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…
The End of the Pixel Counter Era — How AI Is Quietly Transforming Semiconductor Manufacturing
In semiconductor fabs, progress has long been measured in nanometers. But the next great leap isn’t happening on the wafer — it’s happening in how factories see, think, and respond. Artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping inspection,…
Modernizing Without Disruption: A Practical Approach to Industrial Data Growth
Industrial operations depend on data historians to record what’s happening on the line or in the field. But as systems evolve toward Industry 4.0, many teams find that their historians weren’t built for what’s next —…
The Most Effective Strategies for Integrating Agentic AI Into Legacy Manufacturing Environments Without a Full Overhaul
Answering the audience’s questionsManufacturing is not a greenfield playground for shiny new technology. It’s a world of legacy machines, siloed data, and decades-old dashboards that keep production running. Into this reality comes agentic AI—a powerful but new…