This week at Smart Metals Podcast, we, the hosts Luke van Enkhuizen and Denis Gontcharov, had a conversation about the critical role of domain knowledge in the metals industry, particularly in the context of increasing automation and AI.

We delved deeper into the challenges of preserving expertise in a digital age and the potential future of factories. If your current challenge is balancing domain knowledge with technological advancements, then listen to this episode when you have a moment.

Interesting Quotes

• “Domain knowledge is what makes your company what it is today. It’s the secret sauce that’s hard to replace.” – Luke van Enkhuizen

• “Even with the best AI, the most complex and ambiguous decisions will always need a human touch.” – Denis Gontcharov

• “Without clean data and solid digital infrastructure, even the deepest domain knowledge can’t be effectively leveraged.” – Luke van Enkhuizen

• “The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.” – Warren G. Bennis

• “We still don’t really know what happens chemically inside the [aluminum electrolysis] cell. It’s essentially still a very big black box.” – Denis Gontcharov*

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