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Forward-deployed AI engineering. Since 2020.

We teach AI
your product.

Product-true AI. Under your control. From your CAD to campaign, configurator and digital twin.

The work

Same product. Any world.

Drag to compare. Real product imagery in, AI out.

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“Replace the background with the Garden Route, South Africa.”

100% AI · no post-production

In campaigns · made with SolidMeta

Volkswagen · World Cup 2026 social, AI-generated with SolidMeta
Volkswagen · World Cup 2026 social
Volkswagen · World Cup 2026 reel
Volkswagen · World Cup 2026 social, AI-generated with SolidMeta
Volkswagen · World Cup 2026 social
Volkswagen · World Cup 2026 social, AI-generated with SolidMeta
Volkswagen · World Cup 2026 social
Volkswagen · World Cup 2026 film
Volkswagen · World Cup 2026 social, AI-generated with SolidMeta
Volkswagen · World Cup 2026 social
Volkswagen · World Cup 2026 social, AI-generated with SolidMeta
Volkswagen · World Cup 2026 social

Results

Measured, not promised.

+148%

longer sessions with interactive 3D

vw.ca configurator pilot

+20%

higher lead conversion

vw.ca configurator pilot

up to80%

lower cost than traditional CG production

AI content production

97%

of CAD preparation automated

SolidMachine

Read the vw.ca configurator case
About these numbers
  • 79-day live pilot of the world’s first 130% automotive configurator on NVIDIA Omniverse, streamed on vw.ca, compared with video and control groups: +148% session duration, +139% more likely to configure, +20% lead conversion. SolidMachine cut model preparation cost by 40% and streaming cost by 30%.
  • AI content production cuts cost by up to 80% compared with traditional CG production, depending on scope and volume.
  • SolidMachine turns 4–8 weeks of manual model preparation into 4–8 hours, for streaming, WebGL and Apple Vision Pro in one run.

What we do

From CAD to campaign.

Delivered by forward-deployed teams, working inside your pipeline.

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Forward-Deployed Teams

Our engineers join your team and ship AI in your pipeline.

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  • An engineer plus a consultant or production manager, for about three months
  • Mostly remote, on site when it matters, inside your team or your agency’s
  • Workshops and handover included, first custom model in three days
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Product-True Content

Campaign imagery and film from your real product data.

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  • Custom models trained on your product data
  • Generation grounded in your CAD and digital twin
  • Human quality gates and provenance for AI Act transparency
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Configurators & Real-Time 3D

Streamed configurators from one digital twin. Proven to convert.

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  • CAD preparation with SolidMachine
  • Omniverse and Unreal streaming, WebGL, Apple Vision Pro
  • Built on our patented shared-streaming technology
  • We built the world’s first 130% automotive configurator on NVIDIA Omniverse for vw.ca, in close collaboration with NVIDIA
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SolidMachine dashboard: polygon counts across 37 models, with the metrics of a brake disc

Pipelines & Private AI

CAD to real-time, automated. AI that runs inside your walls.

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  • SolidMachine: CAD to OpenUSD, automated. See the case
  • Custom ML pipelines for industrial workflows
  • Managed sovereign cloud or your own infrastructure
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Systems

AI built for real work.

Built in the field. Every deployment makes our products better.

AI core engine

SolidMachine

Raw CAD in. Web-ready, digital-twin-ready 3D out. Automated.

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Built on NVIDIA Omniverse · Unreal Engine · Unity on request

SolidMeta production library with automotive projects

Private AI platform

SolidMeta

The secure data hub behind every project.

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Beyond 3D · AI for a regulated profession

Unebase

Our AI doesn't stop at 3D: a billing autopilot for German dental practices, transparent and fully in the practice's control.

Explore unebase.de

Trust

Protected by patents. Proven on stage.

Patent granted

Shared live 3D

Many viewers steer one live 3D stream together, and popular choices change it for everyone.

Patent pending

Privacy-first 3D analytics

Learns which product details people engage with, without tracking the people.

VW Project Solid at Unreal Build: Automotive 2021

Unreal Build: Automotive 2021

VW Project Solid: CAD data conversion with SolidMachine
How Volkswagen Shapes the Next Generation of Interactive 3D Experiences, NVIDIA GTC 2025

NVIDIA GTC 2025 · Project Solid teaser

How Volkswagen shapes the next generation of interactive 3D experiences

How we work · forward-deployed

  1. Embed with your team
  2. Find the gap
  3. Ship in production
  4. Hand it over

Your data

  • Your IP stays yours
  • Trained on your assets only
  • No vendor lock-in
  • Human review, traceable
  1. 2020 R&D lab founded
  2. 2021 SolidMachine at Unreal Build
  3. 2023 AR streaming with Google
  4. 2025 NVIDIA GTC stage
  5. 2026 Patent granted · SolidMeta launch

Selected clients and partners

Inside the teams that build what's next.

Volkswagen Volkswagen Group Services Audi Audemars Piguet Airbus NVIDIA Google Cloud Epic Games Accenture OPMG, Omnicom Precision Marketing Group Tommy Hilfiger Dosh Design Unlimited Visions Digital Giant SCCES Bigpoint BytePlus

Industries AutomotiveLuxuryAerospaceIndustrialEntertainment

Leadership

Mirko Hänßgen

Mirko Hänßgen

Technology and engineering · Co-founder & CEO

Builds the systems clients run for years.

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Master's in computer science, multiple technology patents and a background in German automotive engineering. Speaker at Google Cloud Next '23 and Handelsblatt Rethink AI.

Pierre Grage

Pierre Grage

Strategy & visual direction · Co-founder & CIO

From Hollywood visual effects to AI pipelines for global brands.

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Visual effects on Avatar, Harry Potter and Pacific Rim, then digital innovation for brands like Volkswagen. Author of Inside VFX. Speaker at Google Cloud Next '23, RealTime Conference and NVIDIA GTC 2025.

30-minute AI pipeline check

Let’s take your pipeline full AI.

30 minutes on your workflows: where AI fits, what to automate first and how far you can go. A proposal within five days.

  1. 01Tell us the product and the team.
  2. 02A founder gets back to you to set up a call.
  3. 03We scope a deployment together, usually three months, often starting with one product.

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