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Arch Systems, a leader in manufacturing data and AI solutions, announced an expanded and unique strategic collaboration with Jabil Inc., a leading engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions provider. Building on prior success in global connectivity and advanced analytics in surface mount technology (SMT), the expansion brings AI-guided action systems more broadly across Jabil’s global network of factories, such as backend, assembly, test, and other electronics and discrete manufacturing operations.
Jabil has made an investment in Arch, the proceeds of which may be used to support the development and deployment of these end-to-end, data-to-AI-driven technologies and to accelerate a first-of-its-kind agentic AI roadmap. This roadmap is expected to drive not only breakthroughs in Jabil’s operational efficiency but also offer enhancements in the relationships between Jabil, its customers, and ecosystem partners. In addition, Jabil’s Executive Vice President of Operations, Fred McCoy, will join the Arch Board of Directors.
The announcement marks a significant next chapter in the multi-year collaboration between the two companies, transitioning beyond localized line-level analytics. Arch’s advanced data and AI platform can now power operations from SMT through final assembly and test across Jabil’s electronics and discrete manufacturing footprint, creating a foundation for broader ecosystem collaboration around next-generation AI applications.
“Together with Arch, we’re building next-generation manufacturing platforms — powered by AI, grounded in real data, and designed to scale,” said Michal Wierzchowski, Vice President of Operations and Digital Transformation at Jabil. “Arch helps us turn complex, factory-wide data into intelligent, actionable insights and bring that guidance directly to the shop floor. This next phase is about extending that intelligence and embedding it deeper into how we run our factories every day.”
Through this collaboration, Arch and Jabil aim to realize the benefits of AI-guided actions across Jabil’s global operations, including the development of next-generation AI agents that assist with expert factory management in partnership with surrounding systems and teams. By embedding intelligence at every level of operation — from machine and MES data to the people on the shop floor and ecosystem — the collaboration enables faster, smarter decisions and accelerates factory modernization.
“This collaboration exemplifies what it means to deliver industrial AI at scale,” said Andrew Scheuermann, CEO and co-founder of Arch Systems. “With Jabil, we are proving how AI can drive measurable impact across complex global operations, interweaving data from a huge variety of end systems and domains into new workflows. The investment and shared vision reflect a deep belief that smart manufacturing is built on enabling and properly utilizing AI with trusted data and empowered people– shopfloor, topfloor, ops, IT, and engineering, all working together.”
The collaboration aligns with Jabil’s broader initiatives to modernize global operations, highlight successful digital programs, and set new industry benchmarks in factory intelligence.
