Next

What Next does

Next Srl is an Italian industrial software company, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Jesi (Ancona) with an operational site in Scorcelletti, that builds digitalization software for manufacturing performance improvement. Its product architecture is organized around three core offerings: IMPROVE, a modular Industry 4.0 platform that handles OEE monitoring, statistical process control, Andon, digital shopfloor management, Kanban, warehouse management, energy consumption, maintenance and safety modules; MyHydra, a generative AI platform that models polymorphic digital identities capable of proactive decision-making and natural interaction; and Proled, a design solution for electrical power lines aligned to CEI standards. The platform embeds lean production and World Class Manufacturing (WCM) methodology directly into its modules, including an AI-driven A.I.O.C.A.P quality decision-support system that uses Bayesian Networks and reinforcement learning.

The company targets enterprise manufacturing customers, with a customer roster spanning household appliance OEMs (Whirlpool, Electrolux, Haier, Ariston Thermo, Franke, Faber, Elica, Beko Europe), automotive (Stellantis, Raicam), food (GBFood, Essity), postal/logistics (Poste Italiane), and apparel, and reports a deployed footprint of 5,000 production lines across 100 facilities in 30 countries. Proled services are active in Italy, Spain, Romania, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Peru and Argentina. The go-to-market is enterprise sales-led and consultative, with a 'Request a demo' model, no public pricing, and annual subscription licensing of the IMPROVE suite augmented by implementation services and Proled's standards-based electrical line design work.

Next is privately held with no external funding disclosed, 11–50 employees, and is associated with the CEI's working group CT-7 for overhead electrical line design guidelines. The company also pursues ESG initiatives (Bee Next environmental project, Elis Consortium 'Includere per Crescere' inclusion program, and cultural partnerships). The technology stack is on-prem/hybrid shopfloor software with ERP, DCS and AGV integration, structured-data and text AI modalities, and proprietary Bayesian-based decision support rather than reliance on third-party foundation models.

Name

Next

Legal name

Next Srl

Website

https://mynext.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Next Srl is an Italian industrial software company that sells the IMPROVE shopfloor digitalization platform, the MyHydra generative AI product, and the Proled electrical-line design solution to enterprise manufacturers across household appliance, automotive, food, fashion, and World Class Manufacturing verticals, with deployments in 30 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Digitalization Software (Manufacturing Execution Systems)

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Quality Inspection & Metrology (Machine Vision) (IMAIAMAF), LLMOps & Generative AI Platforms (Prompt/Agent Orchestration, RAG) (HDAEANAD)

Keywords

• Industrial digitalization software
• Manufacturing execution systems
• Production process monitoring
• Generative AI manufacturing
• World class manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Castelbellino

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IMPROVE Platform Licensing/Subscription: Next Srl generates revenue through licensing their IMPROVE 4.0 digitalization platform to manufacturing clients. The platform is sold as an integrated suite with modular components including OEE, SPC, Machine Ledger, WMS, and other production management tools. Revenue model combines software licensing with implementation and ongoing support services.
2. MyHydra Generative AI: Revenue from AI-powered digital identity and decision support solutions for industrial applications.
3. Proled Services: Electrical line design services according to current standards, working with major electrical distribution companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Next Srl provides an AI-powered industrial digitalization platform for manufacturing enterprises, offering three core products: MyHydra (generative AI for digital identities), IMPROVE (production process digitalization and monitoring founded on lean production and World Class Manufacturing methodology), and Proled (electrical line design services). The IMPROVE platform integrates OEE, SPC, maintenance management, warehouse management, Andon, Kanban, and AI-based quality decision support modules, serving manufacturers across household appliance, automotive, food, fashion, and WCM sectors.

Product overview

Next Srl is an Italian industrial digitalization company offering a platform-plus-modules architecture consisting of three core products: MyHydra (generative AI platform), IMPROVE (digitalization and production monitoring platform), and Proled (electrical power line design solution). IMPROVE serves as the main production management platform with 30 countries presence, managing 5,000 production lines across 100 facilities, supplemented by specialized modules including Machine Ledger 4.0, Early Equipment Management, S-EWO Safety, Pick to Light, Digital Kanban, Visual SOP, WMS, A.I.O.C.A.P AI algorithms, Digital Shopfloor Management, Andon, SPC, OEE, and Energy Consumption modules. The platform integrates lean manufacturing and World Class Manufacturing methodologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MyHydra: Generative artificial intelligence solution designed to model digital identities capable of making proactive decisions, adapting to context, and interacting naturally with users.
• IMPROVE
• Proled
• Bee Next
• Machine Ledger 4.0
• A.I.O.C.A.P

Products and services

• MyHydra Generative AI platform that models digital identities capable of taking proactive decisions, adapting to context, and interacting naturally with users. Features polymorphic identity, flexible system architecture, and human-centric approach for industrial applications.
• IMPROVE Digitalization platform for monitoring and improving production processes. Integrates digital information flow, continuous improvement, waste elimination, and lean production principles with WCM methodology. Manages 5,000 production lines across 100 facilities in 30 countries. Includes OEE, SPC, Kanban, WMS, Andon, maintenance, safety, and energy modules.
• Proled Design solution for electrical power lines according to current standards, providing speed, reliability, and continuous evolution for the energy transition roadmap. Associated with CEI, specifically CT-7 working group for overhead power line design guidelines. Operates in Italy, Spain, Romania, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, and Argentina.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% first-attempt success rate in quality issue resolution after approximately one year of AI learning
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Elis ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNext Srl is a consortium member of Elis, an education and training consortium. Through this partnership, Next participates in 'Includere per Crescere' (Include to Grow) project offering career opportunities to individuals on margins of job market. Elis also facilitates designer training for electrical lines through Next's Proled services.
• Luca Bianchi (Beekeeper)minorOthersCollaboration with local beekeeper from Fabriano for the 'Bee Next' environmental project. 25 new bee families created with up to 50,000 bees per hive at peak expansion, supporting local beekeeping and environmental sustainability.
• CEI (Italian Electrotechnical Committee)coreTechnology or IntegrationNext is associated with CEI, specifically with working group CT-7 which specifies practical guidelines for overhead electrical line design. This partnership ensures Proled services comply with Italian electrical standards.
• Agricultural PartnersminorOthersCollaboration with organic farmers to ensure biological approach to honey production in Bee Next environmental initiative, creating synergy between beekeeping and sustainable agriculture.
• Electrical Distribution CompaniescoreTechnology or IntegrationNext collaborates with major electrical distribution companies for Proled electrical line design services, ensuring updated knowledge of industry requirements and standards.
• Biblioteca La Fornace di MoieminorOthersCultural partnership through 'La biblioteca luogo che unisce' project promoted by Municipality of Maiolati Spontini. Next acts as 'cultural facilitator' supporting knowledge transmission through Art Bonus and sponsorship, including AI training events.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hexagon (HxGN EAM / PAS): Hexagon's enterprise asset management and process-safety software compete with Next's Machine Ledger 4.0 and S-EWO safety modules in industrial maintenance and risk contexts.
• Dassault Systèmes (DELMIA): Dassault's DELMIA covers manufacturing operations management, lean/digital continuity and supply chain — overlapping with IMPROVE modules for WCM-aligned production execution in automotive and industrial-equipment customers.
• AVEVA: Global industrial software incumbent covering MES, historian, plant AI and digital twins. Overlaps directly with Next's IMPROVE platform across process manufacturing and discrete, particularly in OEE/SPC/process-monitoring adjacencies.
• Siemens Digital Industries (Opcenter / MindSphere): Siemens's Opcenter MES / MindSphere IIoT stack competes head-on with IMPROVE for shopfloor digitalization and AI-driven process optimization in discrete manufacturing. Siemens's Industrial Copilot embeds generative AI in a manner that competes with Next's MyHydra.
• SAP Digital Manufacturing: SAP's cloud MES/IoT offering competes with IMPROVE for shopfloor execution inside SAP-centric discrete and process manufacturers, especially automotive and large appliance OEMs.

Emerging players

• Tulip Interfaces: Frontline operations / cloud MES platform with strong pickup-to-light, operator-guidance, and quality apps. Overlaps with Next's Pick to Light, Visual SOP, OEE, and Machine Ledger modules, particularly in mid-market discrete manufacturers.
• Sight Machine: Manufacturing analytics / data platform focused on production optimization, quality and OEE — closely aligned with IMPROVE's analytics and A.I.O.C.A.P decision-support capabilities.
• Braincube: Industrial AI and analytics SaaS for discrete and process manufacturers, focused on production data, OEE and quality analytics — directly comparable to Next's AI/SPC + IMPROVE bundle.

Direct peers

• PTC (ThingWorx / Kepware): PTC's ThingWorx industrial IoT platform addresses shopfloor connectivity, OEE and remote monitoring very similar to IMPROVE's Andon/OEE/SPC stack, and increasingly adds manufacturing-AI features that compete with A.I.O.C.A.P.
• Rockwell Automation (Plex / FactoryTalk): Rockwell's Plex Systems and FactoryTalk suites deliver cloud MES, OEE, quality and production monitoring — directly comparable to IMPROVE — and target the same discrete-manufacturing verticals (automotive, appliance, food).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/next-srl
• Instagraminstagram.com/instamynext

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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