Industrial Copilots: From Assistants to Essential Team Members
In recent years, AI has made significant strides in augmenting human capability across industries. Now, in manufacturing and industrial environments, we are witnessing the emergence of a new class of AI assistants—industrial copilots. These systems are…
From Pilot Purgatory to Generative AI: Building Scalable IIoT and Machine Learning in Manufacturing
The promise of IIoT and machine learning in manufacturing is well understood – predictive maintenance, optimized energy use, and real-time quality control can save millions in downtime and waste. Yet many organizations remain stuck in “pilot…
AI Frontiers 2025: Driving the Next Revolution in Smart Manufacturing
On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, IIoT World will host AI Frontiers 2025: Driving the Next Revolution in Smart Manufacturing, a free online event bringing together global leaders in AI, industrial data, IIoT, and digital transformation.This one-day virtual conference explores…
Securing Agentic AI with Digital Trust
Agentic AI is rapidly moving from research labs into production environments, powering everything from autonomous workflows in supply chains to connected medical devices and industrial automation. Unlike traditional generative AI, which produces outputs based on prompts,…
Before the AI Magic: Why Manufacturing’s Biggest GenAI Problem Is Still Data
Generative AI promises a revolution on the shop floor—faster decision-making, adaptive production, smarter quality control. But ask any manufacturing leader what’s actually slowing things down, and you won’t hear about algorithms. You’ll hear about data.At IIoT…
AI as a Skill Multiplier in Manufacturing, Not a Replacement
As AI tools and automation platforms race ahead, manufacturers face a critical question: is technology helping the workforce, or quietly pushing it aside? In the world of smart manufacturing, the answer is increasingly clear—AI works best…
Why AI Success in Manufacturing Starts with Leadership, Not Code
Manufacturers don’t lack AI tools. They lack the readiness to use them well. That was one of the clearest undercurrents at IIoT World’s Manufacturing Day session on generative AI. While the panelists from Siemens, Databricks, and…
The AI Gap: Can Manufacturing Keep Up With the Pace of Innovation?
AI is moving faster than most industries can digest. According to data cited during a recent IIoT World session, AI capability is now doubling every 3.5 months—a 100x improvement in a single year. That’s not evolution; that’s…
The Industrial AI Payoff: Where ROI Is Happening and What’s Shaping What’s Next
At the Automate 2025 show in Detroit, Sebastián Trolli, Research Manager at Frost & Sullivan, shared deep insights into how industrial AI is delivering measurable value now—and where it’s heading next. His perspective draws from extensive…
Exploring Sovereign Datacentre’s with Scaleway
As the race to digital sovereignty accelerates, Scaleway is emerging as one of Europe’s boldest bets in cloud infrastructure and AI. In a recent conversation with Jean-Baptiste Kempf, Chief Technology Officer at Scaleway, a clear narrative…