AI application creates user-based digital twin for manufacturing workforce.
SUDBURY, MA, Jan 23, 2025 – Methods Machine Tools Inc. and Multiaxis LLC announce a joint, exclusive investment to bring to market Multiaxis Intelligence.
Multiaxis Intelligence will create a personalized manufacturing AI assistant to support various roles by simplifying tasks such as machining design, service operations, document management, and collaboration.
Multiaxis Intelligence will integrate with existing manufacturing systems and be customizable to meet each user’s specific needs. Multiaxis Intelligence will provide core features including:
- Quick Ask widgets for instant technical answers.
- Web search integration with verified industry knowledge.
- Voice collaboration capabilities for hands-free operations.
- Text-to-speech for presentation audio.
- Document generation and comparison tools.
- Secure local storage environments.
Businesses will build on top of these capabilities with the creation of their unique Private Company Vault [the “Vault”]. The Vault will allow companies to construct their own internal knowledge bases built through team member inputs, prompts, and documentation uploads. The result is a secure, easily accessible, on-premises database that will protect companies’ intellectual property and secure information sharing.
“The competition in manufacturing remains as fierce as ever. We know customers increasingly desire more resources, from the machining center to their documentation, that reduce administrative and processing work, so they can spend more time in the cut producing finished parts that drive revenue,” said Rick Alton, Methods chief executive officer.
“By pairing superior machine tools with value-added engineering services and now software solutions that empower a smarter, more capable workforce, we will create a deeper, more meaningful value chain. Together with Multiaxis, we’ll continue to grow the software side of our portfolio and help our customers succeed across their entire operations.”
“Multiaxis Intelligence will serve as a user’s digital twin and your intelligent partner to make daily operational requirements more efficient while providing advanced AI capabilities for modern manufacturing environments,” said Michael Kaminski, CEO of Multiaxis, LLC.
“Manufacturers work with highly sensitive information, both their own and their customers, including documents, design files, and production data. Rather than locating that information in a third-party cloud service provider, users can trust their knowledge remains safe in their own environments,” Kaminski added.
Multiaxis Intelligence will operate in any existing IT environment and workstation with simple network access, reachable across multiple locations for a unified collaborative experience.
Advanced AI capabilities will foster speed and versatility, allowing operators to dedicate their time to their most strategic requirements.
“The platform will grant users more of their most valuable asset—time. This isn’t just another piece of software. We’re changing how manufacturers get their work done by providing answers, insights, and problem solving quickly and reliably,” said Kaminski.
Multiaxis Intelligence builds upon the decade-plus of software innovation between Multiaxis LLC and Methods Machine Tools. The two companies collaborated with CAMplete on TruePath and CAMplete TurnMill for Nakamura-Tome multitasking machining centers, before CAMplete’s acquisition by AutoDesk in 2020.
Methods and Multiaxis anticipate a general availability launch of Multiaxis Intelligence in 2025.
For more information about Methods Machine Tools, visit methodsmachine.com.
For more information about Multiaxis, visit multiaxis.llc.
