INSTRUMENTATION • ELECTRONICS
CONNECTED RELIABILITY
Assessing the adoption of digital technologies in manufacturing for data-driven maintenance
AI will be a priority for 93% of respondents in 2024 A
lso known as “human- centric industry”, Industry 5.0 is seen as the next evolution of manufacturing,
integrating the latest technologies such as artifi cial intelligence (AI), robotics and automation while putting a greater emphasis on the role of human workers. Once thought as futuristic, Industry 5.0 is now progressing rapidly with the advancement of AI. According to a recent AI adoption report by Fluke Reliability, a provider of tools, software and services to optimise asset performance, manufacturers have ambitious plans to achieve Industry 5.0 goals within the next year. And it’s no surprise that companies
are rethinking their maintenance and reliability strategies, driven by macro- economic challenges, sustainability concerns, supply chain disruptions and the growing skills shortage. With that, comes investment in digital technologies such as AI. “Our mission is to simplify
connected reliability for our customers
so they can keep the world up and running,” says Ankush Malhotra, Fluke Reliability’s President. “But you’ve got to get started - if you haven’t, you’re already late. A lot of our focus is on demystifying AI and to ensure the barriers to start are really small. This is a technology that is easily understandable for the problems our customers solve, and it’s easy to scale up so a customer can start small, get comfortable, improve the ROI and then keep growing. Through our managed service and training, our job is to help them through that journey.”
SHIFTING TO PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE According to Fluke’s report, manufacturers are already leveraging a range of digital technologies to enhance their operational and maintenance capabilities, however only 8% are currently operating a predictive maintenance strategy. This looks set to change drastically, though, with over 76%
of maintenance managers wanting to shift to predictive or proactive maintenance in the future. The work is starting now, it seems, with over a third of manufacturers already having Industry 5.0 and smart manufacturing projects underway. With many of these projects expected to be complete within 10 months, it’s clear that AI is a priority for 2024 and beyond, with manufacturers investing heavily in the technology. “The idea of continually improving
maintenance and reliability strategies to enhance eff iciency and drive profi tability certainly isn’t new,” says Malhotra. “However, there’s little doubt that today’s challenging operating environments – coupled with the ongoing shortage of skilled maintenance professionals – is driving the issue higher up the boardroom agenda.” Perhaps one of the most signifi cant
fi gures laid out by the report is 93% of respondents confi rming that the adoption of AI technologies is an organisational priority for 2024, with
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