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Articles Tagged with ''artificial intelligence (AI)''

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A CIO Perspective: Why Playing it Safe is No Longer Enough for Manufacturing Leaders

How manufacturing leaders can move beyond operational excellence, embrace strategic risk and drive transformation across the connected workforce.
August 20, 2026

Avery Dennison Chief Information Officer Nicholas Colisto shares why leadership, not technology, is the defining factor in scaling impact across operations and why playing it safe is no longer a viable strategy.
 


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Robotics Solutions for All Food Processing Jobs and Seasons

Robots and cobots, with the help of some clever programming and AI, can take on most any job anytime, anywhere.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
July 27, 2026

This visual overview, featuring images and videos of robotics applications in the food industry, illustrates what is possible with modern vision systems, artificial intelligence and robotics in a range of applications — from agricultural harvesting to serving up RTE meals, smart palletization and carcass cutting.


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Smart Packaging: What Is It?

While there might not be one specific definition all can agree upon, the one key thread today is data, which pulls all the loose ends together.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
July 21, 2026

The world of smart packaging comprises many parts — intelligent equipment, recyclable materials, captivating art and lots of data — but pulling it together is a challenge. However, if done correctly, it benefits everyone in the supply chain from producer to consumer with timely information.


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McCain Foods Launches Data-Driven Grower Pilot Program

July 16, 2026

McCain says the program gives its teams and potato growers a shared, consistent view of crop performance throughout the season, using data-driven insights to help identify variability earlier and prioritize attention where it matters most.


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How Conveyor Monitoring Can Cut Costs, Prevent Downtime in Food Manufacturing

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Mikko Nurmimäki
June 29, 2026

With unplanned downtime costing up to hundreds of thousands of dollars per hour, food manufacturers are rethinking how they monitor and maintain the systems that keep production moving. Conveyor systems offer a scalable and cost-effective starting point for predictive maintenance.


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Contextual Data and Advanced Analytics Support OEE

Food and beverage management is sold on data standardization in plants to support AI-based strategies. This early wave of data standardization projects and solutions is delivering increased context on traditional metrics, such as OEE.
Grant Gerke
Grant Gerke
June 15, 2026

In an evolving manufacturing landscape, leaders are leveraging AI and advanced analytics to enhance efficiency and decision-making. Contextual data and real-time insights are driving innovation, allowing companies like Ruiz Foods and Kraft Heinz to unlock significant value and optimize operations.


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E Tech Group: Manufacturers Demand IT/OT Assessments

June 4, 2026

Over the past year, E Tech Group says it has experienced 400% growth in IT/OT assessment and remediation work as manufacturers increasingly evaluate whether existing manufacturing infrastructure can accommodate modernization, digital transformation and AI initiatives.


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Control AI Access in the OT Environment

Artificial intelligence is being applied in industrial controls, but manufacturers need to know where their data is processed and who has access to it.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
May 26, 2026

Ever notice how ChatGPT or CoPilot saves all your AI chats? While this can help solve future problems more quickly, private data accumulated from an OT system saved on the public internet is a disaster waiting to happen. Fortunately, in most cases AI is embedded in the process and data stays private and protected.


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TwinThread Debuts Perfect Batch Analytics Solution

March 23, 2026

Perfect Batch applies industrial AI to identify ideal batch profiles from historical data and actively recommend actions for increasing efficiency.


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From the Editor

How Can Data Integration Support AI Adoption in CPG Manufacturing?

Data silos and poor data quality continue to impact AI adoption in CPG manufacturing, recent research from Veev shows, but continuing integration and unification is helping.
Alyse Thompson-Richards, Editor-in-Chief
Alyse Thompson-Richards
March 2, 2026

AI is revolutionizing manufacturing with applications in predictive analytics and product development. Despite challenges like data silos and integration, progress is being made towards agentic AI. Discover how companies are adapting and what the future may hold.


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