TECH & AI
KonnectAi : A tool to help manufacturing succeed Jarred stressed the genesis of KonnectAi was ECI ’ s nature as a manufacturer , not a software development business . AI , to him , serves as the catalyst to make manufacturers implement more tech into their businesses and understand its industry-changing potential . “ In terms of empowering people and attracting the next generation using AI , it was a means to an end ,” Jarred explains . “ We asked ourselves , how do we get manufacturers to use more tech in their business ? First and foremost , let ’ s look at ourselves . Prove that there ’ s a tangible result that can ’ t cost more .”
Back then , there wasn ’ t the same AI craze that ’ s exploded over the past two years . Jarred paints a vivid picture of a manufacturing sphere that lacked concrete information and documentation about AI , where companies were hesitant to invest and the technology wasn ’ t as prevalent in the market . “ We had a bit of learning to do then ,” he says , reflecting on how
“ PEOPLE WANT YOUNGER GENERATIONS . THEY WANT THEM IN THOSE SPACES , SO HOW DO WE BRING THEM BACK INTO MANUFACTURING ?”
JARRED KNECHT PRESIDENT OF PROEV AND PROMARK ELECTRONICS , ECI manufacturingdigital . com 97