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With the end of the experimental phase for AI, strategic questions are now taking center stage. In the manufacturing sector, developments are emerging that simplify industrial processes.
Many companies have left the phase of pure pilot projects behind them and have moved AI to the center of operational value creation. The task here is to reliably transfer AI into operations. Stability, scalability, cost control and measurable effects on OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), throughput and quality must be guaranteed. As a result, AI projects are increasingly being set up like traditional automation or MES (Manufacturing Execution System) projects—with clear roles, governance structures and defined life cycles for data and models.
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