Items Tagged with 'Artificial Intelligence (AI)'

ITASCA, Ill. — Maintenance teams in automated manufacturing environments are increasingly turning to AI-driven planning and operational support tools as factories struggle with aging workforces, growing asset complexity and pressure to reduce unplanned downtime.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Manufacturers generating the strongest returns from artificial intelligence are concentrating investments on production planning, quality, maintenance and supply chain operations, according to a new report from NTT DATA. 

BOSTON — Artificial intelligence, advanced automation and rising tariff pressure are beginning to reshape where automotive and aerospace manufacturers choose to build products, potentially reducing some of the long-standing cost advantages of lower-wage production regions, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Hexagon AB has spun off its industrial intelligence and AI software business into a standalone company, Octave Intelligence plc, signaling the growing importance of connected operational data, digital infrastructure and AI-driven industrial analytics across manufacturing and critical infrastructure operations.

Miss a little, miss a lot. In a busy work week, it can be difficult to keep up with what’s happening in manufacturing. Here’s a look at the top five assembly articles from the week of May 17-23

NISKAYUNA, NY— GE Aerospace researchers have developed a generative AI-powered design tool capable of producing preliminary hypersonic ramjet engine layouts in seconds, significantly reducing early-stage aerospace engineering design cycles.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — FANUC Corp. is collaborating with Google to advance “physical AI” capabilities in industrial robots, combining FANUC’s automation systems with Google’s artificial intelligence technologies to support more adaptive manufacturing applications.

BOCA RATON, FL—Engineers at Florida Atlantic University have developed a remote manufacturing system that allows people to perform tasks and operate production equipment from anywhere.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — GE Appliances said it has deployed more than 800 AI agents across its manufacturing, logistics and supply chain operations using Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise platform.

Chris Draper, CEO and co-founder of morriganAI and author of Safe AI Basics and co-author of Governing Artificial Intelligence, challenges the way we think about AI and explains why the real risk—and opportunity—lies in human behavior.