Industrial Manufacturing

DelmiaWorks Dassault
Improving production performance with real-time monitoring
Real-time monitoring is transforming the manufacturing industry by optimizing operations, enhancing product quality, and increasing resilience in response to competitive pressures and evolving market demands.
NTT DATA
NTT DATA, ITOCHU and Mistubishi leverage APN and AI for smart plant maintenance
NTT DATA, NTT COMWARE, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions, and Mitsubishi Chemical Group successfully demonstrated a smart maintenance solution using the IOWN All-Photonics Network and AI technologies, enabling real-time inspection of factory facilities with remote-controlled robots and advanced video analysis, aiming to enhance safety and efficiency in manufacturing.
Machitec and Genius ERP
Machitec’s journey with Genius ERP towards easing inventory management
To enhance production efficiency, companies like Machitec are integrating their CAD software with ERP systems, overcoming challenges related to procurement, inventory management, and production schedules through solutions like CAD2BOM integration, which automates the creation of bills of materials and streamlines purchasing and inventory tracking.
Zoho Zia Agent
82% manufacturers increasing budgets in 2025 to grow AI-ready ERP: Rootstock
A survey by Rootstock reveals that 82% of manufacturers plan to increase their AI budgets for 2025, highlighting a strategic shift towards integrating AI for operational efficiency and competitiveness, emphasizing the need for robust ERP systems to facilitate successful AI adoption.
Automation and processes
Gen AI in manufacturing: Evolving automation and processes
As more companies move towards using AI to automate their processes, solutions like QAD Process Intelligence use Gen AI for process mining, allowing organizations to visualize, optimize and monitor key business processes.
Coopers
Twenty years of fortitude
In 2025, Cooper Software and IFS complete two decades of collaboration that has endured the test of time.
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AI in ERP: An essential focus for Epicor
Epicor's recent third quarter highlights its commitment to AI-driven digital transformation through new product launches, leadership appointments, and strategic acquisitions, aimed at enhancing ERP solutions for its manufacturing-focused clientele.
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Changing the perception of ERP in the make, move, and sell sectors
The evolution of ERP systems from record-keeping to actionable insights is driven by the integration of generative AI and large language models, enabling companies to optimize operations and enhance decision-making through automation and advanced data analytics.
Exelon’s valuable EAM partnership: ERP Today TV x IFS Unleashed
The ERP Today news team, Stephanie Ball and Mark Vigoroso talk with energy company Exelon's Robert Biagotti on why the company chose IFS for its EAM implementation.
IFS Ultimo – Building AI use cases for EAMs: ERP Today x IFS Unleashed
At the IFS Unleashed event, IFS Ultimo leaders discussed leveraging AI to enhance Enterprise Asset Management by improving failure report details for both preventive and reactive maintenance, aiming to reduce costly downtime and enhance productivity through advanced data utilization.
SYSPRO strengthens supply chain with Adobe & warehouse mobility
SYSPRO has announced the integration of its ERP system with Adobe Commerce, alongside unveiling a Mobile Warehouse solution.
AI “superpowers” in manufacturing ERP
An exclusive conversation with Epicor chief technologist Vaibhav Vohra.
Make One’s Mark: Inside IFS with Mark Moffat
An exclusive interview with Mark Moffat on his first nine months as CEO of IFS.
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Adaptive manufacturing practices – Part 1: Transforming Processes
The U.S. manufacturing sector is facing significant challenges due to geopolitical changes and a productivity plateau, necessitating an annual investment of $15 to $25 billion for recovery. However, AI-driven ERP solutions like the QAD O³ ERP can optimize processes for increased efficiency, agility, and resilience to help streamline manufacturing processes and raise productivity.
IFS building
IFS sees its Industrial AI vision Unleashed
Unleashed is very much touted by IFS as the untethering of Industrial AI for its partner and customer community.
Roostock and Scion partnership
Acumatica Augments Manufacturing Supply Chains with New Update
Acumatica has launched an upgraded material requirement planning application and a redesigned user interface to assist manufacturers in improving process challenges, enhancing demand planning, and offering customizable inventory forecasting capabilities, which will be showcased at IMTS 2024.
Beyond AI, IFS and Copperleaf completion to bolster sustainability in EAM
IFS CEO Mark Moffat on the sustainability strategy behind the Copperleaf mega-deal.
Steve Murphy: Returning the engine to search
Epicor CEO Steve Murphy on putting the engine back into search, and solving the supply chain challenge by leaning on ERP.
a yellow paper plane travelling between obstacles on a blue background | Manufacturing roadblocks: Turning challenges into opportunities
Manufacturing roadblocks: Turning challenges into opportunities
How can technological advancements in the manufacturing industry help companies meet the economic and geopolitical obstacles head on?
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Vitesco: Driving a 4.0 sky-high, sustainable world
CIO Thomas Buck talks cloud and sustainable transformation for electric powertrain engine technology firm, Vitesco Technologies, plus the possibilities of Industry 4.0, across its AWS, SAP and Microsoft stack.
Andy Green, COO Arcwide
Arcwide – tall and proud
Happy first birthday to Arcwide as chief operating exec Andy Green discusses the integrator's unique position in the IFS ecosystem.
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Into Samsara’s new wares – what’s the ERP hook beyond IoT?
June ended with Samsara Beyond, Samsara's flagship event and a big one in the Internet of Things (IoT) calendar.