Fuji America Corporation announced that Tony Picciola, Technical Service Manager, will join an expert panel for the upcoming webinar, “Beyond Automation: Leveraging Collaborative Data and AI for Next-Level Manufacturing Performance.” The live session will take place on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. Central / 12:30 p.m. Eastern. Click here to register.

As manufacturing operations grow increasingly complex, industry leaders are turning to data-driven intelligence and adaptive AI to maintain performance and competitiveness. This webinar will explore how collaborative data models and agentic AI are transforming factory operations—enabling autonomous decision-making, predictive maintenance, and real-time optimization across production lines.

Joining Picciola on the panel will be:

  • Dr. Bill Cardoso, CEO, Creative Electron
  • Oshri Cohen, CEO, Cybord
  • Mattias Andersson, CEO, MTEK
  • Joel Scutchfield, GM, Koh Young Americas

Together, the panel will discuss practical strategies for integrating AI-driven systems that improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), reduce waste, and enhance production agility. Attendees will gain insights into real-world implementations, measurable ROI, and how manufacturers can scale these technologies for sustainable operational excellence.

Key topics include:

  • Understanding collaborative data and agentic AI capabilities
  • Practical steps for implementation and integration
  • Evaluating ROI and overcoming adoption challenges

Manufacturing professionals in electronics, industrial, and hybrid production environments are encouraged to attend.

About Fuji America Corporation
Fuji America is a recognized leader in SMT pick-and-place solutions and smart factory automation. We are committed to driving the future of modern manufacturing through high-speed, high-precision placement machines, advanced screen printers, and intelligent software. With decades of innovation in vision processing and part recognition, Fuji’s robotic electronic component mounters continue to set industry standards for quality, performance, and reliability.

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