Field notes from building Quobo, written by the founder: why maintenance software should model the plant, not just the work order, and what changes when a plant can answer questions. New entries collect under each thesis.
Maintenance software perfected the work order and left the plant itself unmodeled — the hierarchy, the connections, the things your experts know that never made it into a field. This series is about what changes when the model comes first: a plant that can answer questions, file its own work orders, and hold on to what its people know.
The software prepares; a named human performs every act that touches the plant. Every decision stays with your team. This series is about why that line is the feature, not the limitation — in a process industry, the safety case for AI starts with what the system is not allowed to do.