We open what no one else shows you. AI & robotics for mid-market manufacturing — end-to-end.
Your team knows what needs to happen. They just don't have the capacity to execute. Vantix takes the project off your desk: a brutal production economics diagnostic, a curated view of what's actually maturing in 2026, and full execution on your shop floor. You keep every business decision — we carry the operational load until the line runs.
AI and robotics rarely fail in mid-market manufacturing because of the technology. They fail because no one in the house has the capacity to execute.
OEMs sell hardware. Integrators install hardware. Big consultancies write decks. Traditional automation shops are incentivized to fill their existing capacity — not to steer you toward new solutions. So the project sits on the desk.
Vantix closes that gap. Behind Vantix stands mantro: 20 years of venture building, 35+ ventures, 400+ enterprise tech deliveries — plus a continuous view of the global industrial AI market from an investor and builder angle via Talos Capital. We know what actually works in 2026 — and we carry the execution until the result runs on your shop floor.
What we're not
No consulting with a hand-off
We don't hand over a plan for you to execute. Our engagement ends not with a report — it ends when the line runs. One contract, one point of contact, one team driving execution alongside you.
Not a classic hardware vendor
We don't sell you our own hardware — we procure it for you. Through our network we have direct access to cobots, vision systems, edge compute at preferred terms you can't get on your own. No lock-in to a single OEM.
No vendor with multi-year incentives
We don't come from the classic automation business that lives off multi-year retainers. Close the phase, deliver a measurable result, move on. Our team wants new problems — not years of steering committees.
Three phases, one outcome
01 — Diagnostic
Production Economics Scan. In 4–6 weeks we walk your value chain step by step: where do costs scale linearly with revenue, where's the real bottleneck. Output: memo, ROI model, vendor shortlist, 12-month roadmap, executive readout.
02 — Blueprint + Sourcing
Transformation Blueprint + Solution Sourcing. Architecture blueprint, vendor sourcing, robust financial model with grants/tax-credit leverage. Through our direct vendor relationships and our status as implementation partner, we secure better pricing than you'd get alone — and pass it through to you.
03 — Implementation
Co-Build all the way to live operations. Clear commercial model: SaaS/PaaS for the software components plus transparent implementation cost — no hidden margin. Vantix steers the technology vendors, drives integration and change on your shop floor, runs the grants process operationally.
What's hard to find elsewhere
mantro substance, not slide consulting
20 years of venture building. 35+ ventures. 400+ enterprise tech deliveries — at MunichRE, Audi, BSH, Phoenix Contact, EnBW, Thyssenkrupp. We know how to turn a thesis into an operating business.
At the hotspots, worldwide
Through mantro, our tech-transfer network and Talos Capital, we sit where industrial AI is actually being built — Germany, Bay Area / Silicon Valley, Singapore, and more. You get the solution that works best somewhere in the world today — not the one written in a five-year-old study.
Research & grants
Direct access to TH Deggendorf and the Fraunhofer network. Grants (KfW, EDIH, BMBF, Horizon Europe in EU; IRA, CHIPS, state programs in US) are part of the contract — 35–70 % cost offset when applied right.
Always the newest, best-fit tech
We have no incentive to sell you the same package we sold the last ten customers. Every diagnostic starts fresh, every solution is tailored to your production — using the newest, best-fit technology that actually works today.
What's hard to find elsewhere
mantro substance, not slide consulting
20 years of venture building. 35+ ventures. 400+ enterprise tech deliveries — at MunichRE, Audi, BSH, Phoenix Contact, EnBW, Thyssenkrupp. We know how to turn a thesis into an operating business.
At the hotspots, worldwide
Through mantro, our tech-transfer network and Talos Capital, we sit where industrial AI is actually being built — Germany, Bay Area / Silicon Valley, Singapore, and more. You get the solution that works best somewhere in the world today — not the one written in a five-year-old study.
Research & grants
Direct access to TH Deggendorf and the Fraunhofer network. Grants (KfW, EDIH, BMBF, Horizon Europe in EU; IRA, CHIPS, state programs in US) are part of the contract — 35–70 % cost offset when applied right.
Always the newest, best-fit tech
We have no incentive to sell you the same package we sold the last ten customers. Every diagnostic starts fresh, every solution is tailored to your production — using the newest, best-fit technology that actually works today.
More from us
NEO: Co-creation with corporates
Carve-out Factory: Corporate tech into ventures
Techpilot: Mid-market procurement marketplace
EdiMembre: Turning research into a venture
Talos Capital: AI-driven automation & autonomy
Technology Transfer: Research into deep tech ventures
Get in touch
If you want to stress-test an idea, unblock an initiative, or simply see whether we're the right partner, let's talk. You can book a straight-to-the-point session with our CEO Manni, or leave us a message.
30-minute call. No strings attached.
