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AI Use cases: Manufacturing

Explore how AI is driving precision engineering, improving product quality, and empowering manufacturers to deliver higher-value goods with greater efficiency.

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USE CASE 1

Automated Quotation Follow-Up and Management

AI-powered system automates quotation follow-ups and tracks parts obsolescence to ensure timely responses and prevent parts unavailability, improving workflow and customer interaction.

Delays in following up on quotations and tracking parts obsolescence lead to missed opportunities and inefficiencies in sales operations.

AI/ML Approach: Workflow Automation, Predictive Analytics; Category: Supervised Learning; Key Methods: Text Analysis, Regression

Accelerates customer decision-making, reduces parts obsolescence risks, and streamlines customer communication.

Improved follow-up response time; Enhanced customer satisfaction scores

USE CASE 2

Predictive Maintenance

AI systems collect and process data from sensors on machinery, detecting deviations and predicting failures based on historical and current data to optimize maintenance schedules.

Unplanned equipment breakdowns, inefficiencies in maintenance scheduling

AI/ML Approach: Predictive Analytics, Time Series Forecasting; Category: Supervised Learning; Key Methods: Regression, Anomaly Detection

Minimizes unexpected breakdowns, reduces operational costs, and maximizes asset uptime and reliability.

Reduction in downtime, Increased asset uptime, better durability of products, Increased confidence levels of operators

USE CASE 3

Real-Time Quality Control

Image recognition systems inspect products in real-time to detect defects like scratches and misalignments, while ML algorithms analyze data to make preemptive adjustments, ensuring consistent quality.

Defects detection, inefficiencies in quality control processes

AI/ML Approach: Image Recognition, Anomaly Detection; Category: Computer Vision; Key Methods: Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Regression, Statistical Process Control

Reduces defects and downtime, streamlines processes for better efficiency, and ensures consistent product quality.

Defects detection, inefficiencies in quality control processes, Reduction in defect rate, Increase in throughput, Reduction in inspection time

USE CASE 4

Adaptive Production Scheduling

AI algorithms analyze real-time data from machines, supply chain, and order demand to dynamically adjust production schedules, optimizing resource allocation and minimizing bottlenecks.

Inefficient resource allocation and production bottlenecks due to static scheduling methods.

AI/ML Approach: Optimization, Forecasting; Category: Reinforcement Learning, Supervised Learning; Key Methods: Time Series Forecasting

Increases efficiency, reduces lead times, and delivers cost savings by dynamically adjusting to changes in supply and demand.

 • Improved on-time delivery rate

• Enhanced resource utilization

• Reduced production lead time

USE CASE 5

Real-time Monitoring Systems

AI systems track factory operations, analyzing energy consumption and waste production to detect inefficiencies, suggesting improvements to reduce energy use and minimize waste.

Energy inefficiencies, waste production

AI/ML Approach: Anomaly Detection, Optimization; Category: Supervised Learning, Time Series Forecasting; Key Methods: Neural Networks, Regression, Clustering

Reduces operational costs, improves compliance, and enhances overall efficiency.

Reduction in energy consumption, Decrease in waste

USE CASE 6

Automated Part Identification

AI-powered system identifies unclear or damaged part tags through image capture and analysis, matching features against a database to suggest possible parts with specifications, enabling faster and more accurate part identification.

Technicians face delays and errors when identifying unclear or damaged part tags.

AI/ML Approach: Computer Vision (Convolutional Neural Networks); Category: Image Recognition, Data Matching, Predictive Analytics

To improve part identification accuracy and speed during repairs.

Faster repairs, reduced identification errors, and increased technician productivity.

USE CASE 7

Intelligent Part Recommendation

AI-powered system suggests ancillary parts for repairs by analyzing historical data and technician inputs, integrating recommendations into work orders to improve accuracy and efficiency.

Technicians often miss suggesting relevant parts or make incorrect recommendations, leading to delays and errors.

AI/ML Approach: Pattern Recognition, Natural Language Processing; Category: Predictive Analytics, Workflow Automation

To enhance repair accuracy and efficiency through optimized part recommendations.

Improved accuracy in part selection, time savings for technicians and CSRs, enhanced workflow efficiency, and reduced repair omissions.

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