Articles tagged as industrial AI

What Makes the Difference Between an IIoT Pilot That Stalls and One That Scales?
· Discrete Manufacturing

What Makes the Difference Between an IIoT Pilot That Stalls and One That Scales?

Across the industrial sector, many companies launch promising IIoT pilots. Yet only a fraction of them manage to expand those proof-of-concepts into enterprise-wide deployments. The difference isn’t usually about ambition—it’s about execution. At AI Frontiers 2025, our speakers explored this very challenge, outlining what separates pilots that fizzle from those that successfully scale.Data Foundations FirstScalable […]

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Transforming Edge Data Into Real Business Value
· Connected Industry

Transforming Edge Data Into Real Business Value

Industrial companies produce more machine data than ever before.  Sensors, connected equipment, and automated systems generate terabytes of raw data every single day. Yet, most of this information never translates into measurable value.  It either sits unused in data lakes or overwhelms networks and cloud storage with its sheer volume.The result is that this vast […]

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AI in Energy: Why Progress Depends on People and Structure
· Energy

AI in Energy: Why Progress Depends on People and Structure

When you talk with energy executives today, there’s no longer a debate about whether artificial intelligence belongs in operations. The question has shifted to how to make it work.Natalia Klafke, Executive Vice President of Energy & Sustainability at Radix, has spent over a decade helping energy companies modernize complex operations. At Impact 2025, she noted a clear […]

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Managing the Rise of Agentic AI in Manufacturing
· Hybrid Manufacturing

Managing the Rise of Agentic AI in Manufacturing

During AI Frontiers 2025, participants raised important questions about the growing role of agentic AI in manufacturing—covering topics such as regulation, interoperability, and the management of autonomous systems. While we did not have enough time to address all the questions during the live session, Peter Sorowka, CEO of Cybus, offers in this article a practical direction for […]

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Embedding AI Agents Into Industrial Data Pipelines: What Manufacturers Should Watch
· Artificial Intelligence

Embedding AI Agents Into Industrial Data Pipelines: What Manufacturers Should Watch

At Cognite’s 2025 event, Laxmi Akkaraju, SVP Global Services and Solutions, Cognite, spotlighted a new paradigm in industrial AI: agents embedded directly into data workflows, not merely layered on top as analytics. For manufacturers, this shift promises to unlock decisions and use cases that were previously difficult to operationalize reliably — and to do so with […]

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AI in Energy Is Growing Up: From Analytics to Real Operations
· Artificial Intelligence

AI in Energy Is Growing Up: From Analytics to Real Operations

For years, AI in energy meant better dashboards, faster analytics, and smarter reports. Useful — but limited. Now, something more important is happening: AI is moving from describing what happened to deciding what to do next.This shift is already reshaping how operators, engineers, and managers run critical energy systems. It’s not hype — it’s a practical […]

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Scaling Smart Manufacturing with IIoT, ML, and Generative AI
· Discrete Manufacturing

Scaling Smart Manufacturing with IIoT, ML, and Generative AI

Talk to any plant manager and you’ll hear the same frustration: too many proofs of concept, not enough results. The real opportunity isn’t running another pilot—it’s building scalable systems that deliver measurable value every day. That’s where Industrial IoT (IIoT), machine learning (ML), and now generative AI (GenAI) are starting to prove their worth, not in isolated demos but across […]

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Building IIoT Systems 2025: Share Your Insights in Our Annual Survey
· Connected Industry

Building IIoT Systems 2025: Share Your Insights in Our Annual Survey

For the fifth year in a row, IIoT World is inviting industry leaders to contribute to our annual survey: “Building IIoT Systems 2025.” Each year, this research captures the state of industrial digital transformation, helping project managers, architects, development managers, and senior technologists benchmark their progress against global peers.Over time, this survey has become a valuable resource […]

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The AI Gap: Can Manufacturing Keep Up With the Pace of Innovation?
· Artificial Intelligence

The AI Gap: Can Manufacturing Keep Up With the Pace of Innovation?

AI is moving faster than most industries can digest. According to data cited during a recent IIoT World session, AI capability is now doubling every 3.5 months—a 100x improvement in a single year. That’s not evolution; that’s exponential transformation. For industries like manufacturing and energy, the real question isn’t whether AI will shape the future, but […]

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The Connected Factory Playbook: Actionable Insights for C-Level Manufacturing Leaders
· Discrete Manufacturing

The Connected Factory Playbook: Actionable Insights for C-Level Manufacturing Leaders

Modern manufacturers face a paradox: despite generating more data than ever, as much as 80–95% of valuable operational data remains unused. The result? Missed opportunities, fragmented visibility, and stalled digital transformation efforts.Our new executive booklet, based on the expert panel “The Connected Factory Playbook: Actionable Insights for C-Level Manufacturing Leaders,” delivers critical insights for manufacturing leaders looking to […]

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What Generative AI Is Really Changing on the Factory Floor
· Discrete Manufacturing

What Generative AI Is Really Changing on the Factory Floor

Forget the hype. Generative AI isn’t replacing workers or designing entire factories — yet. But it is changing what happens on the factory floor, where complexity, variability, and labor shortages meet real-time decisions. From reducing assembly errors to preserving expertise before it walks out the door, generative AI is beginning to solve the gritty, everyday […]

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The Real Potential of Robotics: Why Software, Not Hardware, Is the Key to Transformation
· Hybrid Manufacturing

The Real Potential of Robotics: Why Software, Not Hardware, Is the Key to Transformation

In a recent conversation with IIoT World, Christian Piechnick, CEO and Co-Founder of Wandelbots, shared his perspective on the evolving role of robotics in industrial environments—and the major shift that must occur for widespread adoption to take hold.Despite decades of use, robots remain underutilized compared to their potential. With roughly 3.5 to 4 million units […]

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