CTO · iGromi
Bárbara Ruz
Digital Transformation Specialist
iGromi's CTO. Leads the architecture of iGromi OS and the platform's technical direction, turning messy industrial processes into elegant data flows.
Technical blog
Published Articles (21)
Artificial Intelligence
What Is RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)? A Guide
What RAG is, its four stages, how it differs from fine-tuning, the limits nobody mentions in the demo, and what changes when you add a knowledge graph. With the rules we learned building our own in an industrial company.
Artificial Intelligence
Agentic AI in Manufacturing: What It Is and 5 Real Use Cases
What sets an AI agent apart from a chatbot or classic automation, five plant-floor use cases (OEE, maintenance, quality, energy, inventory), the architecture that keeps them safe, and how to start without giving up control of the machine.
Industrial Connectivity
What Is a SCADA System? Components, Architecture and AI
What a SCADA system is, what it is made of (PLC, RTU, HMI, historian), how it differs from a DCS, an MES and an IIoT platform, and when to modernize it without replacing the control layer.
Technology
Industrial Edge Computing: What It Is, Use Cases and How to Implement It
Cloud is great, but not on the shop floor. Discover why Edge Computing is the standard for secure, fast, and latency-free manufacturing.
Comparisons
iGromi vs Siemens MindSphere: IoT Edge vs Cloud Enterprise 2026
MindSphere is Siemens' IoT platform. Powerful but complex and expensive. When does the cost justify it? Edge vs Cloud technical comparison.
Comparisons
iGromi vs PTC ThingWorx: Mid-Market IIoT vs Enterprise Platform 2026
ThingWorx is THE enterprise Industrial IoT platform. It's also expensive and takes months to implement. Is it worth it? An unfiltered comparison.
Comparisons
iGromi vs Monitor EAM: Two Chilean CMMS Platforms Compared (2026)
Both were born in Chile and both speak native Spanish. But they differ sharply on cost, IoT focus and implementation speed. An unfiltered comparison...
Comparisons
iGromi vs SAP PM: When David Beats Goliath (Sometimes)
SAP PM is the most widely used maintenance module in the world's top manufacturing ERP system. It's also the most hated. Can a Chilean startup compete? A fearless analysis.
Strategy
The Big IIoT Lie: Why 75% of Dashboards Are Useless
Pretty charts are not digitalization. A real industrial IoT platform has to change operator behavior in real time, not just serve as corporate decoration.
Innovation
Industrial Digital Twin Maturity Model: A Practical Guide
The four levels of the digital twin maturity model, described across eight dimensions. Includes a free Excel sheet to place your plant on each one.
Architecture
Stop Wiring Systems Point to Point: MQTT and the Unified Namespace
Stop wiring applications point to point. Build a single source of truth where every piece of plant data lives together in real time.
Food and Beverage
The Digital Cold Chain: Food Traceability That Holds Up
A 20-minute temperature break can ruin a whole container of salmon. Real-time cold chain monitoring with GPS tracking is the export business's insurance.
Sustainability
Industrial Decarbonization: Measuring the Real Footprint
Greenwashing is over. Companies must report Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions with auditable data, not Excel estimates. How to measure with sensors.
Retail
Retail Analytics: People Counting and Store Heatmaps
Knowing how many people walk in is just the start. Hot zones, dwell time and real conversion rates from in-store vision analytics, explained.
Digital Transformation
How to Go Paperless on the Plant Floor (2026 Guide)
Stop losing hours retyping data into Excel. The architecture for replacing paper sheets on your factory floor with digital forms and edge AI.
Sustainability
How to Calculate Industrial Carbon Footprint: Formulas
Scope 1, 2 and 3 formulas applied to a real plant, the basic emission factor equation, and the data you need to measure instead of guessing.
Predictive Maintenance
Motor Vibration Analysis: Predictive Maintenance with AI
How a vibration monitoring system with IoT sensors and AI flags failing industrial motors weeks ahead, cutting unplanned downtime and repair costs.
Plant Strategy
Industrial Plant Consulting: When You Need Outside Help
Does your plant need a strategic consultant to implement Industry 4.0, or can you start by measuring with plug-and-play technology? How to decide.
IT/OT Architecture
iGromi OS vs Litmus Edge: The Hidden Cost of Cloud AI
Litmus presents itself as an edge platform, but is it mostly a pipe to Snowflake or AWS? How it compares with iGromi's local AI on the plant floor.
Plant Strategy
MES Software and Automation Companies in Chile (2026)
The main industrial software vendors and integrators in Chile (Fracttal, Lenix, ScadaLabs) compared, and where the new edge AI approach fits.
Plant Strategy
Industrial Automation Glossary: Terms Explained
IIoT, OEE, SCADA, MES, ERP, PLC: what each industrial automation term means in practice on the plant floor, without the marketing fluff.