Next Generation Manufacturing Canada has announced $29.2 million in federal funding which, alongside $50.3 million in industry investment, represents $79.5 million to support 20 projects across Canada to adopt and scale made-in-Canada AI solutions.
Successful automation implementations are driven primarily by integration across systems, access to structured data, balanced governance, collaboration and clear accountability and a dual-focus on quick wins and the long game.
The release brings purpose-built artificial intelligence directly into the flow of maintenance work, enabling maintenance teams to quickly access and analyze asset data and transform asset documentation into actionable tasks.
The manufacturing sector continues to face an increasing number of cyber attacks as organizations continue to integrate historically isolated OT environments into increasingly connected systems.
The introduction of new technology into the supply chain, including blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and internet-of-things (IoT) devices, as well as the increased use of the cloud introduces new and potentially unknown risks into an...