Collective Intelligence

What is Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions’ Collective Intelligence?

We inject Collective Intelligence to harness our collective knowledge, to empower creativity through physiological safety. Collective Intelligence draws on a combination of data, technology and diverse human skills to address different aspects of uncertainty and it is suitable for our market and Sandvik culture and the evolving set-up in SMF. This is essential to ensure high performance teams can solve complex challenges like in manufacturing.

Making progress on complex problems requires dealing with uncertainty and multiple unknowns. In today's fast-paced manufacturing industry, staying ahead of the competition requires creativity and seamless data exchange through digital thread. And one of the most powerful tools at our disposal is collective intelligence. Harnessing the knowledge and expertise of a diverse group of individuals can yield groundbreaking innovations and solutions with customer value creation.

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Explore how collective intelligence adds to collaboration

It's about tapping into multiple subject matter experts, such as software developers, application specialists, and shop floor flow specialists, etc., and harnessing the vast amounts of knowledge, insights, and perspectives that may have been overlooked.

When collaborative problem-solving combines with the use of manufacturing digital solutions, collective intelligence has the potential to transform the way manufacturers operate. By fostering open communication and collaboration, the collective brainpower of employees, customers, and partners helps drive growth and push the boundaries of what's possible.

This is why we have a unique offering. Over the past few years, we have positioned our offerings with elements of the entire value chain—from design to machine planning and verification.

"We know our customers experience increased complexity in their operations, so our mission is to simplify manufacturing, making it easier for customers to automate and optimize their processes for more sustainable manufacturing,” says Mattias Nilsson, President of Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions. “Through our Collective Intelligence program, we’re able to bring together expertise in design, process planning, machining, and inspection from across Sandvik. This way, we’re fast-forwarding learning, adopting new technologies, and implementing more integrated solutions. Plus, we’re having fun while doing it!”

This is the power of collective intelligence. By collaborating across disciplines, we can find new possibilities.

Learn more about the path forward with Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions

Collective Intelligence transforms data management

In manufacturing, collective intelligence transforms data management and innovation by harnessing diverse workforce skills and collaborative approaches. This strategy enables companies to optimize processes, leverage cross-functional insights, and quickly adapt to technological and market changes, ultimately improving product development, supply chain efficiency, and competitive responsiveness through shared knowledge and integrated data strategies.

“By leveraging collective intelligence, we are able to effectively capture functional requirements and establish internal standards (e.g., 3D file exchange, cutting tool data, etc.). The collaborative approach ensures that our data management is robust and aligns seamlessly across all teams, increasing manufacturing operational efficiency for our customers,” said Coskun Islam, Head of Collective Intelligence Engineering of Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions.

Learn more about how to centralize data for a digital transformation

Examples of collective intelligence in manufacturing

At Sandvik, collaboration is one of our key strategies. We believe bringing different teams and brands together helps us improve solutions for you, the customer. Our "Collective Intelligence" practice is a great example of brands like Mastercam and Sandvik Coromant, which have integrations, helping your shop floors work smarter, not harder, and helping to bridge the knowledge gap.

Harnessing collective intelligence allows us to blend diverse human knowledge across teams with AI evolution, empowering creativity while ensuring physiological safety. By combining data, technology, and diverse expertise, we address uncertainty and drive innovation, solving complex manufacturing challenges and creating value for our customers. This approach aligns perfectly with Sandvik's culture and the evolving needs within Sandvik, ensuring high-performance teams can stay ahead in a fast-paced industry. Example is our strategy to reinvent the customer engagement of our products through generative AI, and where e.g. SigmaNEST, GibbsCAM and Cimatron have released a Co-pilot approach in collaboration with larger teams.

“By working closely together across our brands, we combine expertise and innovation to deliver smarter, more efficient solutions that address the evolving needs of our customers. Our collective intelligence drives us to break down barriers, creating seamless interaction that reinvent customer experience and simplify manufacturing,” said Magnus Malmström, CTO Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions.

Emphasizing breaking down walls between different parts of the value chain, aiming to ensure your systems can be more connected and efficient.

This approach lets us solve complex manufacturing challenges with collaborative knowledge and expertise across multiple brands and teams. It’s part of how we make technology for manufacturing simple even when it’s unique and complicated.

Learn how Sandvik Coromant and Mastercam collective intelligence deliver cost savings