Living Factories and Agents in Production

Exploring the future of industrial AI, agents, and the Model Context Protocol. Find out if MCP is here to stay.

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In this episode, I sit down with Armin Hadzalic to tackle the burning question: will the Model Context Protocol (MCP) truly transform industrial AI? We dive deep into how MCP connects large language models and agents to real-world data, what makes it different from protocols like OPC UA and MQTT, and why the biggest players in tech are rallying behind it. Armin shares practical examples, addresses skeptics, and explains what MCP means for engineers, technicians, and anyone working in industrial automation. If you're curious about the rise of agents, the future of dashboards, and what it takes to stay ahead in the evolving world of industrial AI, you won't want to miss this conversation. Join me as we explore where MCP is headed and what it could mean for your job and your factory.

Siemens

https://www.siemens.com/global/en.html

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

https://github.com/anthropics/mcp

Anthropic

https://www.anthropic.com/

OPC UA (Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture)

https://opcfoundation.org/about/opc-technologies/opc-ua/

MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport)

https://mqtt.org/

Large Language Models (LLMs)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largelanguagemodel

AWS (Amazon Web Services)

https://aws.amazon.com/

Microsoft

https://www.microsoft.com/

Google

https://www.google.com/

OpenAI

https://openai.com/

Agent Communication Protocol (ACP)

https://github.com/agent-protocol/agent-protocol

Agent Network Protocol (ANP)

https://github.com/agent-protocol/agent-network-protocol

A2A (Agent-to-Agent) Protocol

https://github.com/anthropics/a2a

AP-II (Agent Payments Protocol)

https://github.com/google/ap-ii

Viad Consulting

https://www.viad.com/

Living Factory

https://www.viad.com/insights/living-factories-driven-by-agents/

BMW

https://www.bmwgroup.com/en/company/production.html