5 books on AI for Manufacturing [PDF]
April 15, 2025 | 21 |
These books explore the applications of artificial intelligence in manufacturing industry for predictive maintenance, quality control, process optimization, and supply chain management.
1. Using Real-Time Data and AI for Thrust Manufacturing
2024 by Satishkumar, D., Sivaraja, M.

Imagine a book that takes the wild chaos of manufacturing—machines breaking down just when you need them, processes that seem to enjoy inefficiency as a hobby and quality control as trustworthy as a weather forecast—and applies the cool, clinical brain of an AI overlord to fix it all. Using Real-Time Data and AI for Thrust Manufacturing isn’t just a book; it’s the galaxy’s guide to making Industry 4.0 slightly less of a headache and a lot more of a profit magnet. Through a delightful blend of IoT wizardry and AI magic, this tome tackles downtime, defects and other manufacturing nuisances as if they were no more than a misplaced towel in the great intergalactic production line. Whether it’s predictive maintenance that saves machines from their inevitable tantrums or warehouse automation that makes even Marvin the Paranoid Android raise a hopeful eyebrow, this book promises not just to improve manufacturing but to make it feel like less of an interstellar hitchhike. A must-read for anyone who has ever wondered if their assembly line could be just a little less, well, human.
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2. Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) in Manufacturing: Methodology, Tools, and Applications
2023 by Tin-Chih Toly Chen

In a universe where artificial intelligence churns out smarter and yet inexplicably opaque decisions faster than you can say "deep neural convolution," Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) in Manufacturing: Methodology, Tools and Applications boldly tackles the rather pressing question: “But what does it actually mean?” Tin-Chih Toly Chen masterfully translates the mystifying babble of AI into something mere mortals—or factory workers, engineers and the odd confused manager—might actually understand. Through a delightful odyssey of methodologies, tools and a parade of practical examples (yes, real-world robots are involved), this book bridges the terrifyingly vast gulf between AI wizardry and plain old common sense. Packed with insights, case studies and a touch of methodical brilliance, it’s the definitive guide for anyone who suspects their factory equipment might secretly know more about them than they'd like but is too polite to say so.
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3. AI Factory: Theories, Applications and Case Studies
2023 by Ramin Karim, Diego Galar, Uday Kumar

AI Factory: Theories, Applications and Case Studies is less a book and more a quantum leap into the peculiar universe where artificial intelligence and industry meet, shake hands and then try to outdo each other in a polite but deeply competitive tea party. With the flair of a sentient algorithm on its fifth cup of coffee, it lays out the marvelously tangled web of distributed computing, sensor-to-actuation wizardry and enough AI methodologies to make your brain hum like a well-oiled server farm. It’s packed with case studies so real you’ll almost feel the grease of the factory floor and it cheerfully dissects Industry 4.0 with the precision of a robot programmed to nitpick. Whether you’re a researcher, an engineer, or just someone who finds the phrase "digitalization in asset management" strangely thrilling, this book is your guide to making machines smarter, factories smoother and your understanding of AI slightly less baffling—though not entirely, because where’s the fun in that?
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4. Intelligent Manufacturing Management Systems: Operational Applications of Evolutionary Digital Technologies in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
2023 by Kamalakanta Muduli, V. P. Kommula, Devendra K. Yadav, M. Chithirai Pon Selvan, Jayakrishna Kandasamy

In a universe not entirely unlike our own, where manufacturing hums along like an improbably complex orchestra of machines, algorithms and the occasional misplaced coffee cup, Intelligent Manufacturing Management Systems swoops in to make sense of it all—or at least provide an impressively detailed manual for doing so. This tome is less about nuts and bolts and more about the wildly evolving digital brainpower now meddling in mechanical and industrial engineering. From AI algorithms that can out-think your entire logistics department (and still remember to order the paper clips) to evolutionary technologies that sound like something Darwin would have dreamed up after a pint or two, the book traverses a landscape brimming with IoT wizardry, big data enigmas and the sort of cloud computing that’s not just about weather predictions. Whether you’re a data-crunching industrial engineer, a supply chain sage, or merely a curious bystander wondering how on earth waste management became “intelligent,” this is your hitchhiker’s guide to the surprisingly sentient side of manufacturing.
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5. Robotics in Smart Manufacturing: International Workshop, WRSM 2013
2013 by Pedro Neto, António Paulo Moreira

Robotics in Smart Manufacturing: International Workshop, WRSM 2013 is less a book and more a cunningly disguised portal into a parallel universe where robots aren’t plotting world domination but rather quietly revolutionizing smart manufacturing. Compiled during a particularly lively June in Porto, Portugal, this collection of 20 thoroughly vetted papers reveals the whimsical brilliance of robotic machining, the unreasonably clever nature of off-line programming and the almost poetic precision of robot calibration. Alongside advanced robot teaching techniques, collaborative bot-buddies and robots cheekily meddling in textiles, you'll find enough intelligent warehousing and innovative robotic hardware to make even the most stoic android weep with joy—or, at the very least, emit a satisfied beep.
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1. Using Real-Time Data and AI for Thrust Manufacturing
2024 by Satishkumar, D., Sivaraja, M.

Imagine a book that takes the wild chaos of manufacturing—machines breaking down just when you need them, processes that seem to enjoy inefficiency as a hobby and quality control as trustworthy as a weather forecast—and applies the cool, clinical brain of an AI overlord to fix it all. Using Real-Time Data and AI for Thrust Manufacturing isn’t just a book; it’s the galaxy’s guide to making Industry 4.0 slightly less of a headache and a lot more of a profit magnet. Through a delightful blend of IoT wizardry and AI magic, this tome tackles downtime, defects and other manufacturing nuisances as if they were no more than a misplaced towel in the great intergalactic production line. Whether it’s predictive maintenance that saves machines from their inevitable tantrums or warehouse automation that makes even Marvin the Paranoid Android raise a hopeful eyebrow, this book promises not just to improve manufacturing but to make it feel like less of an interstellar hitchhike. A must-read for anyone who has ever wondered if their assembly line could be just a little less, well, human.
Download PDF
2. Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) in Manufacturing: Methodology, Tools, and Applications
2023 by Tin-Chih Toly Chen

In a universe where artificial intelligence churns out smarter and yet inexplicably opaque decisions faster than you can say "deep neural convolution," Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) in Manufacturing: Methodology, Tools and Applications boldly tackles the rather pressing question: “But what does it actually mean?” Tin-Chih Toly Chen masterfully translates the mystifying babble of AI into something mere mortals—or factory workers, engineers and the odd confused manager—might actually understand. Through a delightful odyssey of methodologies, tools and a parade of practical examples (yes, real-world robots are involved), this book bridges the terrifyingly vast gulf between AI wizardry and plain old common sense. Packed with insights, case studies and a touch of methodical brilliance, it’s the definitive guide for anyone who suspects their factory equipment might secretly know more about them than they'd like but is too polite to say so.
Download PDF
3. AI Factory: Theories, Applications and Case Studies
2023 by Ramin Karim, Diego Galar, Uday Kumar

AI Factory: Theories, Applications and Case Studies is less a book and more a quantum leap into the peculiar universe where artificial intelligence and industry meet, shake hands and then try to outdo each other in a polite but deeply competitive tea party. With the flair of a sentient algorithm on its fifth cup of coffee, it lays out the marvelously tangled web of distributed computing, sensor-to-actuation wizardry and enough AI methodologies to make your brain hum like a well-oiled server farm. It’s packed with case studies so real you’ll almost feel the grease of the factory floor and it cheerfully dissects Industry 4.0 with the precision of a robot programmed to nitpick. Whether you’re a researcher, an engineer, or just someone who finds the phrase "digitalization in asset management" strangely thrilling, this book is your guide to making machines smarter, factories smoother and your understanding of AI slightly less baffling—though not entirely, because where’s the fun in that?
Download PDF
4. Intelligent Manufacturing Management Systems: Operational Applications of Evolutionary Digital Technologies in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
2023 by Kamalakanta Muduli, V. P. Kommula, Devendra K. Yadav, M. Chithirai Pon Selvan, Jayakrishna Kandasamy

In a universe not entirely unlike our own, where manufacturing hums along like an improbably complex orchestra of machines, algorithms and the occasional misplaced coffee cup, Intelligent Manufacturing Management Systems swoops in to make sense of it all—or at least provide an impressively detailed manual for doing so. This tome is less about nuts and bolts and more about the wildly evolving digital brainpower now meddling in mechanical and industrial engineering. From AI algorithms that can out-think your entire logistics department (and still remember to order the paper clips) to evolutionary technologies that sound like something Darwin would have dreamed up after a pint or two, the book traverses a landscape brimming with IoT wizardry, big data enigmas and the sort of cloud computing that’s not just about weather predictions. Whether you’re a data-crunching industrial engineer, a supply chain sage, or merely a curious bystander wondering how on earth waste management became “intelligent,” this is your hitchhiker’s guide to the surprisingly sentient side of manufacturing.
Download PDF
5. Robotics in Smart Manufacturing: International Workshop, WRSM 2013
2013 by Pedro Neto, António Paulo Moreira

Robotics in Smart Manufacturing: International Workshop, WRSM 2013 is less a book and more a cunningly disguised portal into a parallel universe where robots aren’t plotting world domination but rather quietly revolutionizing smart manufacturing. Compiled during a particularly lively June in Porto, Portugal, this collection of 20 thoroughly vetted papers reveals the whimsical brilliance of robotic machining, the unreasonably clever nature of off-line programming and the almost poetic precision of robot calibration. Alongside advanced robot teaching techniques, collaborative bot-buddies and robots cheekily meddling in textiles, you'll find enough intelligent warehousing and innovative robotic hardware to make even the most stoic android weep with joy—or, at the very least, emit a satisfied beep.
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How to download PDF:
1. Install Google Books Downloader
2. Enter Book ID to the search box and press Enter
3. Click "Download Book" icon and select PDF*
* - note that for yellow books only preview pages are downloaded