Manufacturing Talks
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Manufacturing Talks
Chris Kuntz on Augie, the AI-enabled digital production floor work assistant
If you're looking for a great example of real-world results that using AI in the manufacturing realm can bring, you definitely want to hear this discussion with Chris Kuntz. He's the VP of Strategic Operations at Augmentir, provider of AI-based connected worker software. He covered how Augie, the company's generative AI assistant for industrial work, can make things better in a number of ways for your frontline employees, their supervisors and managers, and your whole operation.
Here are some highlights.
Chapters:
00:00 - intro
02:30 - the founding of Augmentir by guys who brought us Wonderware and Thingworks, and who discovered their next tech task to tackle was workforce challenges
05:00 - work process automation
08:15 - the launch of Augie, the work assistant
11:45 - how Augie presents solutions in a way to make work safer and more efficient
16:30 - skill level versus experience level
20:00 - an example of how Augie works with operators: autonomous maintenance
23:30 - worker pushback about spying or monitoring? Not a problem
27:30 - integrating workers' tacit knowledge
29:40 - how we're still just in the beginning of what's possible
This was a really rich discussion, so there's a whole lot more in there. Tune in for the whole thing, and please add your questions or comments so we can get you any additional information you're looking for.
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