IFS acquires 7bridges to transform industrial supply chains with AI

Aug. 18, 2025, London, England — Industrial AI software provider IFS has announced the acquisition of 7bridges, an AI-powered supply chain management solution provider.

7bridges reportedly streamlines supply chains using advanced AI simulation and analytics to automate and optimize logistics networks.

It has been purpose-built for industrial use cases, combining rapid, low-cost data capture, a high-quality semantic data layer and powerful AI to solve complex supply chain optimization challenges, the company reported in a press statement.

IFS sees an opportunity to scale 7bridges capabilities into the asset and service-centric industries it serves, with strong demand coming from the manufacturing and aerospace sectors.

This acquisition builds on IFS’s continued growth in industrial AI, including the recent acquisition of TheLoops and the launch of Nexus Black, the IFS AI innovation accelerator.

Together, these moves underscore IFS’s commitment to delivering AI-driven innovation that powers growth, resilience and sustainability in the world’s most essential industries.

“We’re proud to lead the market in Industrial AI and continue to invest in technologies that differentiate our offering,” said Mark Moffat, chief executive officer of IFS, in a media statement. “7bridges’ unique capabilities in AI-powered supply chain optimization are a strong complement to our existing strengths and will strongly resonate with our asset intensive customers. We’re excited to welcome their talented team of experts to IFS.”

Market leading manufacturers, distributors, and transport providers use 7bridges to capture and make sense of critical logistics data from any source and in any form, to optimize their supply chains continuously in response to planned and disruptive changes.

This reportedly allows them to realize extra revenue, reduce transport costs by an average of eight per cent, and automate 90 per cent of the data entry and data management associated with logistics.