Connected Manufacturing Forum - Industrial Data Problem, Contextualization, and Generative AI
I had the pleasure of attending the Connected Manufacturing Forum, hosted by Worldwide Business Research (WBR), in Atlanta, Georgia this past June. The event brought together leaders representing various fortune 500 manufacturing companies to discuss challenges, initiatives, and opportunities surrounding connected manufacturing.One key insight I gained from the event is that manufacturers in continuous process, batch, and discrete manufacturing are understanding the challenges associated with making sense of the vast amounts of data generated across IT, OT, and Engineering, which is the industrial data problem. Accessing and contextualizing data across varying source systems is key to realizing the value of the data and is a prerequisite for generative AI capabilities (LLMs).This is the exact problem Cognite solves. Now having just launched Cognite AI and Industrial Canvas, Cognite now enables manufacturers to rapidly embed AI-powered algorithms into operational workflows.Cognite AI is