The high-tech company TRUMPF and SiMa.ai, the software-centric, embedded edge machine learning system-on-chip company, signed a partnership to develop lasers with artificial intelligence (AI).
The goal is to equip several laser systems of TRUMPF with AI technology in the near future. This includes systems for welding, cutting and marking, as well as powder metal 3D printers.
Both companies bring their respective expertise to the collaboration: TRUMPF, its
laser application expertise, and SiMa.ai, its machine learning system on chip (MLSoC) technology.
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Spanning computer vision to generative AI, in minutes. At TRUMPF, approximately 90 employees worldwide are working on AI, primarily in product development.
The joint collaboration intends to accelerate complex material processing. The powerful, compact and energy-efficient AI chips will be integrated directly into the laser systems. The AI-optimized sensor technology can monitor the quality of the laser welding process in real time and evaluate more than 3,000 images per nsecond.
Richard Bannmüller, CTO of TRUMPF Laser Technology, said: "AI has high strategic relevance for TRUMPF. Our expertise in laser processes and manufacturing helps us to develop smart software for production purposes. SiMa.ai is the ideal partner for this next big step towards intelligent industrial solutions,"
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