Conference proceedings KI4Industry AI for SMEs -- The online congress for practical entry into AI for SMEs

TL;DR

This paper discusses an online congress aimed at promoting AI adoption among SMEs in manufacturing, highlighting opportunities, applications, and the importance of knowledge transfer from research to industry.

Contribution

It presents a platform for knowledge transfer and demystification of AI for SMEs, encouraging practical AI implementation in manufacturing processes.

Findings

Increased awareness of AI benefits for SMEs

Identification of key AI application areas in manufacturing

Promotion of collaboration between academia and industry

Abstract

The Institute of Materials and Processes, IMP, of the University of Applied Sciences in Karlsruhe, Germany in cooperation with VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V, AEN Automotive Engineering Network and their cooperation partners present their competences of AI-based solution approaches in the production engineering field. The online congress KI 4 Industry on November 12 and 13, 2020, showed what opportunities the use of artificial intelligence offers for medium-sized manufacturing companies, SMEs, and where potential fields of application lie. The main purpose of KI 4 Industry is to increase the transfer of knowledge, research and technology from universities to small and medium-sized enterprises, to demystify the term AI and to encourage companies to use AI-based solutions in their own value chain or in their products.