AI for manufacturing
By making manufacturing knowledge more accessible through AI, we want to support unleashing human creativity at every stage of the process, from design to finished product, and reduce barriers between each process.
Simplifying manufacturing with Copilots
We are on a journey to make manufacturing more efficient and sustainable by supporting increased automation and digitalization on the shop floor. The Manufacturing Copilots will enable a shift in the user experience with seamless access to knowledge, which is not broadly accessible today, simplifying the user-experience.
Press release
Sandvik launches Artificial Intelligence in CAM software together with Microsoft​
Sandvik launches AI in the manufacturing software in alliance with Microsoft. Manufacturing Copilots will be available when the next versions of the CAD/CAM software Cimatron, GibbsCAM and SigmaNEST are released in September.
Manufacturing Copilot features
Each Copilot has been trained on proprietary knowledge, unique to each brand, such as product knowledge base, and prompt optimized during 12 months. The Copilots will be further trained on technical support continuously and eventually connect with each other to bring even more intelligence to the shop floor.
- Initially, generative AI will assist in component design by interpreting prompts to allow contextual queries and offer suggestions
- Next, it will evolve into an intelligent user experience that cooperatively optimizes and verifies processes by intelligent integration with our products.
- After that, we envision use of alternative choice to use voice and command line interface driven manufacturing.
Learn more about our Manufacturing Copilots
Cimatron Copilot
GibbsCAM Copilot
SigmaNEST Copilot
We are rolling out new capabilities to help our customers combat disconnected platforms
Magnus Malmström, VP and CTO, Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions
As we become more familiar with these technologies, the future looks bright for companies that use AI
Coskun Islam, Head of Collective Intelligence Engineering, Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions
Questions and answers
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When will the Manufacturing Copilots be available?
The functionality will be available in September in connection to the next versions of the market leading CAD/CAM solutions: Cimatron for die and mold, GibbsCAM for advanced machining and SigmaNEST for sheet metal fabrication. We plan to integrate the Manufacturing Copilot gradually into more manufacturing software in the portfolio, also within metrology, enabling AI for our 400 000 users globally.
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What will AI provide?
With natural language queries, AI will provide a simpler and more accessibility to the operators on the shop floor with:
- Intelligent customer service support.
- Democratizing expert knowledge for all.
- Reducing the need for human resources, for example, repetitive tasks.
- Enhance operational efficiencies.
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What are the key features?
The Manufacturing Copilot will enable a shift in the user experience with seamless access to knowledge, which is not broadly accessible today, simplifying the user-experience. Each Copilot has been trained on proprietary knowledge, unique to each brand, such as product knowledge base, and prompt optimized during 12 months. The Manufacturing Copilots will be further trained on technical support continuously and eventually connect with each other to bring even more intelligence to the shop floor.
- This will provide customers a simple and more accessible experience with 24/7 intelligent customer assistance.
- The Copilot offers real-time updates and enables informed choices.
- Decreasing the employee learning curve time.
- Decreasing repetitive tasks and time spent on programming a job.
- Simplify onboarding as well for advanced users.
- Remove the barrier of the shortage of critical talent.
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What are the phases of development?
- Initially, generative AI will assist in component design by interpreting prompts to allow contextual queries and offer suggestions based on in-house product knowledge bases.
- Next, the Manufacturing Copilot will evolve into an intelligent user experience that cooperatively optimizes and verifies processes by intelligent integration with our products.
- After that, we envision use of alternative choice to use voice and command line interface driven manufacturing and allow time for the employees to have more time for creativity and value creation.