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Operational AI agents transforming how manufacturers plan, produce, and deliver.

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Introducing AI in Manufacturing

Manufacturing organisations are under increasing pressure to improve productivity, resilience, and quality while operating within tight cost, safety, and sustainability constraints. Volatile demand, ageing equipment, fragmented data, and skills shortages are pushing traditional optimisation approaches to their limits.

AI agents offer a step change in how manufacturers operate. Rather than isolated models or dashboards, agentic systems continuously monitor operations, reason across data sources, and take action within defined guardrails. These agents work alongside engineers, planners, and operators to detect issues earlier, optimise decisions in real time, and embed intelligence directly into production workflows. This page outlines the most valuable AI agent functions in manufacturing today, the key agents within each, and how organisations can apply them to improve reliability, throughput, quality, and operational control.
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Executive Opinion

How will AI change day-to-day manufacturing operations?

"AI shifts manufacturing from scheduled optimisation to continuous control. Instead of relying on fixed plans and manual checks, teams gain real-time awareness of equipment health, process stability, inventory position, and downstream demand. AI agents make these signals usable by translating raw data into clear actions, allowing operators, engineers, and planners to intervene earlier, reduce variability, and keep production flowing with fewer surprises."

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Jonny Davis

Head of AI, ADSP

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AI Agents for Manufacturing

Predictive Maintenance

AI agents that anticipate equipment failures, reduce unplanned downtime, and optimise maintenance spend.

Key Agents:

πŸ’  Asset Failure Prediction Agent: Predicts failure risk using sensor data, maintenance history, and operating conditions. πŸ’  Condition Degradation Modelling Agent: Models long-term deterioration patterns based on material, usage, and operating conditions.

πŸ’  Maintenance Prioritisation Agent: Models long-term wear and degradation patterns across machines and components.

AI-enhanced manufacturing dashboard highlighting machines with elevated failure risk based on sensor and maintenance data.

Production and Process Optimisation

AI agents that continuously optimise throughput, yield, and process stability.

Key Agents:

πŸ’  Process Parameter Optimisation Agent: Recommends optimal machine settings based on live performance and historical outcomes. πŸ’  Bottleneck Detection Agent: Identifies emerging constraints across production lines and material flows.

Factory production line monitored through an AI system showing live process performance and throughput indicators.

Supply Chain and Inventory Intelligence

AI agents that improve material availability while reducing excess inventory.

Key Agents:

πŸ’  Demand Forecasting Agent: Produces short- and medium-term demand forecasts using internal and external signals. πŸ’  Inventory Optimisation Agent: Recommends stock levels and reorder points across SKUs and locations. πŸ’  Supplier Risk Monitoring Agent: Flags delivery risks, quality issues, and dependency exposure.

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Quality Inspection and Defect Intelligence

AI agents that detect defects earlier and surface root causes across products and processes.

Key Agents:

πŸ’ Visual Inspection Agent: Uses computer vision to detect defects, anomalies, and deviations from specification. πŸ’  Defect Pattern Analysis Agent: Analyses defect trends across batches, machines, and shifts. πŸ’  Root Cause Attribution Agent: Links defects to upstream process variables, materials, or environmental factors.

AI-powered visual inspection system identifying product defects on a manufacturing line using camera-based analysis.

Customer and Order Intelligence

AI agents that connect manufacturing operations to customer commitments.

Key Agents:

πŸ’  Order Promise Intelligence Agent: Aligns production capacity with delivery commitments. πŸ’  Customer Issue Insight Agent: Analyses complaints, returns, and service signals.

Manufacturing operations interface linking production status with customer orders and delivery commitments.

Compliance, Safety, and Governance

AI systems that ensure operational adherence to safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Key Agents:

πŸ’  Safety Monitoring Agent: Detects unsafe conditions, near misses, and procedural breaches.. πŸ’  Audit Evidence Agent: Automatically compiles inspection logs, incident records, and compliance evidence.

πŸ’  Policy Deviation Detection Agent: Flags deviations from approved operating procedures and safety plans.

Operational safety dashboard displaying inspection records, compliance status, and policy adherence across a manufacturing site.

Client Success Story

ADSP deployed on-device AI models to detect shelving damage and safety risks using existing warehouse imaging hardware, achieving up to 90% true positive accuracy without relying on cloud connectivity. The solution demonstrates how manufacturing and logistics environments can embed AI directly at the edge to improve safety, quality, and operational confidence at scale.

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