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I believe we are going to see a huge change in the manufacturing industry regarding digitalisation and process optimisation. With Industry 4.0 becoming more and more important, data collection is key to understanding what is happening at every stage of manufacturing.

Over recent years, Artificial Intelligence has become a hot topic in conversation, both societal and industrial. AI technology has exponentially grown, even though it’s been relevant for over 50 years, it has been a key component to our lives, whether we know it or not. Industries such as medical, financial, entertainment and many more have adopted the technology to help them advance their processes.

AI in manufacturing

Although currently behind the curb, manufacturing is now starting to join the AI trend of implementing solutions from the IT level, down to the shop floor. Whether it’s installed to streamline processes, control and optimise or predictive maintenance, AI solutions are proven to reduce waste and therefore save money.

No data scientist required

In recent years, Mitsubishi Electric has invested in software solutions, including its AI software package MELSOFT MaiLab. The ‘off the shelf’ package, which allows customers to implement quickly and efficiently. The key advantage of MELSOFT MaiLab is the intuitive automatic feature, which allows the software to build the AI model for the user, without the need for data scientists. Though Artificial Intelligence is progressing rapidly; in combination with data collection, they are key to understanding losses in production, and with the use of MELSOFT MaiLab, improvements can be swiftly achieved.