Effectively Managing Customization Without Losing Control
GenAI Meets Determinism: Bring Speed and Certainty to Complex Product Configurations
Mastering Complexity and Customization at Scale
11th Configuration Lifecycle Management Summit (CLM): Online Educational Event for Manufacturers
Generative AI Needs a Deterministic Backbone in Manufacturing
Configure to Order: A Business Strategy for the Future
Manufacturing Silos: Mass Production vs Mass Customization
Deterministic AI: Ensuring Absolute Accuracy in AI Models
Upcoming Events
If you’ve ever watched a new product launch spiral into chaos because manufacturing isn’t built for customization, you’re not alone. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.
In our new Industry 4.0 Club blog, Daniel Joseph Barry from Configit reveals insights based on deep mass customization expertise:
Teams often run into trouble when product definitions aren’t consistent.
Adding more product variants isn’t the answer, it can make things more complicated.
Customization affects engineering, sales, operations, and supply chains. When teams don’t work from the same playbook, things get messy.
Customers are looking for configurations, not just products. That means features, rules, and production constraints all come into play.
What happens when the speed of GenAI meets the precision demands of manufacturing?
In this video, Laura Beckwith, Director of Product Management at Configit, shares how leading organizations are combining the flexibility of generative AI with deterministic configuration models to ensure accuracy, traceability, and repeatability—without slowing innovation.
If you’re navigating product complexity, customization, or AI adoption in manufacturing, this is a conversation you want to connect with. Watch the video!
Complexity isn’t slowing down in manufacturing, it’s accelerating.
Join the Industry 4.0 Club’s upcoming Fireside Chat with Johan Salenstedt, CEO of Configit, for a timely discussion on: “Mastering Complexity and Customization at Scale.”
With 30+ years of leadership experience across global organizations like IBM and Adobe, Johan brings a unique perspective on how manufacturers can align systems, data, and processes to turn complexity into a competitive advantage. In this conversation, we’ll explore:
The biggest shift in managing product and lifecycle complexity
The hidden risks of spreadsheets and disconnected systems
How to balance GenAI speed with deterministic, repeatable outcomes
What’s happening today related to a Configuration Lifecycle Management (CLM) approach and over the next 3–5 years
Register for "Customization at Scale"
Don’t miss the 11th Configuration Lifecycle Management Summit, May 6–7, 2026, an online event bringing together B2B manufacturing leaders to tackle customization at scale and build a strong data foundation for the future.
Held virtually over two half-days, the Summit explores how connecting systems, data, and logic enables organizations to manage complexity more effectively.
Discover how a CLM approach links systems and configuration logic across the enterprise, turning product complexity into confident decisions throughout the product lifecycle.
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗼𝗻 “𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆” 𝗼𝗿 “𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆.” While GenAI is useful in manufacturing, companies need to marry it with determinism, according to Laura Beckwith, Ph.D., a product configuration and Configuration Lifecycle Management approach expert with Configit. In our latest Industry 4.0 Club blog, Laura shares:
A product configuration only matters if you can actually build, sell, and support it. Looking good isn’t enough.
The core design choice is straightforward: use generative AI to interpret intent, and use deterministic logic to decide validity.
Find where configuration knowledge lives, where it is fragmented, and where teams are recreating the same rules across systems. Use GenAI to reduce friction or speed up model creation without becoming the source of truth.
Read "GenAI & Determinism" Blog
Customization is no longer a competitive advantage, it’s an expectation. The real challenge? Delivering it with precision, speed, and confidence.
In this video, Henrik Hulgaard, VP of Product Management at Configit, dives into how configure-to-order is evolving from an operational necessity into a true differentiator, the risks of scaling complexity, and how a strong configuration backbone enables both innovation and determinism.
If manufacturing is still set up like we're making the Ford Model T, how will companies meet customer demands for customization? Get insights on how manufacturing silos are impeding customization and how to overcome with a Configuration Lifecycle Management approach. Watch this short featuring Daniel Joseph Barry, Vice President and mass customization expert with Configit.
GenAI oversight is critical, and a Configuration Lifecycle Management approach helps manufacturers leverage the power of GenAI while validating input. Watch this short for more!
April 29th webinar – Mastering Complexity and Customization at Scale
May 4th webinar – From Design to Delivery: Integrating PLM and CLM for End-to-End Manufacturing Excellence. Watch LinkedIn for our invite coming soon!
May 6-7 – Configuration Lifecycle Management (CLM) Summit, Virtual Event
September 30-October 1 – 3rd MX.0 Midwest, Cleveland, Ohio
October 28-29 – MD&M Midwest, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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