Get started with AI right away: simple, practical, affordable
Product development takes time and money, especially if you have to build and test a design physically several times. AI can move part of that work onto the screen. What that means in practice depends on what you make and what data you have.
Test virtually before you build
AI-driven simulation can run through scenarios and spot design flaws before a physical prototype exists. Hypotenuse AI describes this as a way to need fewer costly design rounds. That is a supplier writing about its own field, so first check whether it suits your product.
Exploring more design options
LeewayHertz describes how AI can explore many design options within set requirements and constraints, and assess variants for performance and manufacturability. You remain the one who chooses. AI supplies the options; you know the customer and the production process.
Seeing customer signals and the market
Reviews, service questions and quote requests contain a lot of information about what customers are missing. AI can sort and summarise those texts, so you see more quickly which points for improvement keep coming back. It is a good starting point for a product meeting.
Quality and maintenance
Machines and production lines produce measurement data. AI can find deviations in it before rejects or breakdowns occur. That does require reliable sensor data, and you do not always have it.
Stock and purchasing
With past sales data, AI can help estimate how much you need. Always check the result against your own knowledge of the market. A season, a promotion or a supplier dropping out rarely shows up in the data.
What to watch out for
- Without good data, AI does not give good results. Start by tidying up.
- Do not put confidential designs into a public AI tool. Check what the supplier does with your data.
- Have a person check every design and every calculation that affects safety.
How to start
Choose one product or one part of the process. Try a tool there for a month and note what it saves in hours and cost. If it works, expand. If it does not, you have lost little.
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