The diffusion of technologies and applications related toArtificial Intelligence in industry is now unstoppable, becoming one of the main drivers for Industry 4.0 and Smart Industry.
The development and progress of AI is characterized by incredible growth rates and involves technologies, platforms and partnerships on different levels. An increasingly high-performance network, coupled with higher computing power and more widespread sensors have made AI an indispensable piece within an industrial automation strategy.
Within this context, Digimax works closely with customers and partners at the international level to develop hardware and software solutions dedicated to Artificial Intelligence applications.
Industrial Artificial Intelligence: what is it all about?
Technological evolution is unstoppable and AI applications are already a reality for a wide range of companies.
The opportunities related to this type of technology are in fact numerous and thanks to a better interaction between man and machine, it will be possible to achieve objectives of increased productivity, working conditions and quality of products and services offered.
A context of digitalization and interconnection will open new business opportunities through the optimization of production processes in which each step is connected to the other through the concept of Smart Industry in which skills and know-how will also evolve.
What are the most widely used applications in Artificial Intelligence?
Facial Recognition
By identifying employees, guests, and unknown individuals, facial recognition systems can alert staff to the arrival of important customers, restricted areas can be intelligently monitored, and security officers can receive notifications about the presence of unauthorized persons.
Smart Retail
Through the analytical power of artificial intelligence, customer behavioral analysis and inventory monitoring can be performed in order to deliver better sales performance and optimize the customer experience.
Industrial Automation
Through machine vision applications, a range of automated inspection and predictive inspection tasks can be performed in real time to ensure efficiency and accuracy within production lines.
Smart Street Light and Smart Parking
Traditional public lighting is a significant item of expenditure within the public finance. Managing and optimizing Smart City applications through artificial intelligence helps administrations to contain these expenses, increasing citizens' comfort through an important contribution to climate change.
What are the best technologies to develop Artificial Intelligence projects?
Digimax offers AI hardware solutions based on a wide range of AI platforms, thus providing its customers with the choice and flexibility to meet their application needs.
These solutions include platforms such as Intel Movidius, NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and HiSilicon Kirin.
What are the benefits of Artificial Intelligence
Here are some of the main benefits of Artificial Intelligence applications:
- Safety: performing tasks and duties where there is a high risk to humans (hazardous, toxic or cramped environments);
- Accuracy: it is possible to overcome the limits of human attention due to fatigue, inattention and emotions;
- Efficiency: the AI can perform repetitive tasks without pauses or slowdowns, reducing errors and thus avoiding alienating tasks for individuals.
Through partnerships with leading global brands such as AAEON, Digimax offers a wide range of embedded products specifically for Artificial Intelligence.
For example, the BOXER-8120AI: AAEON compact box PC dedicated to Artificial Intelligence.
The ability to process data through Artificial Intelligence technologies is an increasingly required feature within many industrial applications. These include, for example, smart city and smart community initiatives, Smart Security systems and management of intelligent buildings, applications therefore able to contribute to improving the quality of life and well-being of people using artificial intelligence.
In this area, Digimax is proposed as a strategic partner both in terms of identification of suitable hardware and software configuration through synergies created with national realities.
Within AI applications, AAEON has designed the BOXER-8120AI, an industrial embedded PC with NVIDIA Jetson TX2. The BOXER-8120AI combines high performance with low power consumption by offering support for four IP cameras. Using the power of the NVIDIA Jetson TX2 module, the innovative BOXER-8120AI integrates AI solutions in both hardware and software, all in one device.
The BOXER-8120AI is designed for edge computing, the ability to process data directly where it is collected. Powered by the NVIDIA Jetson TX2, AAEON's embedded PC supports 256 CUDA cores and a range of AI frameworks including TensorFlow, Caffe2 and MXNet.
The device is capable of processing images, videos and audio in real time and without a connection to the cloud. The system also has 8GB of LPDDR4 memory, 32GB of eMMC storage and a Micro SD slot.
On the video side, the BOXER-8120AI has four Intel LAN (i211) ports to support IP cameras and boasts a number of design features particularly suited to industrial environments: these include dustproof specifications, a wide operating temperature range, a wide range of power inputs, and an aluminum chassis. The compact (153 x 30 x 101 mm) and cost-effective design, combined with powerful processing capabilities, means that Artificial Intelligence can be taken anywhere.
AAEON has been a Digimax partner for several years and ensures impeccable service and configuration; whether it's changing an I/O port or reconfiguring the BIOS, AAEON ensures that your project's specific needs are met.
