Edge & Vision
Enabling Intelligent, Real-Time Decision Making
Transforming data into action at the edge
Edge & Vision solutions enable organisations to process and interpret data where it is generated, delivering real-time insights and actionable intelligence. By combining reliable compute platforms, industrial-grade storage, and advanced vision technologies, businesses can create solutions that improve efficiency, safety, and operational awareness across various sectors, including healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, transportation, and robotics.
At Simms, we act as the bridge between software and hardware, helping businesses integrate Innodisk edge AI hardware solutions into their systems seamlessly. As a specialist distributor, we provide expert guidance, customisation, and support, ensuring industrial and edge devices operate reliably while accelerating deployment and reducing complexity.
Pain Points and Solutions
Challenges across industries and how edge & vision solutions help
Latency and Real-Time Processing Limitations
Time-critical applications, from autonomous robotics to medical imaging, require instant decision-making. Reliance on remote cloud processing can create delays and reduce system effectiveness.
Edge platforms with high-performance compute and industrial-grade DRAM/SSD storage enable local processing of AI and vision workloads, delivering low-latency insights and immediate responses.
Bandwidth Constraints and Infrastructure Complexity
High-resolution cameras, sensor networks, and AI workloads can overwhelm networks, leading to increased operational costs.
Processing data at the edge reduces network dependency, while platforms that are compatible with industry-standard accelerators and CPUs enable efficient and scalable deployments without overloading existing infrastructure.
Security, Privacy, and Compliance Challenges
Many applications involve sensitive or personal data. Transferring raw data off-site introduces risks to both privacy and compliance.
Localised processing on edge platforms keeps sensitive information secure, while vision solutions, such as Intel RealSense depth cameras and ID solutions, provide human detection, environmental awareness, and analytics without exposing personal data.
Scalability and Integration Complexity
Expanding AI and vision applications across multiple sites can be costly and complex.
Modular edge platforms with DRAM and SSD storage simplify deployment, enabling incremental scaling and integration of additional devices, sensors, or workloads as needs evolve.
Who do we help?
We support organisations in deploying intelligent Edge & Vision solutions, providing the foundation for reliable, scalable, and actionable AI-driven systems across a wide range of industries.
Autonomous Robotics and Drones
Edge platforms provide real-time AI inference, while vision solutions enable autonomous systems to navigate and detect humans safely.
Healthcare and Precision Medical Applications
Edge computing allows low-latency analysis of imaging and sensor data, while vision technologies provide object recognition and environmental awareness for actionable insights.
Industrial Automation and Manufacturing
High-performance platforms with DRAM and SSD process large-scale sensor and image data, while vision solutions support object detection and worker safety for efficient automation.
Retail, Logistics, and Transportation
Edge platforms power AI-driven analytics for inventory, routes, and traffic, while vision solutions enhance human detection, safety, and operational awareness.
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Why Simms?
We provide expertise and guidance in deploying Edge & Vision solutions that integrate compute, storage, and perception technologies, helping organisations gain actionable insights where they need them most.
About usSoftware to Hardware Bridge
Enabling innovation by seamlessly integrating hardware and software solutions, offering expert support, optimised components, and reliable distribution.
End-to-End Solution Understanding
A holistic approach to understanding how compute, memory, storage, and perception layers work together to support reliable performance.
Industry-Relevant Applications
Partnerships across healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, transportation, robotics, and retail to identify the right solution fit.
Scalable and Flexible Solutions
Support in designing modular systems that can scale and adapt as application requirements evolve.
Which products will help?
The Building Blocks of Intelligent Edge & Vision Solutions
Edge AI Systems
Edge AI Systems from Innodisk, combining hardware, software, and firmware into scalable, ready-to-deploy solutions.
These systems are highly flexible, supporting extensive customisation to meet diverse AI application needs, from industrial automation to intelligent surveillance.
With expert support and guidance, Simms ensures seamless deployment, enabling organisations to leverage AI at the edge efficiently. Our partnership with Innodisk delivers reliable, high-performance solutions tailored to specific operational requirements, helping businesses accelerate innovation while reducing complexity and deployment time.
AI Camera Modules
Unlock precision and performance with Innodisk’s industrial-grade camera modules
Featuring USB 2.0, MIPI CSI‑2, MIPI‑over‑Type‑C and GMSL2 interfaces. Designed to elevate image clarity and real-time analytics in edge‑AI environments, these modules support high resolution and are optimised for demanding use‑cases like manufacturing, surveillance, transportation and embedded vision.
At Simms International, we offer full support for Innodisk camera solutions, including selection guidance, customisation, and seamless integration into your edge‑AI stack. Whether you’re a system builder, ISV, or OEM embedding computer vision into industrial equipment, our partnership with Innodisk enables rapid deployment, trusted performance and end-to-end service that bridges hardware, firmware and software for your vision-centric applications.
Communication Peripherals
Innodisk’s communication and expansion modules deliver flexible, high-performance connectivity for industrial and edge systems.
With options including mPCIe GbE LAN, PoE, CAN bus, and serial communication modules, these solutions enable seamless integration and expansion, meeting the dynamic connectivity demands of IoT and edge applications.
Simms International supports Innodisk’s range of industrial I/O expansion cards, providing stable, reliable connections across PoE, CAN bus, LAN, DIO, and serial interfaces. Available in Mini PCIe, PCIe, and M.2 form factors, these modules deliver the bandwidth and robustness required for modern industrial systems, enabling businesses to deploy scalable, efficient communication solutions.
How Simms can help?
Platform Selection and Integration
Simms works closely with organisations to explore and select the most suitable edge platforms, facilitating collaboration with technology vendors to ensure compute, DRAM, and storage configurations align with the specific demands of AI and vision workloads.
Vision Solution Integration
Through a collaborative approach, Simms helps integrate depth cameras and human detection technologies into operational workflows, enabling reliable perception, actionable insights, and a seamless connection between the organisation’s objectives and vendor capabilities.
Scaling and Deployment Support
Simms supports organisations in designing and scaling modular edge solutions across multiple sites and applications, acting as a bridge with technology vendors to ensure complex AI systems can be deployed efficiently and adapted as requirements evolve.
