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Where Does AI Fit? A Best Practices Roundtable for Manufacturers

December 8, 2026 9:00am - 12:00pm EST Add to your calendar

Hosted by Fraunhofer

For more information contact Brooke Babcock

Manufacturers are being asked to make AI decisions faster than most have time to research, and few have a clear answer on how it fits in their own operation. Fraunhofer USA and Automation Alley are hosting a best practices roundtable to work through that question directly. This three-hour session is not a technical briefing. It’s a working conversation about where AI actually fits into day-to-day operations, what’s holding companies back, and what a realistic path to adoption looks like.

 

Fraunhofer USA will open with brief examples of how AI is being applied in manufacturing today, drawing on its work with manufacturers across the sector. The session then moves into an open discussion built around the questions and challenges participants bring to the table. Whether your company is actively implementing AI or still deciding if it’s relevant, this is a chance to ask direct questions and hear how peers in the industry are approaching the same decisions.