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Are Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Control Connected?

Automation World

Find out how analytics technologies, such as Model Predictive Control (MPC)—along with artificial intelligence—are impacting production operations, not just in the continuous processing industries, but discrete manufacturing as well.

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Grant awarded to increase artificial intelligence and robotics use in poultry processing

Control Engineering

Researchers in Arkansas and two other states will be using a $5 million grant to increase use of artificial intelligence and robotics in chicken processing to reduce waste in deboning and detect pathogens. We will use artificial intelligence and virtual reality to improve precision and reduce wastage.”

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Far-sighted vision: Advancements in artificial intelligence to enhance machine vision adoption

Automation Mag

And this is how machine vision can help discrete manufacturing, enabling them with automation,” Montanari explains. You need very well-trained labour to inspect parts in manufacturing and discrete industries,” he explains. “If With the introduction of artificial intelligence, it’s going to be very different.

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AI in manufacturing: Where it’s been and where it’s going

Control Engineering

Manufacturing AI insights The integration of AI into discrete manufacturing aligns with the concept of Industry 4.0, The future of AI in manufacturing will be able to help with machine learning algorithms to reduce downtime, improve efficiency and extend equipment lifecycles. Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere.

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AI expected to transform supply chains despite it only being used by a quarter of manufacturers in their supply chains

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

More than four out of ten (43%) of senior decision-makers at mid-market discrete manufacturers identified artificial intelligence (AI) among technologies likely to have the greatest impact on supply chains over the next three years, putting it well ahead of other innovations like the Internet of Things (31%) and blockchain (24%).

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Applications for the 2023 Canadian Automation Awards close Oct. 20!

Automation Mag

This is a chance to showcase successful automation implementation within Canadian discrete manufacturing plants! Manufacturers handle multiple challenges on a regular basis – such as labour shortages, supply chain issues, gruelling competition and changing customer demands, among other things.

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Formula tackles complex moral decision-making for AI

Control Engineering

Artificial Intelligence Insights. A blueprint for creating algorithms that incorporate ethical guidelines into artificial intelligence (AI) decision-making programs has been developed. To factor in the complexity of moral decisions, a mathematical formula and a related series of decision trees was developed.