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WO Assistant (Ask AI) is available in the coming release of R2026f in September 2026. The feature enables a user to troubleshoot a WO by asking "How was the WO resolved?" (screenshot below). A user may also ask for instructions to perform a PM step. 1. Quick Questions Frequently asked questions may be defined so users can ask qu...

A new AI-assisted feature to detect duplicate work orders is available in the coming R2026f release (September 2026). It uses AI language models to compare subjects and problem descriptions of work orders to determine potential duplicates. AI language models can look beyond individual words and evaluate the meaning and context of the work orde...

Part search by picture is enabled by powerful AI computer vision models such as DINOv2 by Meta AI. Here are the steps to perform a part search by picture in Calem. Menu path: Inventory | Open | Item by PictureA user takes a photo of a part and uses it in part search (screenshot below). The input photo is compared against all the...

This blog presents the implementation of the asset failure prediction discussed in this blog. Asset failure prediction is an AI app (Artificial Intelligence) in the coming release of R2025h (December 2025). The app includes two components: Calem AI and Calem Service. Calem is the data source for training and inference. Models are tra...

AI (artificial intelligence) brings exciting possibilities in enterprise asset management. For instance, it is possible to predict when assets will fail. Such a prediction may be based on learning from asset data in Calem including sensor readings, maintenance records, asset breakdowns, and asset attributes. Asset data in C...

AI (artificial intelligence) gives rise to new possibilities in solving problems in enterprise asset management. It is one of the new technologies for Industry 4.0. Preventing unexpected breakdown is one of the key objectives of maintenance. AI may shed light on new approaches to it. OCR (Optical Character Recognition) enables the data extraction f...

AI (artificial intelligence) gives rise to new possibilities in solving problems in enterprise asset management. It is one of the new technologies for Industry 4.0. Preventing unexpected breakdown is one of the key objectives of maintenance. AI may shed light on new approaches to it.   Asset monitoring is done through meter reading analysis. F...

This blog is deprecated - see this blog for asset failure prediction. AI (artificial intelligence) gives rise to new possibilities in solving problems in enterprise asset management. It is one of the new technologies for Industry 4.0. Preventing unexpected breakdown is one of the key objectives of maintenance. AI may shed light on new approaches to...

AI (artificial intelligence) gives rise to new possibilities in solving problems in enterprise asset management. It is one of the new technologies for Industry 4.0. Preventing unexpected breakdown is one of the key objectives of maintenance. AI may shed light on new approaches to it. An unexpected breakdown of a critic...

This blog is deprecated. See this blog for asset failure prediction. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technology for tackling complex problems such as answering questions. For instance, I got the following response when asking ChatGPT, an AI powered chat bot, "Why AI": Why AI by ChatGPT AI, or artificial intelligence, has ...