Articles tagged as AI co-pilot

Eliminating the “Hidden Factory”: The Economics of Agentic Quality Control
· Artificial Intelligence & ML

Eliminating the “Hidden Factory”: The Economics of Agentic Quality Control

In every manufacturing plant, a “hidden factory” exists: the collective time, energy, and capital spent on rework, manual inspections, and alarm fatigue. In 2026, the competitive edge is in eliminating this invisible waste through Predictive Governance.The ROI of “Explainable” IntegrityThe transition to zero defects is often stalled by a lack of trust. If a vision system […]

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From Execution to Intelligence: Generative AI’s Role in the Future of MES
· Hybrid Manufacturing

From Execution to Intelligence: Generative AI’s Role in the Future of MES

At the second edition of the MES & Industry 4.0 International Summit in Porto, Portugal, Lucian Fogoros, Co-founder of IIoT World, spoke with Francisco Almada Lobo, CEO and Co-founder of Critical Manufacturing, about how generative AI is evolving the role of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)—from rule-based executors to intelligent, collaborative decision-support platforms.The conversation revealed more than future potential—it surfaced […]

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