FactoryTwin® Announces Collaboration with UConn’s Digital Frontiers Initiative

Hopkins, MN — December 2025 — FactoryTwin is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Digital Frontiers Initiative (DFI) at the University of Connecticut School of Business to support student-driven innovation through the Spring 2026 Capstone Program. DFI serves as a hub for industry partnership and applied learning—uniting the capabilities and vision of the Connecticut Information Technology Institute (CITI) and Innovate Labs.

Through this partnership, FactoryTwin will sponsor a semester-long project where a selected class of UConn students will work directly with FactoryTwin's core team on a real-world digital manufacturing challenge. Over 12–14 weeks, students will contribute applied work in areas such as data analytics, AI/ML for manufacturing, supply chain analytics, cloud systems, and operational decision intelligence, allowing them to translate classroom learning into meaningful industry impact.

“At FactoryTwin, we believe that advancing digital transformation in manufacturing requires not only strong technology, but also strong talent,” said Dr. Vivek Saxena, CEO of FactoryTwin. “Partnering with UConn’s Digital Frontiers Initiative gives us the opportunity to support the next generation of innovators while engaging students in practical, high-value work that reflects real factory conditions.”

“Working with cutting-edge companies like FactoryTwin, especially in a rapidly evolving manufacturing sector, is a tremendous opportunity for our students. It allows them to apply fast-advancing AI approaches to real business challenges and gain meaningful, hands-on experience,” said Jonathan Moore, Executive Director, Digital Frontiers Initiative at the University of Connecticut School of Business.

This initiative reflects FactoryTwin’s continued commitment to workforce development, academic partnerships, and scalable digital transformation for small and mid-sized U.S. manufacturers. The project outcomes will support ongoing FactoryTwin R&D efforts while offering students practical exposure to modern factory operations, data integrity, AI, and digital-twin applications.

About the Digital Frontiers Initiative (DFI)

The Digital Frontiers Initiative, housed within the University of Connecticut School of Business, is designed to accelerate innovation by connecting academia with industry through hands-on experiential learning. DFI’s Capstone Program brings together multidisciplinary student teams to tackle high-priority technical and business challenges for partner organizations. With a mission to advance digital capability, analytics readiness, and innovation-driven problem solving, DFI prepares students to lead in a rapidly evolving, technology-powered economy.

Learn more: digitalfrontiers.business.uconn.edu

About FactoryTwin

FactoryTwin is a factory intelligence platform powered by digital twin and AI technologies, purpose-built for small and mid-sized manufacturers. By connecting & curating IT, OT, offline & tribal knowledge into a unified view, we transform disconnected data into predictive and prescriptive insights that improve revenue, profitability, cash flow, and on-time delivery by double-digits. Backed by NSF-funded R&D and designed for rapid, low-disruption implementations, FactoryTwin has already helped dozens of manufacturing teams move from data to decisions.

Learn more: www.factory-twin.com