AI Meets the Factory Floor: Josh Rudd on A+W Software's Vision for Smarter Glass Fabrication

Date: 20 May 2026

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A+W Software

Date: 20 May 2026

Josh Rudd joins NGA Chief Content Officer Katy Devlin and NGA Director of Membership Sara Neiswanger to break down what AI actually means for a glass fabrication business.

Josh walks through how A+W's new AI order entry agent, Mira, reads inbound emails and purchase orders to eliminate manual data entry errors, explains what a true pull-system smart factory looks like in practice, and shares how A+W is using AI internally to accelerate coding and testing. He also looks further ahead at dynamic capacity planning, the potential for humanoid robots on the shop floor, and why GFAB is the right place for fabricators to connect and learn. Recorded as part of the NGA Glass Fabricator (GFAB) Conference in Chicago, June 14–17.

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