Unified Manufacturing Data Architecture
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Open, plain-language papers on the architecture: what to build, in what order, and why. Written for leaders, engineers, and practitioners — free to read in the browser, no sign-up.
Unified Manufacturing Data Architecture
The foundational UMDA paper: a clear path from scattered data to scalable AI. It lays out the layered framework — Common Data Models, the Unified Namespace, the Unified Data Layer, Edge Intelligence Hubs, and the Feedback Data Layer — and how they make AI reliable and repeatable across sites.
Read the paper → Agent autonomyEarning Autonomy
AI agents in manufacturing and the path from human-in-the-loop to trusted independence. Five levels of agent autonomy, risk-based ceilings for what each agent should ever be allowed to do, and an evidence-driven graduation path — including the agents that should never graduate.
Read the paper → NewUMDA Applied
Seven patterns for the plant floor, from cross-site visibility to autonomous operations. Each pattern in the same six-part shape: the business problem, the data path through the layers, the honest prerequisites, the failure modes, and what it returns — including the assets it hands to the next one.
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