Fundamentals of AI in Manufacturing (FAIM)
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Build the knowledge and confidence to identify, evaluate and apply artificial intelligence within your manufacturing operations.
Fundamentals of AI in Manufacturing is a practical 10-week programme that helps manufacturers understand where AI can deliver real business value. Working with NMIS experts and applying learning to your own organisational challenges, you'll develop the skills to identify opportunities, assess readiness and create a roadmap for future AI adoption.
Programme information at a glance
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Start Date: 9 October 2026 | 1 - 4pm
- Format: Half-day workshop + half-day applied learning each week
- Cohort Size: 16–20 participants (subject to demand)
- Price: £2,500 + VAT per participant (£2,250 for NMIS members)
Why this programme is different
AI with a manufacturing focus
Learn how AI can be applied to real manufacturing processes, from improving quality and productivity to supporting better operational decision-making.
Built around your business
Rather than exploring generic AI examples, you'll assess opportunities within your own organisation and develop an AI use case relevant to your business.
Practical outcomes
Leave with the confidence to identify AI opportunities, understand implementation requirements and develop a roadmap for future adoption.
Our approach
We know every manufacturing organisation faces different challenges. That's why we begin by understanding your business before the programme starts, ensuring your team works on opportunities that matter most.
- Book a discovery call
A short conversation to understand your organisation, current challenges and whether the programme is the right fit. - Manufacturing use case discovery
If appropriate, we'll facilitate a structured discovery session to identify a suitable manufacturing challenge, assess organisational readiness and define the project your team will develop throughout the programme. - Learn while solving a real challenge
Throughout the 10-week programme you'll develop practical data science skills while applying them directly to your chosen manufacturing use case with support from NMIS specialists. - Continue your AI journey
Finish the programme with new capability, a validated use case and a roadmap for future AI and data-driven improvement across your organisation.
Start your organisation's AI journey with confidence
AI has the potential to transform manufacturing, but successful adoption starts with identifying the right opportunities. This programme helps you understand where AI can deliver value and how to implement it effectively.
Who is this programme for?
This programme is designed for manufacturing organisations looking to understand how AI can improve operational performance. Whether you're exploring AI for the first time or planning your next step, you'll gain practical knowledge while developing opportunities relevant to your own business.
This programme is ideal for organisations that:
- Want to understand where AI can deliver value
- Are exploring AI adoption within manufacturing operations
- Have operational challenges they would like to investigate
- Want to build internal AI capability
- Are looking for practical guidance rather than technical theory
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What you will learn
Programme overview
Across eight practical modules, you'll explore the fundamentals of artificial intelligence, understand how AI is being applied across manufacturing and develop the knowledge to identify, evaluate and implement AI opportunities within your own organisation.
Module 1: Introduction to AI in Manufacturing
Module 2: AI Technologies and Applications
Module 3: Data Requirements for AI
Module 4: Machine Learning Fundamentals
Module 5: AI Tools and Manufacturing Use Cases
Module 6: Responsible and Ethical AI
Module 7: Implementing AI in Manufacturing
Module 8: Applied AI Use Case Development
What you'll achieve
By the end of the programme you'll have:
- A clearer understanding of how AI can create value in manufacturing
- Greater confidence identifying suitable AI opportunities
- A validated AI use case relevant to your organisation
- An understanding of the data, people and processes needed for successful implementation
- A roadmap for future AI adoption and scale-up
- Increased confidence discussing and leading AI initiatives
Part of the Manufacturing Intelligence Programme
These courses form part of the Manufacturing Intelligence Programme, a progressive learning pathway designed to help manufacturers build capability in data science and AI over time.
Whether you're starting with data foundations or developing your AI capability, each course can be taken individually or combined to create a structured learning journey tailored to your organisation's needs.
Data Science in Manufacturing
Build the foundations to collect, analyse and use manufacturing data to support better decision-making.
Fundamentals of AI in Manufacturing
Understand how AI can be applied to manufacturing and identify opportunities for adoption within your organisation.
COMING SOON
Creation of AI Agents in Manufacturing
Learn how AI agents can support manufacturing processes and automate complex tasks.
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Agentic Architecture & Orchestration
Explore advanced AI systems and how multiple AI agents can work together across manufacturing operations.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
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The first step is a conversation with our team to understand your manufacturing challenges, business objectives and project requirements. Whether you're looking to increase production readiness, reduce manufacturing costs, improve MRO capability or strengthen supply chain resilience, we'll identify where NMIS expertise can add value and help define the best route forward.
Data Science in Manufacturing focuses on understanding, analysing and using manufacturing data. Fundamentals of AI in Manufacturing builds on this by exploring how artificial intelligence can be applied to solve manufacturing challenges and support better decision-making.
Yes. Throughout the programme you'll develop an AI use case based on your own organisation, supported by NMIS specialists.
The programme uses a hybrid approach. Sessions are delivered in person and broadcast live, allowing flexibility for participants where appropriate. However, to get the most from this course, we recommend attending in person, if you can.
Yes. Alongside scheduled cohorts, we can develop bespoke programmes tailored to your organisation, manufacturing processes and strategic priorities. Contact us to discuss your requirements.