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AI in manufacturing. For manufacturers and industrial companies.

Maintenance knowledge, quality reports, technical documentation and procurement with Claude, with engineers approving every safety-relevant step and every use classified under the EU AI Act.

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What is AI in manufacturing, and how does Solorai help?

AI in manufacturing ranges from machine vision and sensor-based predictive maintenance to models such as Claude that handle the knowledge work around production: maintenance guidance, quality reports, technical documentation and procurement. Solorai works on the knowledge work, setting up Claude Enterprise for manufacturers, building AI agents for operations workflows and governing their use under the EU AI Act, with engineers approving every safety-relevant step.

Written and reviewed by Solorai

to assess your use cases and data
2 weeks
people, at most, in a first pilot
50
to roll out to up to 250 people
6 to 8 weeks

What can manufacturers do with Claude?

The six uses manufacturing teams usually start with. Engineers approve every instruction that touches safety, and Claude never controls a machine.

  • Maintenance teams

    Maintenance knowledge

    Answer technicians’ questions from manuals and past work orders, with every step linked to its source.

  • Quality teams

    Quality reports

    Draft non-conformance and 8D reports from inspection data and notes, for the quality engineer to complete and approve.

  • Engineering

    Technical documentation

    Draft and update instructions, specifications and translations from engineering sources, with every change tracked.

  • Procurement

    Procurement and supplier files

    Compare supplier quotes and certificates, check them against specifications and prepare the file for the buyer.

  • Compliance and product safety

    Compliance documentation

    Prepare technical files and declarations for review, and check them for missing evidence.

  • Operations

    Shift handovers and reports

    Turn shift notes and production data into handover reports and daily summaries for plant managers.

Confidentiality and compliance

How does AI in manufacturing stay safe and compliant?

Safety and know-how come first. These are the controls we put in place before the first manual or work order goes into Claude.

  • Know-how protected

    Drawings, recipes and process data stay in your own Claude Enterprise organisation, with single sign-on, roles and data policies. Under Anthropic’s commercial terms, your content is not used to train models by default.

  • Engineers approve

    Instructions that touch safety, such as lockout steps or torque values, are approved by your engineers before they reach the shop floor.

  • No control of machines

    Claude works on documents and data. It does not control machines or safety functions, which follow the Machinery Regulation from 20 January 2027.

  • Classified under the EU AI Act

    We classify each use before it goes live, including any AI that could become a safety component of a machine.

EU AI Act classificationExamples for this sector

Unacceptable risk

Banned since 2 February 2025, such as social scoring or emotion recognition at work.

High risk

  • AI in a safety function of a machineMachinery Regulation, from 20 January 2027
  • Allocating tasks or evaluating workers by their behaviourHigh-risk obligations, Annex III, employment

Limited risk

  • A chatbot that answers customers or suppliersTell users they are talking to an AI system

Minimal risk

  • Maintenance guidance, quality reports and documentationAI policy and AI literacy measures for staff

Obligations for the high-risk uses listed in Annex III apply from 2 December 2027, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, which also moved the AI requirements for machinery into the Machinery Regulation. We classify every use before it goes live.

How we deliver

How does Solorai deliver AI in manufacturing?

The same three services as in every engagement, set up for the rules of this sector.

  • Claude Enterprise

    Claude for engineering, maintenance, quality and procurement teams: single sign-on, roles, data policies, connectors to your document and maintenance systems and training on real work.

    Claude Enterprise services

  • AI agents

    One agent per workflow, such as maintenance guidance, non-conformance reports or supplier file checks, monitored, logged and approved by a person.

    AI agent services

  • EU AI Act and governance

    An inventory of every AI use, risk classification under the EU AI Act, an AI policy and training for staff.

    EU AI Act compliance services

Where to start

  1. AI readiness assessment

    About 2 weeks

    We map your plants, documents and systems, and pick the uses with the clearest value.

  2. Pilot

    Up to 50 people

    One team works on real work orders or reports, with success criteria agreed before the start.

  3. Rollout

    6 to 8 weeks

    Claude goes to the teams in scope, with connectors, playbooks and training.

FAQ

AI in manufacturing, in short

What is AI in manufacturing?

AI in manufacturing covers machine vision, sensor-based predictive maintenance and AI models such as Claude that support the knowledge work around production: maintenance guidance, quality reports, technical documentation and procurement. Solorai works on the knowledge work.

What is industrial AI?

Industrial AI is AI applied to industrial operations, from analysing sensor data to supporting engineers with documents and decisions. In the setups we build, AI prepares and checks the work, and engineers approve every safety-relevant step.

Can AI help maintenance technicians?

Yes. Claude can answer a technician’s question from your manuals and past work orders, show the source of every step and flag when two sources disagree. Safety steps are approved by your engineers.

Does the EU AI Act apply to AI in machines?

AI that performs a safety function in a machine is regulated as high-risk. After the Digital Omnibus, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, its requirements are handled within the Machinery Regulation, which applies from 20 January 2027. Documentation and maintenance support are not high-risk.

Is our know-how safe with Claude?

With the right setup, yes: Claude Enterprise with single sign-on, roles and data policies, and connectors that respect existing permissions. Under Anthropic’s commercial terms, content is not used to train models by default.

How does a manufacturer start with AI?

With an AI readiness assessment of about 2 weeks, then a pilot with one team of up to 50 people, then a rollout of 6 to 8 weeks to the teams in scope.

Related reading

Sources: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744

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