manufacturing ai

Aquant’s elevation to Microsoft’s Solutions Partner with the certified software designation for Manufacturing AI is the kind of industry milestone that sounds modest on a press release and consequential in the plant floor planning room. Announced March 4, 2026, Aquant’s certification positions...

AI is already reshaping factories from the shop floor to the executive suite—enabling personalized products at scale, automating recurring workflows, and shrinking the gap between design, procurement, and production. What used to require manual coordination across departments can now be...

Microsoft’s recent industry briefing argues that artificial intelligence has moved from promise to payment—industrial AI now delivers measurable returns when manufacturers combine governed data, cloud scale, and purpose-built AI pipelines. The company’s January 22, 2026 manufacturing post...