SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA — Oct. X, 2025 — Litmus, the Industrial Edge Data Platform that makes operations AI-ready, today announced an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud to accelerate production-grade Industrial AI at global scale. The integrated stack, which includes Google Cloud’s Manufacturing Connect Edge (MCe, powered by Litmus), Google Cloud Cortex Frameworks’ Manufacturing Data Engine (MDE), BigQuery, and Gemini models (via Vertex AI) turns fragmented factory signals into governed, analytics-ready data that powers AI use cases across plants.
With AI spending surging, manufacturers are racing to deploy predictive quality, energy optimization, and autonomous operations. Yet, many are constrained by data silos, complex connectivity, and stalled AI projects. Litmus and Google Cloud remove these barriers with a productized, end-to-end approach from machine to model—helping global manufacturers act now or risk falling behind.
What’s in the stack
Manufacturing Connect Edge (MCe) and Manufacturing Connect (MC), powered by Litmus: Built on Google Cloud using Litmus, MCe and MC solve factory connectivity with extensive native industrial protocol support and centralized edge management. They standardize machine signals and stream governed events to Google Cloud—creating a clean, consistent feed for analytics and AI.
Manufacturing Data Engine (MDE): MDE with Cortex Framework provides a reference data model and pipeline to harmonize plant-level data across sites. It readies that data for BigQuery and downstream AI/ML—shortening time from PoC to multi-site rollout while preserving governance in the customer’s cloud environment.
BigQuery: A single, governed source of truth to analyze time-series and contextual data, join with IT systems, and serve features to AI applications—without custom data engineering.
Gemini models via Vertex AI: Next-gen cloud innovation that enables visual inspection, natural-language queries, guided root-cause analysis, and intelligent assistants for frontline teams. By pairing Gemini’s reasoning with standardized plant data from MC and MDE, manufacturers move from initial deployments to repeatable, enterprise-scale results.
Why it matters
The Litmus and Google Cloud stack provides a unified foundation for Industrial AI. MCe and MC unify edge connectivity; MDE contextualizes data; BigQuery establishes a governed source of truth; and Gemini models turn standardized data into intelligent decisions across plants. Pre-integrated data paths reduce custom engineering, accelerating time-to-value while maintaining security and governance at scale.
High-Impact Use Cases
Quality and visual inspection: Stream video and sensor data for real-time defect detection and traceability.
Production analytics: Use natural language to query KPIs, correlate alarms, and identify root causes.
Predictive maintenance: Trigger edge rules, forecast failures, and generate technician steps and parts lists.
Workforce enablement: Create interactive training and guided procedures to improve proficiency.
“Manufacturers don’t need more proof of concepts. They need a governed, repeatable way to deploy AI everywhere,” said Vatsal Shah, CEO of Litmus. “By aligning Manufacturing Connect Edge, powered by Litmus, with MDE, BigQuery, and Gemini, we’re turning industrial data into a durable competitive advantage site after site.” “Google Cloud and Litmus continue to help manufacturers modernize operations with a unified edge-to-cloud data foundation,” said Praveen Rao, Managing Director Manufacturing for Google Cloud. “With MCe and MC, Manufacturing Data Engine, BigQuery, and Gemini models on Vertex AI, customers can accelerate time-to-value and scale AI across their plants with confidence.”
About Litmus
Litmus is the leading Industrial Edge Data Platform that helps the world’s largest manufacturers connect, contextualize, and govern OT data to make it AI-ready. Recognized by Gartner as a Challenger in the Magic Quadrant for Global Industrial IoT Platforms, Litmus powers real-time data pipelines from edge to cloud with 250+ out-of-the-box connectors—accelerating digital transformation and enabling Industrial AI at scale. Trusted by global leaders including Saint-Gobain, Jaguar Land Rover, Bunge, and Parker Hannifin, and partnered with Microsoft, Google Cloud, AWS, Databricks, Oracle Cloud, and Dell Technologies, Litmus delivers enterprise-grade solutions that unlock the full value of industrial data. Learn more at www.litmus.io.