Success Stories: Edge AI in Manufacturing
16/10/2025
Overview
The global artificial intelligence in manufacturing market is expected to reach USD 16.3 billion by 2027 according to MarketsandMarkets. AI has revolutionized industrial fields by making it much more efficient, productive and cost-effective. Advantech provides hardware and software integrated offerings to help customers accelerate their AI-powered defect inspection, robot, and workplace safety applications.
Case 1 – How Real-Time Monitoring Transformed a Canned Tuna Factory
Manufacturing companies often rely on heavy investments in factories and production line equipment to achieve optimal performance and maximum ROI. However, maintaining consistent operational efficiency and product quality remains a challenge. Our customer, a major canned tuna manufacturer, wanted to replace their manual, paper-based OEE system with an automated monitoring platform to improve accuracy, consistency, and real-time visibility across production sites.
Solutions:
Eforel implemented Advantech’s MIC-7700, ADAM-6051, EKI-2828, and WebAccess/SCADA-based Production Line Monitoring System to provide real-time, centralized production data visualization. The system automated OEE tracking, minimized manual workloads, and improved operational efficiency across the factory.
Results:
• Manual OEE system transformed into an automated real-time monitoring platform
• Significantly improved production accuracy and efficiency
• Established a solid foundation for smart manufacturing transformation
Case 2 – Beyond the Bottleneck: Optimizing Uptime in Food & Beverage Manufacturing
In the food and beverage industry, downtime can severely impact productivity and profitability. Our customer faced difficulties tracking both planned and unplanned downtime due to manual processes and the lack of real-time data. They needed an IIoT-based solution to gain complete visibility into downtime causes and optimize production uptime.
Solutions:
Eforel deployed Advantech’s WISE-IoTSuite integrated with PLCs and production systems to automatically collect and analyze downtime data. The web-based interface allows operators to log downtime reasons, while real-time dashboards support data-driven management decisions and performance optimization.
Results:
• 100% downtime tracking achieved with 4–8% improvement in availability
• Technical decisions are now data-driven instead of operator intuition
• Enhanced production efficiency and operational visibility across multiple sites
Case 3 – AI-enabled Automated Optical Inspection system for Secondary Battery Manufacturing
Battery manufacturers face growing demand for high-performance visual inspection systems that can process high-resolution images at high speed. A Korean secondary battery manufacturer building a new production line in the U.S. required a compact, AI-enabled AOI solution capable of real-time image analysis with powerful computing performance.
Solutions:
Advantech provided the HPC-7484 + ASMB-927 4U Server powered by 5th Gen Intel® Xeon®, Micron DDR5 5200 MHz RDIMM up to 4TB, RTX4080 GPU, and CoaXPress grabber card. The system supports high-speed image acquisition and AI analysis while maintaining efficient thermal design with triple 12cm fans — delivering high performance in a compact, easily integrated form.
Results:
• Reduced installation space by consolidating two legacy systems into one high-performance server
• Improved AI-based visual inspection speed and accuracy
• Simplified system management and maintenance while enhancing production efficiency and quality control
