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The manufacturing industry has always been open to adopting new technologies. Drones and industrial robots have been a part of the manufacturing industry since 1960s. The next automation revolution is just around the corner and the US manufacturing sector is awaiting this change eagerly. With the adoption of AI if companies can keep inventories lean and reduce the cost, there is a high likelihood that the American manufacturing industry will experience an encouraging growth.

Having said that, the manufacturing sector has to gear up for networked factories where supply chain, design team, production line, and quality control are highly integrated into an intelligent engine that provides actionable insights.

Talk of automation in manufacturing tends to focus on industrial robots, for obvious reasons. The robotics market is growing at an unprecedented pace and vague worries about job loss due to automation however misguided—often take shape in visions of robots replacing individual workers on production lines.

However, there’s a much less tangible form of automation that’s poised to make an even bigger impact on manufacturing in the near future: Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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