Paul Viorel
A Complete Maintenance Team Made of AI Agents — and Why It Changes Everything
· Predictive Maintenance

A Complete Maintenance Team Made of AI Agents — and Why It Changes Everything

How a coordinated team of AI agents tackles everyday pain points across planning, scheduling, reliability, and feedback AI in maintenance isn’t always about robots taking decisions or futuristic predictions. AI can also take on a very practical role in maintenance: acting as a full maintenance team of AI agents that quietly handles the everyday points […]

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Agentic AI in Manufacturing: Best Practices for Quality, Speed, and Safety
· Hybrid Manufacturing

Agentic AI in Manufacturing: Best Practices for Quality, Speed, and Safety

Answering the audience’s questions At the AI Frontiers 2025 event, one audience member posed a question that goes to the heart of modern manufacturing challenges: “When introducing agentic AI into domain-specific workflows, what best practices help manufacturers improve product quality and decision-making speed while minimizing operational risk, especially in highly regulated or safety-critical industries?” A panel of […]

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GenAI in Manufacturing: Start with Data Quality, Governance, and Quick Wins
· Hybrid Manufacturing

GenAI in Manufacturing: Start with Data Quality, Governance, and Quick Wins

Answering the AI Frontiers Audience’s Question“Generative AI isn’t just about documents. Factories generate huge amounts of sensor data, but turning that into real value with AI is challenging. What should companies tackle first—improving data quality, linking older systems, training teams, or meeting regulatory requirements? And how can they set priorities to get quick results while […]

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Prescriptive AI That Respects Reality: Recommendations You Can Actually Execute
· Process Manufacturing

Prescriptive AI That Respects Reality: Recommendations You Can Actually Execute

Midnight on a production line isn’t the time for a generic alert. When a critical asset starts drifting, teams don’t want a chatbot—they need a specific diagnosis and a plan they can run safely, with the parts and people they actually have on hand. That’s the gap between “detect” and “do,” and it’s where the […]

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AI on the Shop Floor: Turning Predictive Maintenance into Real Results
· Predictive Maintenance

AI on the Shop Floor: Turning Predictive Maintenance into Real Results

For manufacturers, predictive maintenance powered by IIoT and AI is no longer just about advanced analytics in the cloud. The real breakthrough comes when frontline workers can act on those insights in real time. At the IIoT World Manufacturing Day 2023, experts emphasized that the success of predictive maintenance depends not only on algorithms but […]

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Building Resilience Step by Step: Practical Adoption of Digital Twins
· Energy

Building Resilience Step by Step: Practical Adoption of Digital Twins

For many industrial and energy companies, the idea of deploying a full-scale digital twin across every asset can feel overwhelming. The reality, as highlighted during IIoT World Energy Day 2024, is that successful adoption doesn’t happen all at once—it happens incrementally. Start Small, Scale with Success A common message from industry leaders is: don’t try to do everything […]

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The Human Side of Smart Manufacturing: People, Partners, and Purpose in IIoT and AI
· Hybrid Manufacturing

The Human Side of Smart Manufacturing: People, Partners, and Purpose in IIoT and AI

When we talk about smart manufacturing, the spotlight often falls on technologies—Industrial IoT, machine learning, and generative AI. But behind every breakthrough, there are people making decisions, solving problems, and shaping how these tools are applied. At IIoT World Manufacturing Day, the session “Accelerating Innovation and Agility in Manufacturing with IIoT and Machine Learning” highlighted […]

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How Digital Twins Deliver Clarity in Industrial Operations
· Energy

How Digital Twins Deliver Clarity in Industrial Operations

In complex industrial and energy environments, clarity is often the hardest thing to achieve. Data flows in from thousands of sensors, but without context, it risks turning into a data swamp—volumes of information that overwhelm rather than guide. At the IIoT World Energy Day 2024, industry experts highlighted how digital twins are becoming essential tools […]

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Regulatory Compliance and ICS Security: What Manufacturers Need to Know Now
· Cybersecurity

Regulatory Compliance and ICS Security: What Manufacturers Need to Know Now

Industrial control systems (ICS) are the backbone of modern manufacturing—but they’re also becoming prime targets for cyberattacks. With 70% of manufacturers facing attacks each year and average downtimes lasting 24 days, the cost of inaction is too high to ignore. That’s why regulatory compliance and ICS security are no longer optional—they are essential for operational resilience and business […]

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Predictive Maintenance with AI: Extending the Life of Industrial Machines
· Predictive Maintenance

Predictive Maintenance with AI: Extending the Life of Industrial Machines

For manufacturers, downtime is costly. Studies show that 82% of industrial asset failures are random, making scheduled maintenance often ineffective. This is where AI-powered predictive maintenance, enabled by IIoT technologies, is changing the way factories care for machines—helping to cut downtime, lower costs, and extend equipment lifespans.At one of the editions of IIoT World Manufacturing Days, experts from […]

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Scaling Smart Manufacturing with IIoT, ML, and Generative AI
· Discrete Manufacturing

Scaling Smart Manufacturing with IIoT, ML, and Generative AI

Talk to any plant manager and you’ll hear the same frustration: too many proofs of concept, not enough results. The real opportunity isn’t running another pilot—it’s building scalable systems that deliver measurable value every day. That’s where Industrial IoT (IIoT), machine learning (ML), and now generative AI (GenAI) are starting to prove their worth, not in isolated demos but across […]

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