IIoT and Agentic AI in Manufacturing: Audience Questions, Expert Answers
At the AI Frontiers event, the session “Agentic AI & Integrated Data Workflows: Extracting Value from Existing Manufacturing Systems” drew an engaged audience eager to probe real-world challenges. Their questions cut straight to the heart of…
Why Every Semiconductor Fab Needs a Digital Twin Strategy — Not Just Digital Tools
The semiconductor industry is moving faster than its tools can keep up. The pace of change, the explosion of data, and the pressure to build fabs in record time are colliding — and the result is…
What Makes Digital Investments in Industry Actually Pay Off
Every industrial company is under pressure to “go digital.” But not every investment creates value—and in manufacturing, complexity can spread faster than clarity.According to Amit Khanna, Vice President of Business Excellence at Tata Steel Thailand, the real challenge…
Real-Time Data Plumbing: The Hidden Cost of Scaling Predictive Analytics
When manufacturers discuss predictive analytics, the focus often jumps straight to machine learning models or AI. But as the panel “Predict, Prevent, Optimize: Real Results from Augmented Industrial Data” made clear, the biggest challenge isn’t the math—it’s…
Building Trust in Autonomous AI for High-Stakes Manufacturing
When factories run on thin margins and even a few minutes of downtime can cost millions, the conversation about autonomous AI shifts from can we to should we. At the “Agentic AI in Manufacturing: From Copilots to Autonomous Systems”…
What Makes the Difference Between an IIoT Pilot That Stalls and One That Scales?
Across the industrial sector, many companies launch promising IIoT pilots. Yet only a fraction of them manage to expand those proof-of-concepts into enterprise-wide deployments. The difference isn’t usually about ambition—it’s about execution. At AI Frontiers 2025,…
Trust, Security, and Human Factors in Agentic AI
Autonomous AI on the factory floor is not just a technical challenge — it’s a human one. Operators want to know they can trust the system. Executives need accountability. Security teams demand resilience. At the “Agentic AI…
Is a PoC the Right Path for Manufacturing AI?
PoCs get a bad rap in factories—they often feel like science projects that never leave the lab. They don’t have to. When a PoC is designed to prove scale, not just possibility, it becomes the fastest path…
Rethinking Operational Precision: Why Indoor Industries Need Their GPS Moment
Do you remember life before GPS? Many of us can, but only faintly — folding maps in the car, printing directions, or stopping at gas stations for help. It wasn’t long ago, yet it already feels…
Inside Tata Steel’s Reliability Mindset: What Really Drives Uptime
Walk into any plant, and within minutes, you can tell if reliability runs deep or if it’s just a slogan on the wall. You don’t need a report to see it—you can feel it.As Amit Khanna, VP…