Christian Blank

Inside the instrument.There is a software story.

I develop software for networked NIR spectrometers and build my own developer tools. Previously, I worked on predictive maintenance software for industrial gear units.

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Schematic signal path · green visualizes invisible NIR light · blue dashed: electrical signal

Christian Blank

Christian BlankSoftware engineer & solutions architect
Ettlingen, Germany

Explore the projectINTERACTIVE CONCEPT STUDY

My projects

Bruker / NIR

Instrument control

I develop control software for networked NIR spectrometers, from hardware interfaces to measurement workflows.

Explore the work

Instrument Console concept: spectrum comparison, acquisition settings, connected instrument and recent measurements. — Concept interface with illustrative measurement data.

SEW-EURODRIVE / Industrial software

Predictive maintenance

I worked on a predictive maintenance platform for industrial gear units. The work covered vibration analysis, ML-assisted failure detection, and integration with existing production processes.

Conceptual gear unit. Illustrated for this portfolio.

CHRISTIAN BLANK / SOFTWAREALL 15 PROJECTS

Developer tools

I built aidrelay to manage MCP servers, rules and skills across coding tools. It previews configuration changes before applying them.

Christian Blank Ettlingen, Germany

Software engineer & solutions architect

About me

Since 2013, I’ve built software for SaaS products and industrial systems, and worked on digital projects as a consultant.

Today, I focus on agentic systems, software architecture, and applications that connect hardware, web technologies, and cloud infrastructure.

Work experience

06.2023 to Present

Bruker AG

Senior Software Engineer

06.2026 to Present

Augmentry

Founder

07.2022 to Present

Blank IT Solutions & Consulting

Freelance IT Consultant

09.2019 to 03.2023

SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG

Full Stack Developer

06.2013 to 08.2019

Leadfeeder

Full Stack Developer

All skills and experience levels

LinkedIn / Christian Blank

What I write about

I write about agentic systems and software development on LinkedIn. These are some of the subjects I cover.

01Agents as infrastructure 02MCP in production 03Building agent applications

Christian Blank / Contact

Get in touch

If you’d like to work with me, send me a message about your project. You can use the form or email me directly.

[email protected] ↗Ettlingen, Germany

Tell me briefly what you are working on. I will reply personally.