Building the technology behind smarter industry.
I'm Adil Shaikh, founder and industrial technology entrepreneur building AI, software and automation solutions for industrial businesses.
I build across two worlds.
My work sits at the intersection of software intelligence and physical systems.
Software
- AI
- SaaS
- Web Automation
- Backend Systems
- Data
- Intelligent Workflows
Industrial
- PLC
- HMI
- Control Systems
- Industrial Communication
- Machine Automation
- Process Automation
Software ↔ Industrial — one engineering discipline
From intelligence to machine.
One connected system — from the model making a decision down to the motor that moves. Hover a layer to trace it.
From machines to software.
My work began with industrial automation — understanding machines, controllers, HMIs, processes and the systems that make physical operations run.
As software and AI became increasingly capable, I started exploring a bigger question:
What happens when intelligent software can interact with the physical world?
That question now drives the work I build across AI, software and industrial automation.
04 · Trajectory
- Industrial AutomationORIGIN
- PLC / HMICONTROL
- Software EngineeringBUILD
- Automation SystemsSYSTEMS
- AI & Intelligent AutomationINTELLIGENCE
- BuildStackCOMPANY
- What's NextAHEAD
Things I've built.
Engineering problems are more interesting when they have to work in the real world.
Environmental Chamber Automation
Control architecture for environmental testing systems combining PLC logic, HMI visualization, temperature and humidity control, PID strategies and industrial communication.
- Type
- Industrial Automation
- System
- Control
- Layer
- Edge
- Stack
- PLC / HMI / PID
Industrial Data Platform
A software architecture for collecting, storing and visualizing long-running industrial process data for operational visibility and analysis.
- Type
- Industrial Software
- System
- Data
- Layer
- Platform
- Stack
- DB / API / UI
AI Automation Platform
Intelligent software workflows designed to automate repetitive operational processes using AI, APIs and modern software systems.
- Type
- AI / Software
- System
- Workflow
- Layer
- Application
- Stack
- AI / API / SaaS
BuildStack
BuildStack is the company I'm building around software, AI and automation.
- Type
- Founder / Product
- System
- Company
- Layer
- Product
- Stack
- AI / SW / AUTO
I don't automate for the sake of automation.
Good automation starts with understanding the system. The objective isn't to add technology everywhere — it is to remove unnecessary work, connect isolated systems, improve consistency and make better decisions possible.
Understand the system
Understand the process before choosing the technology.
Connect the layers
Machines, software, data and people should work as one system.
Automate what matters
Technology should solve a meaningful operational problem.
Built for industry.
Technology is most valuable when it understands the environment it operates in.
Automotive
- Manufacturing systems
- Machine automation
- Production data
- Intelligent workflows
Manufacturing
- Process automation
- Operational software
- Monitoring
- Industrial data
Pharmaceutical
- Controlled processes
- Traceability
- Monitoring
- Automation
AI shouldn't live in a chatbot.
The next generation of industrial technology will connect intelligent software with the systems already running factories.
Building BuildStack.
BuildStack is the company I'm building to turn ideas around AI, software and automation into real products and solutions.
Explore BuildStackADIL SHAIKH
Founder / Engineer
I'm Adil.
Founder, engineer and entrepreneur interested in one thing: building technology that makes the physical world more intelligent.
- Founder
- BuildStack
- Focus
- AI · Software · Industrial Automation
- Location
- India
What I'm thinking about.
- 01
Why AI will change industrial automation differently than software
AI · Automation - 02
What PLC engineers should know about AI
PLC · AI - 03
Building software for machines that were never designed to be connected
Software · Machines - 04
What I learned building automation systems for the real world
Automation · Field - 05
Why industrial companies need better software, not just more AI
Software · Industry
Have an industrial problem worth automating?
Let's understand the problem before deciding what technology it needs.