Delta Bravo AI’s Rick Oppedisano On Streamlining Manufacturing with AI

Meet Rick Oppedisano, Founder and CEO of Delta Bravo AI

“In the case of AI, it's making someone make better decisions faster. How do we take that training cycle from six months to a day? How do we take the impact of attrition at that job level from hurtful to minimal? How do we create joy in that job and fulfillment and make that person feel like they're a bigger part of the team, faster, by doing things correctly the first time. And then lastly, how do you scale that?”

Rick Oppedisano, Founder and CEO of Delta Bravo AI, has built an AI platform that allows manufacturing companies to answer those very questions. Using their client’s company data, Delta Bravo can help quickly understand the influencing factors on a production outcome. For example, they built an AI engine that predicts a production run and tells their operators in real time how and where to adjust certain set points, allowing them to produce a higher-quality product with less steel scrap. This sort of time- and material-saving information can save a company millions of dollars over just a year or two.

 

In This Episode

In our recent episode of Manufacturing the Future podcast, Rick speaks about Delta Bravo’s impact on manufacturing and gleans other fascinating insights into AI’s role in the industry, including how it can help a company improve quality, reduce waste, and enhance workforce training with the end result of lessening costs and increasing profits.

Topics

• Delta Bravo’s mission to demystify predictive model development and transform operations for manufacturers by leveraging untapped data wealth.
• The importance of integrating AI to improve manufacturing processes, reduce waste, enhance throughput, and lower defects.
• How and why Delta Bravo creates customized AI solutions tailored for each manufacturer's unique needs and workforce roles for maximum impact.
• The importance of insights and actions over mere data visualization to drive operational improvements and decision-making in real-time.
• The impact of AI on workforce readiness, reducing training time from months to days, and improving job satisfaction and retention rates.
• The significance of continued investment in capital equipment, automation using AI-powered robots, and brain-powered operational tasks.
• The urgency for manufacturers to adopt AI to stay competitive and avoid being left behind in the rapidly evolving industry landscape.