Portugal's Prodsmart takes AI, IoT-based manufacturing to US factories
- Portugal
- 5 min read
- May 24, 2019
- By Gareth Gardiner Jones
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Smart factories can cut wastage by 80% and improve inventory, production and supply chains, tackling US$200 billion worth of losses
As the son of a factory owner, Gonçalo Fortes is on a mission to disrupt the industrial world. The Portuguese pioneer in digital manufacturing, who previously worked as a quality manager at electromechanical components producer Fapradiv, is onto something: SME manufacturers lose US$200 billion every year because of inefficient factory operations.
In 2012, the computer engineer was running an IT consultancy when he was tasked to develop AI-based systems to make traditional factories "smarter." Two years later he, together with fellow programmer Samuel Martins, launched ma...
In 2012, the computer engineer was running an IT consultancy when he was tasked to develop AI-based systems to make traditional factories "smarter." Two years later he, together with fellow programmer Samuel Martins, launched ma...
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