The Industrial IoT Blog
IIoT Insights by Henry Costa
Tag: Manufacturing Innovation
The development and adoption of new technologies, processes, and ways of working in manufacturing. It aims to improve efficiency, quality, flexibility, and competitiveness.
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Agentic AI on the Shop Floor: Real vs Hype in 2026
Read more: Agentic AI on the Shop Floor: Real vs Hype in 2026There’s a lot of noise around Agentic AI right now. If you’re in manufacturing, you’ve probably seen the demos. An AI agent that “autonomously optimizes your production line.” Another one that “self-heals equipment failures.” Sounds amazing, right? So let me…
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Industry 5.0: When Operators Matter More Than Dashboards
Read more: Industry 5.0: When Operators Matter More Than DashboardsI’ve spent the last years connecting machines to the cloud. Millions of tags. Real-time dashboards. Predictive analytics. The whole Industry 4.0 playbook. But here’s what nobody talks about: we forgot about the people. The Moment We Knew Something Was Wrong…