Work delivered as Arqmetrica

Before we changed our name to Ontia Labs, we worked as Arqmetrica with larger companies. These are three of those engagements, and the clients are not named. We will add work with smaller companies as clients agree to publication.

  1. Industrial manufacturing, PortugalAbout 150 people, family-owned

    Two pilots stopped, one use case in production

    A family-owned Portuguese manufacturer, more than 100 years old, had two vendor pilots running without a measure of success. Over six months we helped the board decide what to keep, and the budget went to one use case that reached production.

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    Vendor evaluation grid

    Scored onPilot 1Pilot 2Chosen use case
    Technical fitScoredScoredScored
    Exposure under the EU AI ActScoredScoredScored
    Total cost of ownershipScoredScoredScored
    Cost of leavingScoredScoredScored
    Clear return criteriaNoNoYes
    OutcomeStoppedStoppedIn production
    Illustrative layout, drawn from the case. The scores are not shown.

  2. Regulated financial services, EUAbout 400 people, several EU member states

    Client onboarding checks cut from five days to 1.2

    A regulated financial services firm took about five working days to check each new client's documents. In 90 days we chose, tested and launched one AI use case, with the controls its compliance team asked for.

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    How a new client's documents are reviewed

    1. Client documentsFrom the existing document system
      AI extractionNo tie to any one vendor
      Confidence checkThresholds set in the shadow run
    2. Straight through92% or above
      To a personBelow 92%
    3. Record keptAn audit trail for every step
    Illustrative diagram, simplified from the case.

  3. Transport and logistics, IberiaAbout 3,000 people, family-owned

    AI training and shared rules across the group in eight months

    A family-owned Iberian transport and logistics group had scattered pilots, vendor pitches every week and no rules for AI. Over eight months in 2025 we trained staff across the business, wrote AI guidelines with the board and set the order in which to invest.

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    AI guidelines

    Approved by the board

    Contents

    1. 1Tool selection
    2. 2Data handling
    3. 3Readiness for the EU AI Act
    4. 4Criteria for judging vendors
    5. 5Uses that are ruled out
    Illustrative mock-up. The sections are those named in the case; the text stays with the client.

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