Intel Making Factories Better Places for Humans to Work

Irene Petrick, director of Industrial Innovation in the Industrial Solutions Division, Internet of Things Group; Faith McCreary, principal engineer, experience architect, and researcher, Internet of Things Group “We imagine the factory of the future that is smart enough to take care of itself most of the time,” Faith says. Hundreds of interviews later: Both Ph.Ds in Intel’s Internet of Things Group, Irene and Faith came to Intel after careers in consulting, research and academia. After they interviewed employees – CEOs to factory workers – at 133 manufacturers, they co-authored a research paper on “Industry 4.0.” One key finding: 59 percent of people in manufacturing want “intelligent” solutions to take on work described as manual or labor-intensive.