AI in Aimtec solutions: put to practical, purposeful and meaningful use

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Without a clear goal, AI is only a costly experiment. “Artificial intelligence is no longer just a supporting tool, it’s become an active element in the digital ecosystem," says Aimtec’s Supply Chain Solution Director Rostislav Schwob. So what does an AI deployment that actually delivers measurable results look like? Here are several examples of how artificial intelligence runs through Aimtec’s solutions for companies in logistics and manufacturing.

Cameras that see more than human eyes

Computer vision systems process image data in real time and can do what the human eye cannot: distinguish products, uncover missing parts and detect colour divergences and surface defects, all without operator intervention. The outcome is greater precision and faster checks than with traditional manual processes.

Where cameras are used in Aimtec solutions:

• Quality control on production lines – the system verifies correct rim installation, component colour and gap width and compares them with tolerances. The solution covers the entire process, from the camera test to operator verification to spot checks of parts that have been assessed as defect-free.
• Automatic inventory – cameras monitor the status of warehouse stocks as well as shop-floor supermarkets. When a discrepancy is found, the system automatically triggers a physical check or material replenishment, without manual scanning by the operator.
• Tracking the movement of goods – cameras record packages’ warehouse locations, and so the accuracy of warehouse records isn’t in the hands of operators.

The most efficient shift plan? Ready in seconds.

Dispatch planning, scheduling production and building pallets – these are all problems that are too complex to be solved optimally by a human in real time. The mathematical solvers in Aimtec solutions can handle them in seconds while taking any number of constraints into account simultaneously.

What solvers handle in practice:

• Shipping – the solver dynamically optimises the full chain from multi-warehouse picking to robot or conveyor transport and sorting into hundreds of packages to carrier loading. Throughout this process, it reacts to current priorities: cross-dock in the morning, peak performance throughout the day, shipments for specific carriers at the end of the shift.
• Production – e.g. paint-shop planning that accounts for colour changes, sequencing of products on carriers and cutting plans that minimise waste of materials.
• Storage and transport – optimum pallet stacking and container loading, ensuring that every centimetre is used effectively.

But speed is only one of the benefits. “We also use solvers to simulate various scenarios, allowing us to evaluate the suitability of different solution options in advance. This gives companies a powerful tool for strategic decision-making,”  Schwob explains. Customers can thus replace guesswork with data-backed decisions before implementation even begins.

AI that reads, translates and understands context

Orders, delivery notes, invoices: every supplier uses a different format, language and data layout. Manual transcription into the system is slow and error-prone. Aimtec’s solutions use large language models for automated extraction of key data from documents, photographs and PDF files and direct storage of this data into the ERP system. One fundamental difference compared to traditional OCR is that AI understands context. It doesn’t matter where the information is located within the document, how it is marked or what language it is written in. The system can even deal with previously unknown formats without retraining or template adjustments. The result is faster document processing and a significantly lower risk of errors caused by manual entry.

The specialist that never sleeps

Customer support has one weakness: it depends on having support staff available. The chatbots in Aimtec solutions, connected to knowledge bases with product documentation and the customer’s internal materials, eliminate this dependence. They can respond at any time, in multiple languages, whether it’s a routine query or a time-critical situation where speed matters. “Our goal is to train a chatbot for use as an e-consultant that will have the know-how of the most experienced experts, be available nonstop and respond to every query instantly,” says Aimtec’s Supply Chain Solution Director Rostislav Schwob.

Using AI intelligently: value before technology

All these solutions share a principle that Aimtec follows by design: AI is used where it provides demonstrable value for customers. From cameras that eliminate errors in quality control to solvers that optimise shipping in real time to chatbots available at any time in any language – each deployment addresses a specific problem and delivers a measurable outcome. This combination of technological depth, hands-on manufacturing and logistics experience, and a clear-eyed view of what AI can really do makes Aimtec a partner that not only understands digitalisation, but also knows how to manage it responsibly.