Connected Worker Manufacturing 2026: From Industrial Data to Action with Agentic AI

How can manufacturers turn growing interest in AI into practical improvements on the plant floor? At the Connected Worker Manufacturing Summit, held October 13–15 in Chicago, KMS Technology joined SAS to explore that question with manufacturing, operations, and digital transformation leaders. Our conversations highlighted several priorities shaping their next steps: Building data teams can trust. […]

Achieving Near Real-Time Data in 6 Seconds Across 3 Systems on Databricks

Addepto (a KMS Technology company) partnered with Spencer’s, a major retail chain specializing in lifestyle merchandise and in-store branding experiences, to modernize store compliance auditing workflows and improve visibility into retail execution standards.

Leveraging Agentic AI to Accelerate Solution Engineering

Best Tools for Technical Knowledge Management and Retrieval

Engineering and technical teams generate a staggering volume of data every day—from complex CAD models and BOMs to maintenance logs and quality records. However, having data isn’t the same as having knowledge. When answers are buried in disconnected silos, your team isn’t just losing time; they’re losing a competitive edge. The cost of fragmented technical […]

Ensuring Data Quality with Business Intelligence for Manufacturing

If you work in manufacturing, you already know how important data has become. From tracking machine performance to forecasting demand and spotting issues before they snowball – your BI dashboards are only as good as the data behind them. But here’s the catch: if that data isn’t accurate, complete, and consistent, those fancy reports and […]

The Evolution of Quality Assurance: From Reactive Control to Intelligent Manufacturing Systems

Manufacturing quality assurance is undergoing a profound transformation. For decades, QA processes relied primarily on manual inspections, static checklists, and end-of-line testing. These methods played an important role in ensuring baseline compliance with international standards such as ISO 9001 or IATF 16949. However, they were largely reactive by design. Quality issues were often detected only […]

Performance Management in Manufacturing: Strategies, KPIs & Best Practices

The manufacturing landscape is defined by a paradox of high-tech advancement and persistent human-centric challenges. While investments in automation and industrial artificial intelligence have reached record levels, global productivity growth remains uneven, and the “workforce problem” has shifted from a simple headcount shortage to a complex crisis of skills, stability, and speed. Manufacturers today face […]

Solving the AI Productivity Paradox in Software Engineering

The 2025 DORA State of AI-assisted Software Development report found that 90% of technology professionals now use AI at work, and over 80% believe it has increased their productivity. Yet in the same study of nearly 5,000 respondents found that higher AI adoption is associated with an increase in software delivery instability. These seemingly contradictory […]

How LLM-Based Data Analytics Transforms Decision-Making

Let us start with an interesting paradox. We live in an era where businesses have access to more data than ever before. Yet, turning that data into meaningful, actionable insights remains a challenge. What if the problem isn’t the lack of data or tools, but the way organizations interact with their information? The days when […]