Description

Come share your experiences, stories, questions, and what you have learned in a safe, non-commercial environment. We seek to understand the state-of-the market, understand what companies have done that has or has not worked, documenting questions that MESA and the community can help answer. Overall, the goal is to accelerate each participant’s learning and progress toward Smart Manufacturing. 

Topic: GenAI versus Agentic AI: Future proofing your operations

Generative AI (GenAI) offers transformative potential in manufacturing, but its integration—particularly with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)—faces significant limitations. These challenges can span technical, operational, security and ethical domains, impacting scalability, reliability, and adoption. 

Agentic AI refers to AI systems that can act autonomously to achieve specific goals. This dynamic capability is revolutionizing industries by improving efficiency, automating complex tasks, and providing insights that enhance decision-making. Understanding the intricacies of agentic AI is crucial for businesses aiming to harness its power today and tomorrow. All well and good but would you trust agents to run autonomously today? 

Join us on June 25th, 2025 to learn how to choose which flavor of AI is right for your organization.  

The questions, responses and use cases (with cited references) will be presented before each question is asked.

• What specific limitations have you encountered when integrating GenAI with MES in a production environment?
• If you are using  Agentic AI systems what pain points have you found with MES and existing automation layers like SCADA or PLCs that may introduce risk or complexity?  
• Can Agentic AI be deployed in a “human-in-the-loop” model first, and what guardrails are you requiring before moving toward full autonomy?  
• What are the measurable business outcomes from Agentic AI in manufacturing—beyond efficiency hype that you have realized?
• What are the cybersecurity and governance implications you have encountered when deploying autonomous AI agents in a regulated manufacturing environment?    

Agenda: 

• Thanks to our Sponsor(s) 
• Facilitator introduction 
• Community & Group overview – why participate and what to expect 
• Smart Manufacturing Paradigm 
• Thanks to our Sponsor(s) 
• Summary of last meeting 
• Today's subject 
• Wrap up 
• Next meeting 
• How to keep the conversation going 
• Thanks

The Community meets every two weeks via virtual facilitated meetings. The Community is a benefit of MESA membership. Members automatically receive the Zoom link/invitation. Not a member? Join today! 

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