Industries
Pixo is based in the University of Illinois Research Park in Champaign-Urbana, right in the middle of the Midwest. That’s not just a zip code. It’s the reason we do what we do.
We go deep in a few industries, on purpose.
Here in Central Illinois, we’re surrounded by the people who feed the country, build its machines, educate its next generation, and keep its public systems running. Those are the industries that shaped our region, and they’re the industries we’ve chosen to serve. We’ve been at it since 1998, and with more than 1,500 projects completed, we’ve learned what these fields actually need from technology: tools that hold up in the field, on the shop floor, in the office, and on the go.
Here’s where we focus, and why.
Agriculture & AgTech: Software built for the way Ag actually works.
We sit in the middle of one of the most productive agricultural regions on the planet, a few miles from the University of Illinois’ agriculture college and a short drive from row crops in every direction. Ag isn’t an abstract market for us—it’s our neighbors, our colleagues, our clients.
We’ve built internal AI tools for a Fortune 100 Ag company, digital products that move data from the field to the office, and platforms that help ag teams make faster, better-informed decisions. We understand the realities of seasonal cycles, spotty connectivity, complex supply chains, and users who don’t have time for software that gets in their way.
If you’re modernizing legacy systems, launching a new AgTech product, or trying to get more value from the data you already collect, we’ve been there. We speak the language.
Manufacturing: Practical technology for the people who make things.
Manufacturing built the Midwest, and it’s still building it. From the shops in our backyard to statewide initiatives like Make it in Illinois—a state-sponsored campaign to grow the state’s manufacturing workforce—we’ve spent years working alongside manufacturers and the organizations that support them.
We know the pressures: tight margins, aging systems, hard-to-fill roles, and the constant push to do more with the team and tools you have. We build software that respects all of that—websites, custom applications, dashboards, and internal tools that make work measurably easier for the people doing it.
Whether you’re a manufacturer, a workforce program, or an industry association serving the sector, we’ll meet you where you are and build something durable.
Higher ed isn't just a vertical we serve—it's our daily environment.
For more than 27 years, we’ve partnered with colleges, research centers, on university-wide initiatives, and for the networks that connect them, including long-running collaborations across the University of Illinois system.
We understand the unique shape of higher ed work: distributed stakeholders, shared governance, grant cycles, accessibility requirements, and audiences that range from prospective students to senior researchers. We build websites, applications, and research tools that handle that complexity without forcing your team to become technologists.
If you’re a department, a research group, or a system-wide initiative trying to translate a big idea into a working digital product, we’re a natural fit.
Government: Public-serving technology, built to actually serve the public.
Government work isn’t just another industry for us. It’s the one with the highest stakes for accessibility, accountability, and clarity. Our team has delivered for state agencies, public-private partnerships, and organizations supporting public infrastructure, including data visualization tools that help transportation authorities make smarter decisions about the roads we all drive on.
We bring a few things that matter in this space: a deep commitment to accessibility (it’s a responsibility, not a checkbox), comfort working inside procurement and compliance constraints, and a track record of shipping software that holds up after the launch. We also know how to translate between policy people, program staff, and engineers, and how to keep a project moving when all three are at the table.
If you’re a public agency or a partner that serves one, we’d like to help.
Don’t see your industry? Let’s talk anyway.
These are the sectors we know best, but they’re not the only ones we serve. Every custom project requires us to learn a new landscape—its audiences, constraints, goals, and opportunities. That’s something we both enjoy and excel at. If you’ve got a hard problem and a real audience to serve, let’s talk.