Bright Machines: Software and robotics company focussing on automated electronic manufacturing.

For much of the 20th century, manufacturing seemed like the industry most capable of grabbing the future with both hands, propelling itself forward, and bringing the rest of the world along for the ride. In general, I believe that the industry is exploring the benefits of modern technology driven by machine learning, computer vision, and robotics. Nevertheless, I have heard that companies face challenges in implementing these technologies due to the incompatibility of obsolete equipment and the complexity of upgrading. Some reasons include proximity to the U.S. market, lower labor costs, open trade agreements, and government incentives. However, I think the industry’s biggest strength lies in the people; we have proven over the years in Mexico that our people are well-prepared and qualified to manufacture the best-in-class products for the electronic industry. As the trend of reshoring continues, I expect electronics manufacturing in Mexico to maintain a favorable growth rate.

• Computer vision is a combination of machine learning called deep learning and a convolutional neural network.
• One core focus at Bright Machines is helping our manufacturing customers weather supply chain disruptions.
• Its first product, the Bright Machines Microfactory, launched in 2019 and is a module assembly line that can be programmed, connected, and configured to handle almost any assembly process previously done by hand.
• Regular readers are familiar with our general disdain with these backdoor deals into the public markets, which often come with very little information to make an informed investment decision.

Another way that local production helps solve climate change is by improving how frequently companies build the type of products their customers want or need for a given market. This solves today’s situation where manufacturers have a factory on the other side of the world and pallets full of products already crossing the ocean on a container ship. More often than not, especially in the case of consumer products, they simply get thrown out, contributing to our growing landfill crisis. Historically, robotic manufacturing systems have been one-trick ponies, capable of producing a particular kind of widget without much wriggle room. The good professor has a PhD in robotics, and he conducts research in machine vision, manufacturing, and all manner of related topics. He notes that it can cost manufacturers as much as $1.3 million per hour to stop production and reconfigure a manufacturing line. What is one unique initiative that you’ve employed over the last 12 months that you’re really proud of?

This follows a trend, started a number years ago, of modular, factory-prebuilt, skid-mounted systems for equipment. Multi-machine systems such as compressors, large filtration systems, mixing and blending systems, and clean in place modules were delivered as complete units. The computer vision category is estimated to witness substantial growth in the coming years. The computer vision interprets information by capturing images and video data. Computer vision is a subset of artificial intelligence that enables a machine to understand the visual world. Interfacing of computer vision with Artificial Intelligence increase the efficiency of task performed by the system. Computer vision is a combination of machine learning called deep learning and a convolutional neural network.

Software Defined Manufacturing

By bringing both “brains” and “brawn” together in an integrated, end-to-end solution, we can tackle the assembly and inspection steps that require a degree of flexibility, adaptability, and dexterity that have historically been out of reach for machines. We apply this technology across industry verticals, including automotive components and smaller medical devices. IAM Robotics is a developer of Automated Manipulation technologies that bring machines to life. The company gives robots the ability to see and manipulate everyday objects so they can be put to work in solving huge problems for customers. IAM Robotics’s Touchless fulfillment technology offers a simple low-cost alternative to existing automation solutions, which are too expensive, difficult to install, and hard to maintain.

It was incubated at Flex previously known as Flextronics International Ltd. an American Singapore domiciled multinational electronics contract manufacturer. Quite simply, while robots are doing what they’re good at, humans are freed up to do the things thatthey’regood at and uniquely qualified to handle. The company’s chief executive is Michael Doniger, a former portfolio manager at the hedge fund Citadel.

Deploying Netsuite, leveraging machine learning, and embracing serverless architecture are not strategies since your competitors can do the same things. The only strategy should be the customer solution strategy, and more specifically how the solution is differentiated from competitors in a valuable way. It might hurt the ego of a lot of CTO’s, but this is the reason technology is rarely a true strategy and should be considered a accelerant. Bright Machines has doubled revenue each year since its inception in 2018 and projects a 5-year CAGR of 84% from 2020 to 2025. The transaction gives the company a post-transaction equity value of US$1.6 billion. The manufacturing industry’s impact on the environment is a big problem, and it’ll take a big shift in production to solve it. Our name embodies the work we do to deliver the intelligence to run modern manufacturing operations.

The Future Of Industrial Automation

According toa recent study, manufacturers in the United States need to fill 4 million jobs by 2030 – and more than half of those jobs could go unfilled because of several main culprits, one of which is a misperception about modern manufacturing. Automation gives individuals the freedom to focus on creative problem-solving and collaboration. For people interested in creative problem-solving, manufacturing is the place to be. The next generation of workers likely isn’t interested in performing repetitive tasks, like turning a screw or hammering a panel for hours on end.

For jobs transformed by automation, about two-thirds will become higher-skilled, while the other third will be lower-skilled, the report found. Bright Machines’ goal is to “Automate Electronics Manufacturing to Boost Production & Cut Costs” based on its background as a company. Bright Machines is a corporate spinoff that was formerly known as Autolab AI before coming out of stealth mode in 2018.

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Besides, the initiative of Indian government like Make in India is motivating the manufacturing sector and startup’s to use advanced technology like AI. The government of Singapore is inviting private firm’s investment to test AI functionality for the country.

We really like firms that save other firms loads of cash because that will always be an easy sell to the C-suite, even more so when there’s economic turmoil. One other thing we did learn is that Bright Machines is actually a corporate spinoff that was formerly known as Autolab AI before coming out of stealth mode in 2018. It was incubated at a company called Flex , a $9 billion electronic contract manufacturer with headquarters in Silicon Valley and Singapore. While Flex retains a minority investment in Bright Machines, it has completely separated itself from any leadership or management role. The two companies did enter into a five-year, $350 million agreement for services ranging from hardware leasing to engineering to testing services, beginning in 2018. Still, Bright Machines stands to gain $18 million in 2021 from Flex, accounting for 30% of its total projected revenues.