Sustainability Through Smart Maintenance: What AI is Teaching Us About Resource Efficiency

Sustainability in manufacturing isn’t just about cleaner inputs—it’s about smarter systems. One of the most overlooked sources of environmental inefficiency is unscheduled maintenance: it wastes energy, overuses spare parts, and forces reactive operations that increase the carbon footprint of production. This session explores how AI-driven condition monitoring can support more sustainable factory operations. Drawing on real-world insights from deploying a motion anomaly detection system (careDP), we’ll examine how early detection of mechanical issues reduces waste, extends equipment life, and supports circular production goals.