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Microsoft Corp., in collaboration with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and TitletownTech announced on Wednesday the opening of an AI Co-Innovation Lab on the UWM campus. This marks Microsoft’s first AI Co-Innovation Lab with a dedicated focus on manufacturing innovation.

The lab’s launch comes one year after Microsoft’s landmark investment to build AI infrastructure in Wisconsin. Operating out of a temporary home on the UWM campus over the past year, the lab worked with a handful of companies from across Wisconsin to build AI solutions.

Recent engagements show how manufacturers and other organizations are using AI to solve real-world challenges. From real-time fault detection in industrial machinery to multilingual voice assistants that streamline gate, dock and yard logistics, local companies are working to apply Microsoft’s AI technologies to improve operations and decision-making. Others are building tools to forecast supply chain lead times, manage hydroponic farms and deliver proactive customer support.