Implement Physical AI and Agents for Factory Operations

SCENARIOS

Improve factory performance with physical AI and agents

Use production data, AI agents, and frontline expertise to anticipate issues, optimize flow and yield, increase asset uptime, and improve cost efficiency.

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Asset reliability and maintenance

Predict asset issues earlier and guide maintenance teams to the right action, helping reduce unplanned downtime and maintenance cost.

Production flow optimization

Continuously balance constraints, bottlenecks, labor, and material availability to increase throughput and improve on-time delivery.

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Exception detection and response

Detect production exceptions earlier and coordinate a faster response before they affect quality, safety, or delivery.

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Process optimization and yield improvement

Identify the process drivers that affect yield, recommend parameter changes, and scale proven practices across lines and shifts.

Solutions

Find the right AI approach for your organization

Buy, extend, build, or partner to achieve transformative AI benefits.

Buy pre-built solutions

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Transform work using a powerful AI assistant with built-in enterprise-grade security.

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Extend and customize

Microsoft Copilot Studio

Build and customize AI agents to extend the capabilities of Microsoft 365 Copilot.

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Build your own solutions

Microsoft Foundry

Design, customize, and manage AI apps and agents at scale.

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Find partner solutions

Microsoft Marketplace

Power your AI transformation with AI solutions from industry leading partners.

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CUSTOMER STORIES

See how manufacturers are improving quality, throughput, and uptime with physical AI and agents

Toyota RAV4 coming out of the paint shop in a factory.

"We needed a fundamentally different approach—one that could connect operational shop-floor data, add operational context, and turn insights into action and decision-making quickly for our frontline teams and executives."

Yoshihisa Watanabe, GM of Automotive Division, Digital Transformation Office, Toyota Industries

25%

Drop in defects in the pilot

Yara International facility view used for customer story.

"We looked at the usual cloud options, but we chose Azure because it's the one platform that holds security, identity, hybrid, and AI together in a way that actually fits industrial reality."

Joseph Knutson, Delivery Lead, Kongsberg Digital

Up to 70%

Faster resolution time after shutdown

ABB industrial operations team on site for customer story.

"With Microsoft, we're able to bring cutting-edge AI innovations into industrial operations, combining our technology and domain expertise to drive lasting impact. It's about enabling ABB and our customers to outperform, leaner and cleaner."

Rajesh Ramachandran, Global Chief Digital Officer, Process Automation, ABB

Up to 60%

Reduction in unplanned downtime