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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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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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How AI Transforms Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing: Boosting Productivity and Ensuring Zero-Error Quality  

iBASEt

In my last blog , I introduced the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) in the complex discrete manufacturing space, noting that companies need to take certain steps to prepare for AI adoption. Finally, supply chain issues that began with the pandemic continue to slow production and delivery timelines.

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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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Software improves AI, automation flexibility

Control Engineering

Software-based artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance existing robots to deal with variances in real-time and give them needed flexibility on the plant floor. Artificial Intelligence Insights. Artificial intelligence (AI) being used to make robots smarter has been growing in popularity as both technologies get better.

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Making machine control open, secure

Control Engineering

Understand some of the challenges manufacturers and end users face with these control systems, which are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks. Traditional challenges facing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) machine builders, and the end users they serve, often involve maximizing production rates, quality and uptime.

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IMTS emphasizes the importance of information

Control Engineering

We have more data than we need,” said Darcy MacClaren, senior vice president of digital supply chain sales for SAP. The core difference is bringing it together and developing intelligent solutions.”. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can help in that regard, she said. “We