THE CAMX FORECAST

Published 06/11/2025

Autonomous agents optimize decision flows in aerospace, composites production

CAMX 2025: With manufacturers face labor shortages, increasing product complexity and pressure to operate sustainably, Plataine’s AI Agents provide the agility and intelligence needed for real-time decision-making.

Edited by: Grace Stubbins

Senior Managing Editor, CompositesWorld and Products Finishing

Source | Plataine

Plataine (Waltham, Mass., U.S.) is spotlighting its latest innovation, AI Agents, for manufacturing, designed to optimize decision flows in aerospace and composites production. These autonomous software agents serve as digital coworkers — constantly analyzing data, making decisions and taking action in real time to streamline factory operations.

Unlike traditional automation tools, Plataine’s AI agents are adaptive, context-aware and capable of independently managing tasks such as production scheduling, material management, predictive maintenance and quality control. When disruptions like shipment delays or machine downtime occur, these agents instantly recalculate priorities, adjust plans and update stakeholders — ensuring maximum agility and on-time delivery. Key innovations featured at the Plataine booth include:

Smart scheduling. AI agents automatically generate and update optimized production schedules, factoring in constraints like machine availability, labor and rush orders. This results in fewer bottlenecks, better use and increased throughput, according to Plataine.

Predictive maintenance. Agents monitor equipment health in real time, identifying anomalies and triggering proactive maintenance actions before failures occur, reducing downtime and extending asset lifespan.

Material and waste optimization. AI agents track raw material use, expiration and remnants to reduce scrap, increase yield and cut costs, which is critical in composites where material efficiency is both an economic and environmental priority.

Real-time collaboration. Agents interact seamlessly with ERP, MES and PLM systems, while also communicating with human teams through natural language interfaces — creating a connected decision-making ecosystem.

Built on Plataine’s cloud-native Total Production Optimization (TPO) platform, AI agents bring Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things to life, bridging data silos and delivering intelligent automation across the value chain.

Visitors can explore live demos, customer case studies and real-world applications of AI agents in action, experiencing the future of smart manufacturing firsthand. And don’t forget to play Plataine’s trivia game for a chance to win a prize.