Cognite and ABB have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at integrating agentic artificial intelligence into industrial applications to improve operational efficiency, accelerate decision-making and support the transition toward autonomous operations in the energy sector. The collaboration will combine ABB’s industrial software capabilities with Cognite’s Industrial AI and Data platform to create a new framework for intelligent “agent-to-agent” orchestration. Through this approach, industrial systems and applications will be able to communicate, analyse operational conditions and trigger coordinated actions automatically across multiple workflows.
As part of the initiative, ABB Ability™ SafetyInsight™ and ABB Ability™ AlarmInsight™ applications will be integrated with Cognite’s advanced industrial AI platform. The companies aim to transform traditional industrial software into intelligent operational agents capable of autonomous reasoning and real-time coordination.
The partnership is expected to address some of the industry’s most complex operational challenges by eliminating data silos and enabling outcome-based orchestration across critical industrial systems. According to the companies, the deployment of intelligent orchestration capabilities will significantly improve the speed and efficiency of industrial workflows.
One of the key advantages of the new framework is faster execution of complex operational tasks such as multi-system risk assessments and alarm rationalisation. These processes, which often require extensive manual coordination across systems and teams, can now be performed much faster through intelligent automation and real-time data interpretation.
The collaboration will also strengthen operational decision-making by enabling applications to analyse data independently, interpret operational logic and initiate cross-system actions without manual intervention. This capability is expected to enhance responsiveness in industrial environments where rapid decisions are critical to operational continuity and safety. In addition, the agentic AI layer will support improved risk management by connecting multiple data streams in real time. This will help reduce the likelihood of human error, minimise information overload for operators and improve visibility across complex industrial operations.
Gino Hernandez, Head of Global Digital Business at ABB’s Energy Industries Division, said the collaboration aligns with ABB’s commitment to supporting customers in their transition toward autonomous industrial operations. He noted that integrating safety and alarm management systems with intelligent orchestration capabilities would help organisations prioritise critical interventions, accelerate operational decisions and strengthen overall reliability. Dr John Markus Lervik, Founder of Cognite, stated that the collaboration represents a major step forward for the energy industry by enabling industrial systems to interact dynamically and solve operational challenges more efficiently.
Cognite continues to expand its industrial AI footprint by delivering scalable and secure data and AI platforms for energy, manufacturing and renewable industries. The company’s technology is focused on helping enterprises improve operational performance, sustainability and safety through intelligent data accessibility and advanced automation.
