The Promise of AI Versus the Reality of AI Today

Widespread digital transformations are revolutionizing industrial manufacturing and processing environments, including the pulp and paper industry. Leading the charge are artificial intelligence (AI) powered applications, which are emerging across industry types and production processes. The intended result? Intelligent and autonomous operations that reduce costs while boosting safety and asset reliability.

A foremost AI-powered application area is integrated asset performance management (APM), including proactive condition monitoring approaches. Estimates indicate the return on investment (ROI) is significant, with as much as 50% savings in maintenance costs. For manufacturers and operators, this is a game-changer, as many are challenged with the directive to improve the bottom line on under-optimized operations.

Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes business presents “The Promise of AI Versus the Reality of AI Today” webinar to outline the concept of AI for the industry. In addition to an overview and potential of AI - where it started, where it is in the current world and its outlook, the webinar also discusses a case study of AI applications and the key differences between classic algorithms versus AI tools.

Learning Outcomes: 

After completing this webinar, participants should be able to:

  • distinguish the basic concept of AI and algorithm and the differentiation between the two concepts
  • identify relevant AI/ML tools in their company
  • identify the potential of AI applications and machine health strategy in their organization’s operational process

Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs). 

Webinar participants will receive a certificate of completion and .01 CEUs for attending this webinar. To qualify, participants must attend the full duration of the webinar, and complete the questionnaire after the webinar. 

Who Should Watch: 

  • Process Engineer, REACH Engineer, General Manager, Technical Manager, Mill Manager
  • Reliability Engineer / Supervisor / Manager / Leader / Head of
  • Maintenance Planner / Specialist / Engineer / Supervisor / Manager / Superintendent / Leader / Head of
  • Mechanical maintenance
  • Operations Engineer / Supervisor / Manager / Leader / Head of
  • Production Engineer / Supervisor / Manager / Leader / Head of
  • Automation Engineer / Supervisor / Manager / Leader / Head of
  • Process Engineer / Supervisor / Manager / Leader / Head of
  • Maintenance Area Engineer / Supervisor / Manager / Leader / Head of
  • Technology Manager / Engineer / Supervisor / Leader / Head of
  • Purchasing
  • Division Engineer / Supervisor / Manager / Leader / Superintendent / Head of
  • Business Improvement Engineer / Supervisor / Manager / Leader / Superintendent / Head of
  • Purchasing Coordinator / Specialist / Manager / Head of / VP
  • Head of Innovation
  • Digital transformation

Christopher Zinn

Enterprise Solution Architect
chris zinn.pngBently Nevada, a Baker Hughes business

Christopher Zinn has a background in electrical design and IT/network infrastructure and over 11 years of experience with Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes business. He joined the company as a Field Services Engineer (F&I) and began teaching System 1, and later moved to the Machinery Diagnostics (MDS) team.

He then brought his in-house expertise to Bently Nevada’s Supporting Services team where he worked with one of the company’s key offshore customers before finally taking on the Applications Solution Architect (ASA) role. As an ASA he focused on supporting enterprise software solutions and analytics using first principle physics models and AI.

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