means helping customers look after and repair machines once they have been sold. Its products replace paper repair manuals and parts catalogues with interactive 3D models. A product called Partful lets an engineer inspect a machine in 3D, check parts, see stock and order replacements through built-in online shopping. Another product, Workflo, gives animated work instructions for training on the job. A condition monitoring and predictive maintenance tool flags unusual readings so faults can be fixed before a machine fails.
The company's co-founders are Sam Burgess, who is chief executive, and Ed Brunyee. The name comes from time Ed spent on his family's boat in Cornwall: a samson is a strong pillar on a ship's deck that supports other equipment. The company describes its mission as modernising after-sales and machine maintenance for manufacturers using Industry 4.0 technologies such as 3D modelling and machine learning, and calls itself the central point of access connecting the after-sales supply chain. Industry 4.0 simply means using digital tools such as sensors, data and AI in factories.
SamsonVT has been based in Manchester's Northern Quarter since it started. A 2021 report listed customers including JCB, Snap-on, RS Components and the machine tool maker Mazak, and a later profile named Lotus and RS Components. Manchester Digital's profile says the company sees the city as a growing technology hub that draws talent from its universities. Some product naming may have changed, since a jobs site lists the business as Partful, a SamsonVT company, so students should check the current name. The sources we read are from 2021 and 2022.
On people and culture, a Manchester Digital profile says the team is made up of after-sales, 3D and Industry 4.0 specialists. It says the company grew from 3 to 24 people during the pandemic, and that even though staff had not met in person at that point, they built what it called a motivating and rewarding work culture while delivering complex projects. In May 2021 another report said headcount had tripled in a year, with Matt Doran becoming its eighteenth hire. These are the company's own descriptions and dated figures, not an independent assessment.
For a student, SamsonVT shows how manufacturing needs designers and software developers as well as engineers. Making an interactive 3D guide takes 3D artists, software developers, machine learning engineers, people who understand how machines are serviced, and sales and customer teams who work with manufacturers. If you like games design, computing or engineering, this is a way those interests can lead into industry. It also shows the value of looking after machines for longer, which matters to cost and to the environment.
Website: www.samsonvt.com
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