"The higher volume also drove Bausch + Lomb's CEO, Brent Saunders, to embrace new AI software, which helps manufacturing workers monitor, test, and fix mechanical issues. The technology, called Atlas and produced by Arena AI, is designed to predict machinery issues before they arise and send alerts to maintenance workers so they can diagnose errors and fix them. Saunders said that Atlas was tested in Rochester in 2023 and, by last year,"
"Some 77% of the manufacturers plan to increase their AI investments over the next year, according to a July survey by KPMG of 183 AI manufacturing leaders across eight countries. Startups like beauty brand Prose, pet food maker Spot & Tango, and home battery producer FranklinWH are among the companies embracing AI in new manufacturing facilities that they've recently opened."
Rising demand for daily single-use contact lenses forced Bausch + Lomb to expand capacity in Ireland and New York. The company deployed Atlas, an Arena AI system that monitors, tests, and diagnoses machinery, predicts failures, and alerts maintenance teams. Atlas was tested in Rochester in 2023 and was added to three contact-lens production lines, enabling production of millions more lenses. Seventy-seven percent of manufacturers plan to increase AI investments over the next year. Startups including Prose, Spot & Tango, and FranklinWH are using AI at new manufacturing sites to improve quality control, increase output, and forecast demand.
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