Artificial intelligence (AI) remains the buzz word in business, despite signs that some companies have had enough with the hype. At Fabtech 2025, AI-driven machinery and software were everywhere, but that's nothing new in manufacturing.
Tech-saavy manufacturers have been using machine learning and other AI systems for decades to optimize operations and boost performance. Still, opportunities abound. The latest wave of innovations deal more with back-office functions, and Bryan Graiff with consulting and accounting firm Armanino, says companies can gain new efficiencies, if they approach things strategically.
Please enjoy this conversation with Graiff, highlighted by videos from the Fabtech show floor shot by IndustryWeek's Robert Schoenberger.
Bio: Robert Schoenberger has been writing about manufacturing technology in one form or another since the late 1990s. He began his career in newspapers in South Texas and has worked for The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi; The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky; and The Plain Dealer in Cleveland where he spent more than six years as the automotive reporter. In 2014, he launched Today's Motor Vehicles (now EV Manufacturing & Design), a magazine focusing on design and manufacturing topics within the automotive and commercial truck worlds. He joined IndustryWeek in late 2021.
