Beyond the Hype Cycle: Eaton's Tony Trim on Where Manufacturing AI Pays Off

Tony Trim, Manufacturing Operations AI Leader at Eaton, tells Stephen Hooper, Senior Vice President of Operation Solutions at Autodesk, that most digital twins fail by trying to replicate an entire factory instead of solving one costly problem. Trim breaks down where digital twins actually generate savings, including a push toward $50 million in annual value, and explains why agentic AI on the plant floor only works inside carefully engineered boundaries.