AI at the edge is enabling the push toward defect-free factories

According to several studies by Intel spanning 2018, 2019, and 2020, AI and edge computing make it possible to positively identify up to 99% of visible manufacturing defects before a product ever leaves the line. "One of the most important things manufacturers care about is product quality," says Brian McCarson, Vice President and Senior Principal Engineer, Internet of Things Group (IOTG) at Intel Corporation and a featured speaker at Transform, VentureBeat's upcoming digital conference. "Manufactures prefer throwing away fewer defective products. They strive to have less rework and fewer customer returns. They also want to reduce the cost of their operations by making their tools and processes more efficient, and improve the reliability of their machines so they can proactively do maintenance before it is too late and have more predictable uptime."