Wyoming startup MNVR emerges from stealth with industrial digital twins

Wyoming-based startup MNVR Inc. has emerged from stealth mode with AI-powered software tools designed to modernize industrial operations through digital twins and predictive analytics. The company aims to help heavy industries boost reliability and efficiency while contributing to Wyoming’s economic diversification beyond traditional energy sectors.

What you should know: MNVR creates digital twins—virtual models that mirror real-world industrial equipment behavior and can predict failures before they occur.

• The technology combines AI algorithms with live operational data to detect problems before they become catastrophic failures.
• The platform can capture institutional knowledge from experienced operators, allowing human expertise to train AI systems for smarter troubleshooting.
• “We can use AI algorithms with the data that’s coming off the real system in order to detect problems before they become catastrophic,” said Head of Marketing Rick Dalgarno.

Key partnerships: The startup has secured its first major project with Disa Technologies, which develops alternative mining equipment using high-pressure water systems instead of traditional grinders.

• MNVR’s platform is being integrated into Disa’s machinery to track system health, detect irregularities, and reduce downtime.
• The collaboration focuses on cleaning uranium piles on Navajo Nation land that have been “effectively poisoning the environment for decades,” according to Vice President Jeff Selden.
• Future expansion plans include working with Energy Solutions on microgrids—remote power generation units that supplement the electrical grid or power remote mining operations.

The Wyoming connection: MNVR’s leadership team has deep roots in the state, with CEO Doug Kenik being a Casper native and University of Wyoming mechanical engineering graduate.

• Head of Marketing Rick Dalgarno and Vice President Jeff Selden also have Wyoming ties, creating a homegrown tech company focused on local industrial challenges.
• The company emerged from conversations between Kenik and childhood friend Hank Tanner, CEO of Automation and Electronics, who builds electrical equipment for oil and gas applications.

Why this matters: MNVR represents Wyoming’s push toward economic diversification while leveraging the state’s industrial expertise as a testing ground for AI-driven solutions.

• “At this point in time, everybody’s looking for ways to diversify the state economy and we’re, hopefully, going to be a small piece of that puzzle of helping to bring a high tech company into the state,” Dalgarno explained.
• The company bridges traditional heavy industry with modern automation, addressing both efficiency needs and the challenge of preserving operational expertise as experienced workers retire.