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A Look into Mycronic's Global R&D and AI Integration, with Robert Helleday

EMS@C-LEVEL · 22 Jan 2024 · 10m

AI in practice: one real use of AI described

What this episode covers

Robert Helleday, Head of R&D at Mycronic, explains how the company leverages a global team in Sweden, Japan, France, and the Czech Republic to drive product innovation. He details the integration of AI into both their inspection equipment and internal R&D processes to address industry-wide talent shortages and the need for 'de-skilling' manufacturing operations. The conversation covers the importance of data collection, user-friendly interfaces for Pick-and-Place machines, and holistic material handling solutions like tower systems.

AI in practice

Where this conversation describes AI being used to build or deliver a product. Part of the AI in practice tracker.

Engineering & simulationAI tools (including ChatGPT)

The company uses AI tools to simplify programming and generate R&D outputs to create products, aiming to improve internal productivity.

“Another thing that we're working on is also how to improve the internal productivity in the R&D itself by using AI tools . We all know about chat , gpt , right . That is one example , but there are also other things that is already now or coming that will simplify how to program and so forth and to generate R&D with the help of AI to create the product…”

Speaker 2 · Hear it at 2:31

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Mycronic, Koh Young, Global Electronics Association
Products
Pick-A-Place machine, jet printer, screen printer, SPI, AOI
Tools
ChatGPT

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