AI Frontiers 2025: Driving the Next Revolution in Smart Manufacturing
· Artificial Intelligence

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 how manufacturers can move beyond pilots and proofs of concept to achieve scalable, AI-driven operations. Sessions will highlight the technologies […]

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Mid-Year Review: Emerging Tech & Trends in Industrial Data
· Digital Disruption

Mid-Year Review: Emerging Tech & Trends in Industrial Data

We’re halfway there. June marks the mid-point of an already eventful year for manufacturing and industrial technology. Governmental influence on tariffs and sustainability benchmarking has reset the way many manufacturing companies are forecasting the ensuing quarters. And, of course, rapid advances in AI technology have predictably brought it to the forefront of many industrial decision-makers’ […]

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The Rise of AI Agents: Redefining Automation in Manufacturing
· Discrete Manufacturing

The Rise of AI Agents: Redefining Automation in Manufacturing

AI agents are rapidly transforming industries, and manufacturing is no exception. While initial applications focused on optimizing HR, finance, legal, and claims management, AI agents are now driving significant improvements in core manufacturing operations.These intelligent systems generally take two forms: Independent AI agents that operate autonomously, handling complex, end-to-end tasks with minimal human input. Collaborative […]

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Edge AI + Intelligence Hub: A Match in the Making
· Hybrid Manufacturing

Edge AI + Intelligence Hub: A Match in the Making

The convergence of edge AI and centralized intelligence hubs is creating a new operational architecture for manufacturers seeking real-time decision-making without sacrificing data governance or scalability. In this article, IIoT World examines how pairing local inference at the machine level with a cloud or on-premises intelligence hub delivers the best of both worlds: sub-millisecond response […]

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Industrial AI Needs a Backbone—And That Backbone Is DataOps
· Discrete Manufacturing

Industrial AI Needs a Backbone—And That Backbone Is DataOps

At Hannover Messe 2025, John Harrington of HighByte offered a timely reminder: as AI races ahead in the industrial sector, the infrastructure supporting it—specifically, DataOps—needs to keep up.While AI dominates the headlines, its power is fundamentally limited without access to the right data. Harrington put it bluntly: “Data is the oxygen for AI.” But not just any data—clean, […]

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AI in Manufacturing Enters Its Third Wave: The Rise of Autonomous Agents
· Artificial Intelligence

AI in Manufacturing Enters Its Third Wave: The Rise of Autonomous Agents

Manufacturing AI is evolving beyond dashboards and predictive alerts into a new paradigm: autonomous agents that can perceive their environment, reason about constraints, and take action without waiting for human approval. This IIoT World explainer maps the three waves of AI adoption in industrial settings. The first wave brought rule-based automation, the second introduced machine […]

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[Booklet] Manufacturing at the Crossroads 2025: Real-World Lessons from Industrial Leaders
· Discrete Manufacturing

[Booklet] Manufacturing at the Crossroads 2025: Real-World Lessons from Industrial Leaders

What does it take to make digital transformation stick—beyond pilots, platforms, and buzzwords?At Hannover Messe 2025, the conversation around industrial transformation reached a new level of clarity—and urgency. From AI and agentic automation to modular MES platforms and resilient supply chains, one message was consistent: transformation is no longer a long-term goal. It’s a right-now […]

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The Emergence of Agentic AI: A New Chapter in Artificial Intelligence
· Artificial Intelligence

The Emergence of Agentic AI: A New Chapter in Artificial Intelligence

Agentic AI represents a fundamental shift in how artificial intelligence operates within industrial environments, moving from passive prediction to autonomous decision-making and action. In this IIoT World explainer, we break down what agentic AI actually means for manufacturers, process engineers, and operations leaders. You will learn how autonomous AI agents differ from traditional machine learning […]

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