AI Agents are Putting the Smart in Smart Factory – Are You Ready?

Presentation by Christian Buckner, Senior Vice President- Analytics and IoT at Altair as part of the 2025 ATCx AI for Engineers conference.

Manufacturers are drowning in data but starving for insights. Siloed systems and manual decision-making slow production and waste resources. Enter AI Agents - the factory's new intelligence. But to be truly effective, AI Agents need more than just data. They require broad access to information across the enterprise, the ability to understand relationships between systems, and the intelligence to automate complex decisions. That's why AI Agents need an AI Fabric - a foundation that unifies disconnected data, scales intelligence across operations, and enables seamless, autonomous optimization. Join this session to see how AI Agents and AI Fabric work together to power the next generation of smart factories. Learn how to unlock efficiency, automate decisions, and turn your factory into a competitive advantage.