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Many manufacturing artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives stall after an encouraging pilot because companies treat AI as a software purchase rather than an ongoing operational capability. Lasting results depend on four things: trustworthy data, a clearly framed problem, a paced rollout, and an engaged workforce.
Manufacturing is being reshaped by a wave of retirements that's pulling decades of unwritten expertise off the shop floor, and that's arriving at the same time margins are squeezed by unstable supply chains and rising material costs.
Manufacturing's history is one of practical innovation, often born from everyday frustration. Nearly a century ago, an inventor working out of a cold Minneapolis garage grew tired of grease guns that failed in freezing weather and built a more reliable, air-powered alternative.
A recent report from NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) outlines over 200 knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) workers need when entering the advanced manufacturing field.