 HOUSTON, Oct. 06, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- IES Holdings, Inc. IES NASDAQ: IESC announced today that it has invested in Automation Intellect, a Charlotte, NC-based Software as a Service SaaS company that provides machine performance analytics to manufacturing companies. Automation Intellects leading Industrial Internet of Things IIoT platform provides actionable insights to plant managers to help to reduce downtime and increase manufacturing efficiency and throughput. Automation Intellect will work closely with IESs Communication segment, which will be the preferred installation vendor for future projects. Automation Intellect is led by Chief Executive Officer Brad DeMarco and Chief Technology Officer Kurt Lueck. 