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There’s a big gap between what’s possible with AI in manufacturing and what’s actually happening on the factory floor. Plant managers are being asked to adopt technologies that are evolving faster than most organisations can keep up with. It’s no surprise so many AI pilots struggle to deliver a return. Having spent a lot of time on factory floors deploying AI with our customers, I strongly believe we need to spend less time talking about the technology and more time figuring out how it fits into the way plants actually operate. The opportunity ahead is enormous. We’re heading towards a future where every plant has intelligence built into its day-to-day operations, helping people make better decisions in real time. …but getting there means meeting manufacturers where they are today, building on the systems, infrastructure and expertise they already have rather than expecting them to start from scratch. Great to share a few thoughts with Manufacturing Dive alongside perspectives from Pella Corporation, Hexion Inc. and Augury.

Most plants already cameras on the floor. Few get operational insight from them. Protex turns existing CCTV into site intelligence across safety, operations and reporting, so you can see what's happening on the floor, understand why, and keep improving.

One platform, three capability layers. Safety: vehicle control, PPE, area control and ergonomics. Operations: facility flow, operational state and process compliance. Reporting and integrations: predictive analytics plus your EHS, MES and BI systems.

Safety leaders are being asked to make the case for AI. The free AI-ready EHS leader certification helps you build it, at your own pace.

Bendix CSV recovered 200+ hours of labour productivity every month by seeing what actually happens across shifts, not what the schedule says should happen.

Nu-Iron, part of Nuccor Steel, cut overall site incidents by 44% year over year. Site Intelligence helped the team move from reactive analysis to prevention.