Manufacturing AI agents control production lines, manage quality assurance, optimize processes, and coordinate maintenance. These agents interact with industrial control systems where errors can damage equipment, produce defective products, or injure workers. Safety requirements here are among the strictest in any industry.
Agents connected to SCADA systems, PLCs, or industrial IoT devices must operate within strict safety parameters. These systems control physical processes where out-of-range values can cause equipment failure or safety hazards.
Parameter boundaries. Define hard limits for every controllable parameter: temperatures, pressures, speeds, voltages, and flow rates. Authensor's policy engine rejects commands that set parameters outside safe operating ranges. These limits should be set by process engineers and not modifiable by the agent.
Rate of change limits. Even within safe ranges, rapid parameter changes can stress equipment. Policy rules limit how quickly the agent can change setpoints.
Lockout/tagout compliance. Agents must respect equipment lockout states. Configure policies that check maintenance system status before allowing the agent to start or modify equipment operation.
Agents managing quality control need policies that prevent defective products from shipping. Configure rules for:
Inspection requirements. Define which products require inspection and at what frequency. Block the agent from approving batches that have not completed required inspections.
Tolerance enforcement. Reject products with measurements outside specification tolerances. The agent should not be able to override quality holds without proper authorization.
Recall coordination. If the agent identifies a quality issue affecting shipped products, escalate immediately to human managers through Authensor's approval workflow.
Manufacturing agents must prioritize worker safety above production targets. Configure policies that:
Block production increases that would require workers to exceed safe operating procedures. Halt operations when safety sensor readings indicate a hazard. Require human confirmation before restarting equipment after a safety shutdown.
Agents that schedule maintenance must balance equipment availability with safety. Configure policies that enforce maintenance schedules and prevent the agent from deferring safety-critical maintenance to meet production targets.
Manufacturing is subject to ISO 9001, OSHA, and industry-specific regulations. Authensor's audit trail documents every agent decision affecting production, quality, and safety. This record supports regulatory audits and incident investigations.
Manufacturing agents connected to industrial networks must be isolated from the corporate network. Deploy Authensor's control plane in the manufacturing network zone with no direct connectivity to external systems.
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