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AI Open Day: From Tools to Agentic Engineering Systems
Manufacturing companies face constant pressure to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and stay competitive. AI promises impact, but most factories struggle to translate it into specific actions or even real operational value.
KIT/GAMI and ALPENX show how German manufacturers identify high value use cases, deploy AI step by step, and create measurable results with customized AI solutions embedded directly into their operations.
Built for real factory environments: The system combines secure on-premise AI and local agentic RAG architectures to turn blue- and white-collar daily business operations into automated routines.
Industrial Mind, founded by three former Tesla engineers, introduces the Agentic AI Engineer. It works across the full lifecycle and understands customer requirements, supports design reviews, generates process plans, monitors production lines, performs root cause analysis, and prepares structured quality responses. End to end. Like a human engineer, but scalable.
Demonstration:
- AI Implementation Strategy
AI in manufacturing is shifting from isolated pilots and cloud experiments to structured, on-premise deployments embedded directly into operations. Companies are moving beyond generic chatbots toward domain-specific systems that integrate engineering knowledge, production data, and internal documentation.
Discover the key success factors for turning AI concepts into scalable, operational systems that deliver real business impact.
- The Agentic AI Engineer
Most factories deploy isolated AI tools. One for monitoring. One for analysis. One for reporting. None of them think across the entire process. The Agentic AI Engineer changes that. It operates like a real manufacturing engineer. It understands customer requirements. Reviews designs. Generates process plans. Monitors production. Detects deviations. Performs root cause analysis. Prepares structured quality responses. End to end. Across systems. Across data silos.
- From Ideas to Real Impact
See how real impact can be identified by starting with employees' daily challenges, operational bottlenecks, and cross-departmental needs instead of abstract innovation goals. Learn how to translate individual pain points into structured use cases aligned with company strategy and measurable business value.
Understand the principles for connecting employee input, management priorities, and operational data to ensure that every initiative developed during the workshop is relevant, practical, and impact-driven.
Take the Next Step
Give your organization the knowledge and tools to leverage AI effectively. Our tailored AI Strategy and Ideation Workshops identify and prioritize your most valuable use cases, ensuring a focused and impactful path to implementation.
Join us to transform your manufacturing future with AI!
Agenda
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Registration
Arrival, welcome coffee, and first networking opportunity
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AI Implementation Strategies for Enterprise
Build a structured AI roadmap aligned with strategic priorities and operational KPIs
Establish data governance, security, and compliance as core design principles
Define ownership models and cross-functional collaboration frameworks for sustainable rollout
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The Agentic AI Engineer
Understand how AI agents collaborate across design, planning, monitoring, and quality
See how continuous feedback loops enable adaptive learning within production
Learn how domain-specific AI agents outperform generic automation tools in industrial contexts
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From Ideas to Real Impact
Move from workshop concepts to validated, business-ready pilot projects
Quantify impact and potential quickly
Develop a scalable model from single use case to enterprise-wide adoption
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Q&A/Networking
How to kick-off the first AI project in your company
Connect with peers, industry leaders and AI specialists
Speakers
Lucas Bretz
General Manager at Global Advanced Manufacturing Institute (GAMI)
Dr. Lucas Bretz leads GAMI as a General Manager since 2021. After completing his studies in mechanical engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), he developed and applied new approaches to quality assurance as a research associate at the Institute of Production Science (KIT/wbk). He has conducted over 30 industry consulting projects in the areas of factory digitalization, production optimization, and quality management, collaborating with internationally renowned companies. His work has provided him with fruitful international experiences in Germany, China, Canada, and Nicaragua. For his PhD thesis, he focused on function-oriented quality assurance of hybrid fiber-reinforced polymers using artificial intelligence and digital twins. Dr. Bretz offers new perspectives with his broad experience from international industry projects combined with the latest industrial research approaches from Germany.
Michael
Hackl
General Manager at AlpenX
Michael Hackl is a trailblazing pioneer in the realm of Digital Transformation, celebrated as the Founder and CEO of Hackl Technology. As a globally recognized Digital Expert, bestselling author, and champion of Artificial Intelligence Corporate Models, he stands at the forefront of innovation, shaping the future of technology-driven industries.
