Feb 9, 2026 9:00 AM
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Renaissance Orlando Hotel, Orlando, FL

Make Industrial AI Defensible in an Open Digital Twin World, Starting with the Document Layer

ARC’s 2026 theme is AI in industrial operations. Interoperability and “plug-and-play AI” fail fast when source inputs aren’t trusted, especially across brownfield assets, handovers, and mixed vendor stacks.

Operational truth still lives in documents (P&IDs, work packs, SOPs, inspection binders, engineering deliverables). If those inputs are wrong, revision, metadata, readability, fidelity, provenance, your digital twin and downstream AI become fragile, and teams stop trusting outputs.

When AI touches real operations, the cost of bad inputs spikes. If the document layer is wrong (versions, metadata, readability, fidelity) your automation becomes fragile, and your teams stop trusting the output.

What Adlib does

Adlib refines chaotic, document-heavy operational content into validated, AI-ready datasets and documents of record, so your digital twin, knowledge graph, and AI workflows can run on inputs you can defend.

  • Non-disruptive: Adlib layers into existing ecosystems (ECM/DMS, MES, PLM, QMS, data platforms) rather than forcing a rip-and-replace.
  • Model-agnostic: Use your approved LLM(s) and keep data sovereignty, avoid creating a new lock-in layer.

What we showed at the booth

1) Standardize documents (AI can read them)

Normalize formats across vendor sources, preserve fidelity (including complex engineering files), and make content reliably searchable, so it’s usable across an open ecosystem.

2) Validate data (AI can trust it)

Enforce acceptance criteria buyers care about in the real world: required metadata, approved revision only, readability/OCR thresholds, and fidelity checks, then route exceptions with confidence thresholds and human-in-the-loop.

3) Prove compliance (AI can be defended)

Record provenance, transformations, and validation rules so outputs are reproducible and auditable, critical when AI influences operations.

Why this matters to transformation leaders

Digital twins and industrial AI stall on sustainment, handovers, and data quality, not because teams lack ambition.

If you’re fighting legacy silos, manual workflows, security concerns, and ROI scrutiny, you don’t need another monolithic platform. You need a measurable document pipeline that:

  • supports interoperability (works across systems and vendors),
  • reduces “handover drop-off” risk, and
  • produces inputs your teams and auditors can trust.

Who should meet with Adlib

  • Digital / data transformation leaders modernizing MES/PLM/QMS and building digital twin / knowledge graph foundations, need measurable ROI and integration confidence.
  • Ops excellence + reliability teams battling backlogs, rework, handover cleanup, and brownfield documentation drift (P&IDs, work packs, MOC/HAZOP evidence).
  • Governance / security stakeholders who need AI adoption aligned to strict internal and regulatory standards, with defensible lineage and audit trails.

FAQ

What do you mean by “AI-ready documents”?

Documents that are standardized and readable, enriched with context (metadata/version/provenance), validated against rules, and governed, so they can be safely used across interoperable digital twin / knowledge graph workflows.

Is this only about extraction?

No. We focus on the full pipeline: standardize → validate → govern so downstream AI (RAG/agents) and operations workflows are defensible, not just “extractable.”

How should I prepare for the meeting?

Bring 1–2 messy examples (a P&ID package, turnover binder, drawing package, SOP set, inspection pack, or compliance evidence set). We’ll map acceptance criteria + exception handling and identify the fastest path to measurable impact.

Our Speakers

Chris Huff

Chris Huff

CEO
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Adlib

Chris Huff is a growth-focused tech and SaaS executive with a proven track record in scaling enterprise software companies backed by private equity and venture capital. He’s known for building strong teams and driving value through operational efficiency, revenue growth, and product innovation. Prior to joining Adlib, Chris was CEO at Base64.ai and Chief Strategy & Growth Officer at Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax), where he led strategy, product, AI, GTM, marketing, and partnerships. He also co-led Deloitte’s U.S. Public Sector Intelligent Automation practice and served as a Major in the U.S. Marine Corps. Chris brings deep expertise in AI, automation, and digital transformation—and a clear vision to expand Adlib’s impact across regulated industries.

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Steve Torkington

Steve Torkington

Director of Partnerships
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Adlib Software

Stephen Torkington is Adlib’s Director of Partner Business, Global, focused on helping regulated enterprises get to value faster through the right ecosystem of GSIs, VARs, and technology alliances. With 10 years building scalable enterprise software channels, he aligns partners, sales, product, and marketing around joint value propositions and co-sell motions that accelerate adoption and expansion.

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Kunal Bargotra

Kunal Bargotra

Product Manager
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Adlib

Kunal is an accomplished Product Owner with a passion for solving real-world problems through innovative product development. He's mastered the art of engaging stakeholders, conducting market research, and devising impactful go-to-market strategies. Kunal will assist Anthony in demonstrating Adlib's new enhancements in a detailed live presentation.

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MANUFACTURING

Adlib: The Foundation for DocumentAccuracy in Chemical Refining

When we made the decision to change rendering solutions, we looked towards3 separate vendors. Overall, Adlib seemed more mature as a software option.

Challenge
Legacy conversion tools couldnʼt handle the volume and complexity of engineering files, forcing constant IT intervention and delaying CAD conversions into shareable formats. Flat TIFF outputs were unsearchable and lost layer previews—slowing collaboration, creating inefficiencies, and weakening archival practices.

Solution
Safeguarded engineering Adlib improved efficiency, cut administrative overhead, and safeguarded engineering drawings to reduce legal risk. Engineers and contractors gained faster access and smoother collaboration, while IT reduced workload, support needs, and infrastructure costs with a smaller server footprint.

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MANUFACTURING

Adlib: The Foundation for DocumentAccuracy in Chemical Refining

When we made the decision to change rendering solutions, we looked towards3 separate vendors. Overall, Adlib seemed more mature as a software option.

Challenge
Legacy conversion tools couldnʼt handle the volume and complexity of engineering files, forcing constant IT intervention and delaying CAD conversions into shareable formats. Flat TIFF outputs were unsearchable and lost layer previews—slowing collaboration, creating inefficiencies, and weakening archival practices.

Solution
Safeguarded engineering Adlib improved efficiency, cut administrative overhead, and safeguarded engineering drawings to reduce legal risk. Engineers and contractors gained faster access and smoother collaboration, while IT reduced workload, support needs, and infrastructure costs with a smaller server footprint.

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Insurance

Insurance Giant Automates Heavy Admin Work in Claims, Saving Millions

Insurance giant automates heavy admin work in claims, saving millions

Challenge

As full-time employees (FTEs) struggled to manually process 90k claim-related documents each day to meet the company SLAs, the claims department overhead was getting out of hand. In addition, customer frustration and increased churn was a direct result of response times being many days from the customer’s claim submission.

Solution

Adlib optimized the claims-processing workflow by automating the ingestion, digitization, intelligent assembly, and publishing of compliant claims in PDF format. This transformation significantly minimized the manual effort required from FTEs, allowing them to concentrate on claim approvals and improving customer relationships. As a direct outcome, the company saw a remarkable 90% reduction in administrative work tied to pre-processing claim documentation. This in turn slashed their operational budget by $6 million. What’s more, overall customer service satisfaction improved as the efficiency boost dramatically accelerated customer response times from days to hours.

Insurance giant automates heavy admin work in claims, saving millions
Insurance

Modernizing Claims Processing & Document Management Workflow

“We very quickly realized that Adlib was the right tool for us — it was the only PDF rendition product out of the seven or eight we looked at that met our requirements for 100% fidelity and integration.” — Director of Architecture & IS Risk

Challenge

The insurance company needed to incorporate an automated PDF rendering capability with high-fidelity output into its workflow that would integrate with its Guidewire ClaimCenter® claims processing system and IBM® FileNet® repository.

Solution

To modernize the application systems supporting its P&C operations, the insurance company embarked on a major, multi-year initiative—its Enterprise Systems Renewal Strategy—that has already seen the introduction of a new Broker Transaction Portal and a new Claims Processing system. Ultimately, the program will also see the company completely revamp its existing Policy Administration system and the ERP system used for managing financial processes.

Modernizing Claims Processing & Document Management Workflow
Life Sciences

Pharma manufacturer minimizes compliance risk in batch delivery

“Every file type is rendered through Adlib as all materials are required to be stored as PDFs. The files we are processing can be a mixture of different things such as product specifications, ingredients, formulas, raw materials used in products, or specifics of packaging. Adlib is integrated with Enovia, our active quality management tool. We rely heavily on that tool,” – Sr. Manager Platform

Challenge

This pharma manufacturer faced significant challenges in managing the diverse types of files involved in their batch delivery workflows. The necessity to render every file type into PDFs for consistent storage was complicated by the variety of materials they handled, including product specifications, ingredients, formulas, raw materials, and packaging details. This complexity made it difficult to maintain a standardized and efficient document management process, leading to process inefficiencies, documentation inconsistencies and, ultimately, a compliance risk.

Solution

Tthe company implemented Haistaq into their batch delivery, quality assurance and manufacturing workflows. Adlib's robust rendering capabilities allowed for the automatic conversion of all file types into standardized PDFs, regardless of their origin. This streamlined the document management process, ensuring that all materials, from product specifications to packaging specifics, were consistently and efficiently stored as PDFs. As a result, the company achieved greater efficiency in their workflows, improved the consistency and accessibility of their documentation, and reduced the complexity and manual effort previously required to manage diverse file types. This implementation also enhanced compliance and operational efficiency, supporting their commitment to quality and regulatory standards.

Pharma Manufacturer Minimizes Compliance Risk in Batch Delivery

Put the Power of Accuracy Behind Your AI

Whether you’re scaling GenAI, modernizing regulatory submissions, or simply trying to get out from under manual document work, Adlib helps you turn unstructured content into a reliable asset. Not a hidden risk.