“The potential for artificial intelligence to radically transform the plant floor is far from being exhausted,” said Siemens Digital Industries’ Axel Lorenz, VP of Control at Factory Automation.
“Many manufacturers are still stuck in AI ‘pilot projects’ today – we want to change that. Combining AI/ML technology from Google Cloud with Siemens’ solutions for Industrial Edge and industrial operation will be a game changer for the manufacturing industry.”
Industry 4.0 and Industrial IoT are well-worn tropes across the manufacturing sector but Siemens and Google Cloud claim their combined industrial and technology expertise can bring about holistic AI solutions that are not confined to a siloed part of the factory floor, bringing tangible benefits that go beyond the pilot projects and test cases that have become somewhat synonymous with AI in manufacturing.