Cortex R&D was founded in 2015 in Blainville, Quebec, to solve practical problems for businesses that make, move and maintain things. We started with software and connected devices on the factory floor. Today we add AI to the same places: cameras, machines and the people who run them.
The people who sit with you to understand the problem are the people who design and build the system. Nothing gets lost between a sales team, a project manager and a developer you never meet.
We start with one process, prove the gain, and grow from there, reusing the systems you already own wherever they still do the job.
We don't push a platform. We look at how the work is really done and fix what costs the most.
Your ERP, your spreadsheets, your machines: we connect what you have before we suggest anything new.
Every phase ends with numbers you can show: time saved, errors avoided, material recovered.
For internal tools and business apps, a low-code platform is often the fastest and cheapest option for the client to own. Where it fits, we use one.
Our founder created KTL, an open-source JavaScript library that extends the Knack low-code platform: features switched on with simple keywords, such as kiosk mode, bulk edits and inactivity timeouts, and tools for developers.
It runs in production in the systems we built for our manufacturing clients, and anyone can use it.
Cortex R&D is a member of the Knack Experts network and a Retool partner. We use these platforms for internal tools, dashboards and data-entry apps, and connect them to AI, IoT devices and your existing systems.
A fantastic addition to Knack: features the platform lacks, like hidden columns, form persistence, filter binding and bulk edits, with fast answers from its developer.
Erik LewisOnce Norm walked him through it, KTL became standard in every build, backed by patient, consistent support for users at every skill level.
Carl HolmesTell us where time is lost. We'll show you what AI and connected data can do about it, in French or English.