Perry goes live to help technical teams do more in times of labor market pressure
AMSTERDAM - February 2, 2026 - As the industrial sector faces a shrinking labor pool, the Perry team officially announced the general availability of its AI platform today. Previously limited to select partners, the software is now available to the broader market to help companies handle more work with fewer people.
Solving the labor shortage
The math of the modern workforce is changing; there are simply not enough people to meet the demands of our infrastructure. Perry solves this by acting as a "force multiplier." The platform turns complex tasks into interactive and multi-modal procedures, allowing smaller teams to work with absolute precision and get the job done right the first time.
"The reality is that the workforce is getting smaller, but the workload is only increasing," says Laurens Feenstra, co-founder of Perry. "We built Perry so that 'doing more with less' is a technical reality. By putting our user-friendly AI software in the hands of the frontline, a smaller team can maintain the high standards of quality that used to require a much larger crew."
The biggest problems: safety, quality control, and compliance
In the field, the biggest risks are safety accidents and poor quality control. Perry fixes these issues using AI-first software that guides every move:
Dynamic, interactive and multimodal work procedures with AI validation: Tasks are not just static lists. They are interactive flows that adapt to what the worker finds. With AI validation, the system can verify work through photo proof in real-time, ensuring everything is correct before the technician leaves the site.
Live updates: Managers can see "live" progress as it happens. You no longer have to wonder if a job is going well; the Perry AI tells you instantly.
Perry developed the software in collaboration with ±30 mechanical engineers and installers to make sure the user experience truly supports them on-the-job. “When it’s five degrees outside and you’ve been in a trench all day, you don’t want to type on a tiny screen”, says Laurens. “Wherever we can, we work with large buttons, voice transcrption and photos.”
Deep insights to find patterns
Perry provides a new level of visibility into how work actually happens. By treating every step like a data point, the system helps you:
Discover patterns: The AI looks at "step latency" across hundreds of jobs to find exactly where the process slows down or where quality dips.
Instant audits: Perry creates audit-ready PDF reports the second a job is finished, proving compliance and speeding up your billing cycle.
"We are moving toward a world where you can support and see the work as it happens," adds Arie Kuiper, co-founder of Perry. "With these AI-driven insights, we don't just see that a job was done; we find the patterns that show why some teams are faster or safer, so you can repeat that success everywhere."