What sentin does

sentin GmbH is a privately held German software company headquartered in Bochum that builds AI-based image-analysis tools for non-destructive testing (NDT / ZfP) and adjacent industrial inspections. The company's core product, sentin EXPLORER, is computer-vision software that ingests radiographic (X-ray), CT, and RGB images and applies models for Automatic Defect Recognition (ADR), Critical Image Detection (CID), Single Image Detail Analysis, image denoising and super-resolution, OCR for text and nameplate extraction, and wall-thickness measurement; reported performance is 94.4% faster evaluation than manual inspection with sub-50 ms processing for standard image sizes. The platform integrates with PACS systems via DICOM/DICONDE standards and DICOMWeb REST services (QIDO-RS, STOW-RS, WADO-RS), enabling hardware-agnostic deployment and archival. A complementary smartphone product, Asset Collector, captures nameplate data in the field, and an AI Models & Use Cases line productizes domain-specific models for weld flaws, corrosion, OCR, and drone-based aerial inspection.

The business sells primarily to enterprise industrial customers — heavy-industry manufacturers first, with declared adjacent verticals in E-Mobility, Energy & Utilities, and Aerospace — through direct consultative enterprise sales with quote-based pricing. Revenue combines recurring SaaS subscriptions to sentin EXPLORER (annual billing) with professional services spanning the full AI project lifecycle (data acquisition, dataset annotation/cleansing, model training, validation, integration), custom fullstack software development, and managed deployment of digital NDT infrastructure including cloud, PACS, and digitization of analog radiographic archives. Partnerships with PACS providers such as BWPlus NDT extend the go-to-market into bundled commercial deployments. The firm employs 1–10 people, operates without disclosed external funding, holds TISAX information-security certification (2025), and markets mainly through educational technical content and social channels in the German-speaking market.

Name

sentin

Legal name

sentin GmbH

Website

https://sentin.ai

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

sentin GmbH is a Bochum-based software company that builds AI-powered computer-vision software (sentin EXPLORER) for automated defect recognition and image analysis in industrial non-destructive testing, serving enterprise manufacturers and operators in E-Mobility, Energy, and Aerospace across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Inspection Software

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

NDT/NDE Inspection Equipment (Ultrasonic, eddy current, radiography, thermography) (IMAGAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) & Inspection Services (IMAIACAI), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) & Diagnostics (IR/UV, PD, vibration, acoustic) (EUADAJAE), Nondestructive Testing (NDT) for Aircraft (EDAOAFAI), CT/X-ray & Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) for AM Parts (IMAAAHAG)

Keywords

• NDT image analysis
• AI defect detection
• Weld seam inspection
• Radiographic evaluation software
• Industrial quality control

Headquarters

HQ city

Bochum

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses (sentin EXPLORER): The company's primary software product, sentin EXPLORER, is offered as a standalone image evaluation tool or integrated into digital NDT picture management software. Available as SaaS with continuous improvement and self-service tools.
2. AI Services: Custom AI model training and validation services, including AI dataset creation, annotation, and cleansing. Covers the full AI project lifecycle from data acquisition to integration.
3. Fullstack Software Development: Custom digital automation tools, assistance systems, and customer-specific workflows development. Also includes external interface development and UX optimization services.
4. Digital NDT Infrastructure Services: Implementation of digital inspection infrastructure including cloud solutions, PACS setup, and digitization of analog radiographic archives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

sentin develops AI-powered image evaluation software for non-destructive testing (NDT) and industrial inspections. The core product, sentin EXPLORER, processes radiographic (X-Ray), CT, and RGB images using computer vision models for automatic defect recognition, weld analysis, OCR, corrosion detection, and image enhancement, integrated with PACS systems via DICOM/DICONDE standards.

Product overview

sentin is a German software company offering a unified product portfolio for automation and AI in non-destructive testing (NDT) and industrial inspections. The core product is the sentin EXPLORER, an AI-powered image evaluation software that processes radiographic (X-Ray), CT, and RGB images using computer vision models for defect detection, weld analysis, OCR, corrosion detection, and image enhancement. This is complemented by the Asset Collector mobile app for digital type plate capture. Both products integrate with PACS systems via DICOM/DICONDE standards and DICONDE-based PACS for archival and data management. Additional offerings include AI services for model training and validation, fullstack software development, and digital NDT infrastructure implementation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• sentin EXPLORER: AI-powered image evaluation software for non-destructive testing, providing automated defect detection, image enhancement, and analysis for industrial inspection workflows
• Asset Collector

Products and services

• sentin EXPLORER AI-powered image evaluation software for non-destructive testing (NDT). Processes radiographic (X-Ray), CT, and RGB images with AI models for defect detection, weld analysis, OCR, corrosion detection, and image enhancement (denoising, superresolution). Supports batch processing and PACS integration via DICOM/DICONDE standards and DICOMWeb interfaces. Designed for industrial enterprises performing quality control inspections.
• Asset Collector Smartphone application for industrial equipment and type plate (nameplate) digital capture. Enables quick digitization of asset data for industrial inspection workflows and asset management, complementing NDT image evaluation processes.
• AI Models and Use Cases Domain-specific AI model offerings for NDT applications including wall thickness and corrosion detection via X-Ray, weld flaw detection for in-field and inline manufacturing, CT/X-Ray image quality enhancement, OCR for type plate reading, inline surface inspection, drone-based aerial inspection, and anonymization of inspection data.
• Artificial Intelligence Services Custom AI model training and validation services for NDT applications. Covers the full AI project lifecycle including AI dataset creation, annotation, cleansing, model training, validation, and integration into customer workflows.
• Fullstack Software Development Custom digital automation tools, assistance systems, and customer-specific workflow development. Includes external interface development and UX optimization services tailored to industrial inspection and quality assurance use cases.
• Digital NDT Infrastructure Services Implementation of digital inspection infrastructure for NDT operations including cloud solutions, PACS setup and configuration, and digitization of analog radiographic archives. Provides the technical foundation for AI-enabled inspection environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94.4% faster evaluation compared to manual human inspection
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BWPlus NDTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman company specializing in PACS solutions for NDT. Partnership provides commercial PACS deployment, hardware and software setup, AI development, and archive digitization services. BWPlus offers maintenance, support and updates for commercial NDT PACS operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Roboflow: Developer-focused computer vision platform for building and deploying image-based detection models. A horizontal CV infrastructure player that some NDT customers could use as a lower-friction alternative to sentin's vertical software stack.
• Instrumental: AI-powered defect detection and yield optimization for electronics and industrial manufacturing. Closest direct comp to sentin's AI-for-inspection thesis, though focused on unit-level manufacturing rather than NDT radiography.
• Landing AI: Computer vision platform (LandingLens) targeting manufacturing quality, NDT, and visual inspection. Competes head-to-head with sentin in AI-for-industrial-inspection and explicitly markets to manufacturers modernizing visual QA workflows.
• Mantis Vision: 3D scanning and computer vision technology for industrial inspection and metrology. Operates in adjacent imaging-for-inspection territory with potential overlap in surface defect detection use cases served by sentin.

Broad incumbents

• Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions: Provides industrial CT, X-ray inspection systems, and metrology software used in NDT. A dominant incumbent that could bundle competing AI evaluation directly into its installed hardware base, posing a major competitive risk to sentin.
• Waygate Technologies (Baker Hughes): Industrial NDT portfolio including radiography, CT, and ultrasound equipment plus PACS/software (formerly YXLON/GE Inspection Technologies). Sells directly into the same customer base as sentin and is actively adding AI capabilities to its inspection suite.
• SparkCognition: Enterprise AI company with industrial visual inspection and asset integrity offerings across energy, manufacturing, and aerospace—overlapping with sentin's customer segments and value proposition but with much broader scope and resources.
• Evident (Olympus Industrial):

Direct peers

• Zetec: Specialist NDT provider of ultrasonic and electromagnetic inspection equipment plus software for industrial asset integrity. Sells into the same energy, aerospace, and manufacturing customers and increasingly offers AI-augmented evaluation features.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sentin_ai
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjEbQezm7nBIcqUBpZlDO6w
• Facebookfacebook.com/sentinai
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sentin
• Instagraminstagram.com/sentin.ai

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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