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Architecture. Integration. Productivity.

Industrial AI.In production.Making a difference.

Production-ready AI for
mid-sized industrial businesses.

Discuss your project

38 yearsSoftware Engineering

18 yearsIndustrial R&D at Bosch

Work directly with me.From first idea to daily use.

Integrated into your IT

Your systems.
Intelligently connected.

Knowledge lives in documents. Data sits in different systems. I connect both with AI that helps your people in their daily work.

Within your existing IT. With clear access permissions and benefits we measure together.

Connect existing systems with production-ready AI A shared integration layer makes ERP, PLM and DMS available for knowledge, engineering and process applications. CRM and SharePoint can also be connected. ERP PLM DMS INTEGRATION + AI Knowledge Engineering Processes

Advice that leads to delivery

Three ways to get started.

01

Get a clear direction.

AI Opportunity & Architecture Sprint

Where will AI make a difference in your business? We assess processes, data and systems. You get a sound basis for a decision and a practical plan.

What you take away
  • Prioritised use cases with costs and benefits
  • An assessment of your data and systems
  • Target architecture and delivery plan
Discuss a sprint

02

Put AI to work.

Production AI Lighthouse

One concrete use case, delivered through to production. Integrated into your systems, with real users and success criteria we agree together.

What we deliver
  • A working AI workflow within your IT
  • Tested integrations and access permissions
  • Documentation and handover to your team
Discuss a project

03

Build on what works.

Fractional Chief AI Architect

Experienced technical leadership when you need it. I support architecture decisions, review proposed projects and help your team deliver.

How I support you
  • Architecture reviews and technology selection
  • Priorities, quality and governance
  • A sounding board for leaders and developers
Discuss working together

From real projects

Experience built on
real challenges.

Selected work from my projects. Confidentiality matters, so client names and internal details stay private.

01

Legacy software.
Maintainable again.

Analysing legacy ERP applications, reconstructing their business logic and modernising them with AI assistance. Including data migration and quality checks against the existing system.

02

Company knowledge.
Easier to access.

Designing and building company-wide AI knowledge platforms. Making technical documentation accessible and preserving practical expertise for future use.

03

Recurring work.
Fewer manual steps.

Building multilingual terminology from product documentation, automating translation and documentation workflows, and connecting existing systems through AI interfaces.

We assess whether a similar approach fits your business by looking at your specific starting point.

Richard Heidemann, Managing Director of Heidemann Consulting
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Your point of contact

Experience that
gets to work.

38 years of software engineering. 18 years of research and development at Bosch. I understand legacy systems, technical dependencies and the demands of everyday industrial work.

You work directly with me, from the initial assessment through architecture to delivery. What I recommend must work technically and make business sense.

And if a simpler solution fits better than AI, I will tell you.

Richard HeidemannManaging Director · Heidemann Consulting

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The next step

Where are you now?
Let’s talk.

Tell me about your current situation. I will give you an initial professional assessment. A 30-minute conversation, with no obligation.

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Any other questions?

Do we need to replace our IT?

That is usually not the starting point. I assess how your existing systems, data and interfaces can be used, and where changes are needed.

How do we start working together?

With an initial conversation, without obligation. We then agree a clear scope, specific deliverables and a fee before work begins.

Cloud or on premises?

That depends on your data, requirements and operations. We assess the right architecture, including deployment within your own infrastructure.

How do we measure the benefits?

Before implementation, we agree what should improve: for example, processing time, research effort or error rates. We measure the outcome against those criteria.