manufacturing AI strategy Archives

January 9, 2026 · Connected Industry

What to watch in 2026: From generic AI tools to industrially trained intelligence

As manufacturing moves deeper into digital transformation, 2026 marks a turning point: the shift from generic productivity AI toward industrially trained intelligence embedded directly into operations. Manufacturers are no longer experimenting with chat-style tools—they are building AI systems grounded in plant data, engineering context, and real-world workflows. The result is a new operating model where […]

What Manufacturing Leaders Misjudged About AI in 2025

In 2025, many manufacturers implemented artificial intelligence across forecasting, logistics, and supplier risk scoring, expecting breakthroughs. By year-end, though, a pattern had emerged: AI improved awareness and decision support, but it did not eliminate uncertainty or deliver automatic resilience. AI doesn’t replace judgment — it augments it Procter & Gamble’s Jamie McIntyre Horstman explained that machine […]

Prescriptive AI That Respects Reality: Recommendations You Can Actually Execute

Midnight on a production line isn’t the time for a generic alert. When a critical asset starts drifting, teams don’t want a chatbot—they need a specific diagnosis and a plan they can run safely, with the parts and people they actually have on hand. That’s the gap between “detect” and “do,” and it’s where the […]