Jul 26, 2023
Smart Manufacturing Mindset™ | Think Differently: AI in Manufacturing
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has arrived – and loudly – in many forms, and it’s playing a critical role in how Smart Manufacturing will succeed and evolve. For some, it still represents the frontier, but for those who have adopted it, it has been a game-changer.
But AI doesn’t work in a vacuum, or as some “plug-and-play” solution to every manufacturing or operational challenge. AI requires massive amounts of data – and the right kind of data – to empower leaders and technicians to deploy next-generation intelligent solutions. It also depends on available and effective external data sources that can bolster your efforts.
This insightful, 50-minute conversation brings together some of the brightest minds in the AI space, speaking candidly about the current state of AI, how it can be used for optimal effectiveness, and what the future holds for data-driven manufacturers of all sizes.
Key discussion points and takeaways from our experts include:
- Where AI can – and should – make a real difference to “move the meter” in the manufacturing sector.
- Going beyond generative AI and exploration and finding practical, productive methods for deployment and scalability.
- Rethinking the ways we operate and the relationship between operations and design.
- Ways AI can reduce energy expenditure and create new levels of sustainability
- The ongoing challenge of integrating and contextualizing data, and knowing how to synthesize, integrate and leverage AI for the greater good.
- The role humans play in this equation to create new levels of efficiency and productivity.
- Working toward democratization of AI to make it accessible to all.
Special thank you to our guests:
- Maria Carolina Araujo, PMP, Director, Advanced Technology Strategy & Transformation, Johnson & Johnson
- Brian Evergreen, Founder & CEO, The Profitable Good Company
- Sanjeev Heda, Principal Industry Consultant, IoT Division, SAS
- Mike Yost, Host
About CESMII
CESMII – the Smart Manufacturing Institute – has a total current investment commitment of $201M from Department of Energy funding and public/private partnership contributions, with a mandate to create a more competitive manufacturing environment in the US through advanced sensing, analytics, modeling, control, and platforms. CESMII is one of 17 Manufacturing USA institutes on this mission to increase manufacturing productivity, global competitiveness, and reinvestment by increasing energy productivity, improving economic performance and raising workforce capacity. University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) is the program and administrative home of CESMII. For more information about CESMII, its history and Smart Manufacturing, visit cesmii.org.
