Why We Built an Ontology Engine Instead of Another Rules System Every IoT platform has a rules engine. We built something different: a 252-entity OWL ontology that understands what equipment is , not just what values it reports. The Problem with Rules Traditional industrial alarm systems work like this: IF temperature > 80°C THEN alert This works until it doesn't: False alarms : A pump starting up briefly spikes to 82°C. Is it failing, or j...