Manufacturing Global speaks to executive leaders at EY , Infor and GE Digital to get to the bottom of this question
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WRITTEN BY : GEORGIA WILSON
Manufacturing Global speaks to executive leaders at EY , Infor and GE Digital to get to the bottom of this question
CVH : Cobus Van Heerden , Senior Digital Product Manager at GE Digital
MP : Mark Powell , Partner , EY ( UKI Consulting )
Whilst the drive to digitally transform the manufacturing industry has been a topic of conversation for the last decade , recent events have only increased the need for the agility , scalability and resilience that industry 4.0 ' s smart manufacturing capabilities can provide .
Speaking with Cobus Van Heerden , Senior Digital Product Manager at GE Digital , Mark Powell , Partner , EY ( UKI Consulting ), and Phil Lewis , Vice President , Solution Consulting EMEA at Infor Manufacturing Global looks at how technologies that harness AI and Big Data can help manufacturers unlock real-time operational visibility to achieve improved process reliability and performance .
Q . What are the current applications of artificial intelligence ( AI ) and Big Data in the manufacturing industry ?
PL : Phil Lewis , Vice President , Solution Consulting EMEA at Infor
CVH : Industrial AI uses a combination of targeted AI technologies , data , physics , and deep domain knowledge to solve key industrial business challenges . Traditional AI mimics human intelligence , whereas industrial AI builds upon it to unlock insights and determine causal knowledge in highstakes , dynamic , and variable industrial environments . In Manufacturing , Industrial AI can be used to detect and predict key process and asset problems to help companies optimise their operations including capacity , quality , and cost structures .
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