Jim Brown had the opportunity to attend this year’s Autodesk University in San Diego, CA. The conference was well attended, with approximately 12,000 people in total. The mood was optimistic and there was lots of vibrant conversation all around. General Impression This year, the conference that we all know as “AU” felt a bit like “AI-U” as Autodesk highlighted their…
Archives for December 2024
Digitally Transforming the Factory Lifecycle
How can manufacturers digitally transform the way they plan, design, build, and operate their factories? How are Top Performers able to hit their critical program timelines, project spend, manufacturing quality, and agility targets better than Others? This survey of 180 companies explains how leading manufacturers better collaborate, employ digital twins, leverage digital tools, and integrate…
Automotive: Balancing Product Cost
How can automotive companies optimize product cost while considering other requirements like the carbon footprint? We are researching automotive OEMs and suppliers to understand best practices for optimizing product cost. The survey explores topics like how to improve the accuracy of early product cost estimates, what it takes to produce winning bids, and the impact…
The Business Value of an Industrial System of Engagement
How can manufacturers get more value from the product digital thread data that lies across their systems and data ecosystem? How can they pull together disparate industrial information and put it into action to allow better data-driven insights and collaboration? It’s time to explore digital transformation with an Industrial System of Engagement (SOE). Please enjoy…
Geminus Extends Physics-Informed AI to Drive Industrial Autonomy
Big Benefits Can physics-informed AI improve the way industrial companies control their operations? Geminus is determined to make that happen and is showing promise as it moves beyond pilots to scaling. In the real world of production, we try to make good decisions and automate control based on a massive volume of data from many…
Making Manufacturing Analytics and AI Matter – Take the Survey
How can companies ensure their manufacturing analytics and AI projects matter? In collaboration with the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association International (MESA), we are researching the current state of analytics, AI, ML, and GenAI in manufacturing and production. If you are involved in architectural design, we invite you to participate in our survey, Making Manufacturing Analytics…