White Paper Provides Suggestions for the Targeted Use of AI

Artificial Intelligence White Paper Provides Suggestions for the Targeted Use of AI

2025-05-07 From VDMA | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

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VDMA has published a new white paper that demonstrates, using industrial use cases, how artificial intelligence is already being used in processes, products, and business models of mechanical and plant engineering—and how companies benefit.

VDMA Software and Digitalization publishes a new white paper demonstrating, with industrial use cases, how companies benefit from AI.(Image: freely licensed / Pixabay) — VDMA Software and Digitalization publishes a new white paper demonstrating, with industrial use cases, how companies benefit from AI.
(Image: freely licensed / Pixabay)

A key finding of the new AI white paper by VDMA Software and Digitalization is: AI requires a strategic anchoring in the company—a prerequisite for this is a data strategy tailored to the company and an overall digitization strategy. With the white paper, VDMA aims to provide companies with practical tips and experiences from a user perspective.

It also becomes clear that AI creates added value in many areas of a company, improves products, optimizes processes, and enables new business models.

Carsten Rückriegel, Digitalization Officer at VDMA

"It is evident that AI is a versatile and significant tool that must be prioritized by management and integrated into the overall strategy," emphasizes Carsten Rückriegel, advisor for digitalization at VDMA. "It also becomes clear that AI creates added value in many company areas, improves products, optimizes processes, and enables new business models—beyond already established applications like predictive maintenance and image recognition."

White Paper Offers Practical Examples for Companies

The AI whitepaper is intended to serve as a source of inspiration for companies in mechanical and plant engineering to check whether similar examples can be implemented in their own company—provided they align with the company's strategy. The 21 case studies from mechanical and plant engineering follow a uniform structure: initial situation, implementation, results and benefits, as well as insights gained, outlook, and a summary. "

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