Storm Consulting

What Storm Consulting does

Storm Consulting is a privately held, Mumbai-based software application development company founded in 2017 that builds AI-powered tools for automated annotation and digitization of Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs). The company's core offerings are an offline-first Windows/macOS desktop application (the eAI Desktop App) and a headless console-based annotation engine for batch processing on internal Windows servers, supported by add-on modules including custom-trained YOLOv5 object detection models, an OpenCV-based template matching system, a Bluebeam Revu/Studio integration using the Job-Based API, and a graph-based annotation and export pipeline producing DEXPI-compliant XML for SmartPlant P&ID and other ISO 15926-compatible engineering tools. Underlying technology combines OpenCV for symbol/shape detection, Tesseract OCR with zoom-level-tuned preprocessing, custom YOLOv5 models fine-tuned on client symbology (achieving ~92.4% accuracy), and an optional, anonymized, text-only OpenAI integration for context-aware tag correction — with all processing running locally to meet air-gapped IT requirements typical of EPC firms and process industry operators.

Name

Storm Consulting

Legal name

Storm Consulting

Website

https://stormconsulting.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Storm Consulting is an India-based engineering software firm that builds offline-first AI tools for automating P&ID annotation, tag extraction, and DEXPI export, serving EPC firms and process-industry engineering teams with air-gapped IT environments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Annotation Tooling & Workflow Management (HDAAALAC), Generative AI & LLM Solutions Services (RAG, Agents, Copilots) (BPAEAHAG)

Keywords

• P&ID automation software
• Engineering drawing digitization
• Computer vision EPC tools
• AI annotation software
• Process engineering automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

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. Custom Software Development & AI Model Training: Storm Consulting builds bespoke AI models and software tools tailored to each client's symbology, workflows, and engineering tools. Engagements involve custom-trained YOLOv5 models (e.g., ~400 labeled samples per instrument class), integration with client-specific P&ID standards, and deployment on internal infrastructure. Revenue is project-based, scoped per engagement, likely with multi-phase delivery including training data curation, model fine-tuning, integration, and validation.
2. Product Licensing (Desktop & Console Applications): The company sells or licenses its eAI Desktop App and Console-Based Annotation Engine to engineering firms. Pricing for the Bluebeam integration component starts at $2,500–$5,000 for a complete job-based API setup, suggesting a component of one-time license or project-based product fee. Enterprise deals likely include software licensing bundled with implementation and support.
3. Implementation & Integration Consulting: Storm Consulting integrates its tools with client engineering environments — SmartPlant P&ID, COMOS, Bluebeam Studio, Excel-based MTO workflows, Windows batch schedulers, and internal systems. These integration engagements are scoped as consulting projects, typically with deliverables that include deployment, configuration, testing, and validation against client tools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Storm Consulting builds AI-powered engineering software tools for the automated annotation, extraction, and digitization of Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs). It sells a desktop application (eAI Desktop App) and a console-based batch processing engine that detect symbols, trace lines, extract instrument tags, and export structured data into formats compatible with SmartPlant P&ID, COMOS, Bluebeam, Excel, and DEXPI XML.

Product overview

Storm Consulting offers a portfolio of AI-powered engineering software tools for P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram) automation. The core offerings consist of two deployment modes: the eAI Desktop App for interactive annotation on Windows and macOS (offline-first with optional OpenAI integration), and the Console-Based Annotation Engine for automated batch processing on internal servers. Supporting modules include Custom AI Models (YOLOv5-based object detection trained on project-specific symbology), a Template Matching System (OpenCV-based pattern recognition for repeated control loops), Bluebeam Integration (Job-Based API for markup extraction), and a Graph-Based Annotation Pipeline (DEXPI export for SmartPlant P&ID compatibility). All products emphasize local-first processing with optional AI assistance for context inference.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• eAI Desktop App

Quantifiable outcome

• P&ID annotation time reduced from 4-5 weeks (manual) to 5 days (automated)
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability7 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bluebeam (A Visure Solutions Company)coreTechnology or IntegrationStorm Consulting's P&ID-to-Excel extraction tool is listed on the official Bluebeam Integrations Directory. The integration uses Bluebeam's Job-Based API and Studio Projects API to parse markup annotations, extract structured tag and line data from Bluebeam markups, and export to Excel/CSV formats. The integration requires no plugins or add-ons installed inside Bluebeam — it runs externally via Bluebeam's API. Storm Consulting can also overlay structured annotations back onto PDFs as smart markups, and supports batch processing from live Studio folders.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk: AutoCAD P&ID and Plant 3D serve EPC firms and plant designers worldwide. Comparable EPC customer base, but delivers P&ID authoring tools rather than AI-based digitization of legacy scanned PDFs.
• Aveva: Owner of SmartPlant P&ID (formerly Intergraph), the dominant P&ID authoring platform in EPC. Overlaps with Storm Consulting in P&ID data structures and DEXPI/ISO 15926 export, but competes from the authoring side rather than PDF-to-structured-data automation.
• Hexagon PPM: Provides CADWorx, Intergraph Smart, and HxGN SDx for plant design and P&ID workflows. Targets the same EPC and process-industry buyer base as Storm Consulting with a broader portfolio spanning 3D plant design, materials, and project execution.
• Scale AI: Major data labeling and annotation platform with AI-assisted labeling for image and document workflows. Comparable in the AI-for-annotation value proposition, though at a much broader scale and across generic use cases rather than engineering drawings.
• Bentley Systems: OpenPlant and AutoPIPE are widely used across plant engineering and EPC. Comparable customer base in process industries; competes through integrated plant design suites rather than AI-driven annotation of scanned PDFs.

Others

• Bluebeam (Nemetschek Group): Market-leading PDF markup and collaboration platform for AEC and EPC. Storm Consulting's Bluebeam integration is listed on its official integrations directory; Bluebeam is both a channel partner and an adjacent tool that competes for engineer review time.

Emerging players

• Roboflow: Developer-focused platform for building and training object detection models with annotation tooling. Comparable in custom YOLO-style model training and confidence-based filtering for computer vision workflows.
• OpenSpace: AI-powered reality capture and visual documentation for construction and engineering projects. Adjacent in applying computer vision to engineering/construction documentation, but focused on 360° site capture rather than P&ID digitization.
• V7 Labs (V7): Image and document annotation platform with model-assisted labeling and review tooling for AI teams. Overlaps with Storm Consulting's hybrid AI + selective human validation approach, but addresses general CV use cases rather than P&ID symbology.
• Encord: Annotation and data management platform for computer-vision teams building training datasets. Comparable AI-assisted annotation workflow and human-in-the-loop review checkpoints, though focused on generic CV rather than engineering drawings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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