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10 Areas Manufacturers Might See an Impact from AI

Fabricating & Metal Work

AI’s image recognition algorithms can analyze images of products on the assembly line to identify defects that the human eye is unable to detect. AI-powered ERP helps control supply chain management by predicting supplier lead times, identifying bottlenecks, and optimizing logistics routes.

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Factories of the Future Take Shape on a Foundation of Digital Transformation and Digital Twin concepts

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Audi recently announced that it would be leveraging the modular assembly concept to support the development of more agile and efficient production and accommodate the rising demand for personalization at scale. DT will be key to driving the adoption of 3D printing in manufacturing. Multiple Applications of DT.

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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 6: Why, and How, Hardinge is Reshoring Machine Tool Production

Modern Machine Shop

Brent Donaldson: And while those businesses have arranged through various end products, including motorcycles, robots and measuring tools, they have all had one thing in common. Chad Miller: Sure, logistically, it's until we stand up in North American supply base, we're still doing various levels from Taiwan, right?

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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 1: A Return From China

Modern Machine Shop

And these guys were buying robots and they were buying brand new equipment from the US and they needed to make stuff on it, right? In the meantime, you have probably sent your schematics, maybe your tools and dyes over to China to help on the assembly line. But industry 4.0 is just being smarter. Like we could not do that.