F094: AI & Knowledge Retention for Manufacturing Teams: Capturing Expertise & Supporting Skilled Workforce

Manufacturers are facing a growing risk as seasoned technicians and engineers retire, taking decades of undocumented expertise with them — knowledge that isn’t captured in manuals or traditional documentation and that is critical for uptime, quality, and operational consistency. This session will explore how AI-enabled integration of machine manuals, maintenance & production histories, and expert insights can create a centralized, searchable knowledge foundation that captures both explicit and tacit expertise before it walks out the door. Attendees will see how real-world knowledge capture strategies such as AI-assisted transcription, structured indexing, and integration with existing plant data systems enable maintenance teams and planners to retrieve actionable guidance, accelerate troubleshooting, and improve decision-making. By learning how to build and deploy an AI-backed institutional knowledge base, attendees will gain concrete techniques for preserving tribal knowledge, shortening onboarding, and driving measurable operational improvements across functions.

Industry 5.0 marks a transformative shift in the way we envision the future of production, innovation, and human–technology collaboration. Moving beyond the automation-driven focus of Industry 4.0, Industry 5.0 places human creativity, ethics, and sustainability at the heart of industrial progress. It is not merely about smarter machines—it is about smarter, more meaningful integration between people and advanced technologies such as AI and IoT, to create economic, social, and environmental value.

Attendees will gain insights into:

• Core principles of Industry 5.0 and how they differ from Industry 4.0
• Strategic opportunities for businesses to connect frontline operators with automation
• Technology imperatives driving the next industrial revolution, including advances in AI
• Practical roadmaps for systematic implementation, from proof of value to full-scale transformation

Industry 5.0 is not just the next step in industrial evolution — it is a necessary leap toward a future where technology is human-centric, not the other way around.