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About Rhize
We’re a team of manufacturing industry veterans with a penchant for solving problems. Combining decades of experience and frustration with the status quo, we created Rhize—the world’s first manufacturing data hub.
Mission
To help global manufacturers create standardized, domain-specific data models of their entire operation – from materials and machines to people and processes.
Vision
To transcend legacy data barriers and create a far more granular, accurate, and complete picture of what’s going on inside a manufacturing operation.
Values
To use open protocols and standards that empower manufacturers with better interoperability, easier collaboration, and future-proof tools.
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The beginning
The kernel of what would become the Rhize platform starts with the founding of Spruik Technologies, a manufacturing technology consultancy firm specializing in IoT, cloud and smart factory and “Industry 4.0” transitions.
The problem
According to Gartner, 75% of manufacturing execution systems fail their stated goals. Knowing that and seeing the shift in the viability of open-source technology, we began building - not as software generalists, but as manufacturing experts looking for a solution.
Creating a better MES
"If we could build the perfect MES, what would we build?" That was the question we started with and the result... Libre, a headless MES built on open-source software made to buck trends in a status-quo industry.
Introducing Rhize
Libre saw initial success in the market, and using the practical knowledge gained from field implementation, we went back to the drawing board and created Rhize - the world's first true Manufacturing Data Hub (MDH).
We work with the best
Rhize works with industry leaders to create the world’s most advanced data management solution for manufacturing. From open-source tech to implementation and support, we’ve compiled the best and brightest to create the new standard in manufacturing data.
We build for manufacturers
The Rhize platform is purpose-built to solve universal manufacturing challenges. Our platform has already been adopted in biopharma manufacturing, consumer packaged goods and serialized discrete manufacturers.
Meet the Leadership Team
We’re proudly not software generalists. Instead, we bring more than 100 years of collective manufacturing experience to the Rhize platform.
Kirt Anderson
CEO
With 20 years of manufacturing industry experience from controls to consulting to business development, Kirt sets an unapologetic vision for Rhize.
Geoff Nunan
CTO
Throughout his 15-year career in manufacturing technology, Geoff has managed many enterprise-wide system integrations. He brings that practical knowledge to the world’s first manufacturing data hub.
Jason Kurdziel
CRO
Jason has over 16 years of experience focused on data infrastructure technology in the manufacturing industry. Understanding the importance of a common data model, context and business logic to enable real time decisions, analytics and a manufacturing knowledge graph.
Kirt Anderson
CEO
With 20 years of manufacturing industry experience from controls to consulting to business development, Kirt sets an unapologetic vision for Rhize.
Geoff Nunan
CTO
Throughout his 15-year career in manufacturing technology, Geoff has managed many enterprise-wide system integrations. He brings that practical knowledge to the world’s first manufacturing data hub.
Jason Kurdziel
CRO
Jason has over 16 years of experience focused on data infrastructure technology in the manufacturing industry. Understanding the importance of a common data model, context and business logic to enable real time decisions, analytics and a manufacturing knowledge graph.