The wood-based panels industry is entering a new era.And it’s not just about saving material anymore.

As featured in Wood Based Panels International special issue "Focus on AI", SMARTECH is helping redefine how panel mills operate in a world of tighter margins, workforce challenges, and rising sustainability expectations.

The shift is clear:

🔹From isolated optimisation → whole-line intelligence

🔹From operator dependency → AI-augmented decision making

🔹From reactive control → self-learning, autonomous operations

🔹From productivity or sustainability → productivity and sustainability

Backed by Hexion and deep OEM partnerships, SMARTECH’s approach to AI helps mills learn continuously, operate consistently, and scale performance without adding complexity.

This is about empowering people, not replacing them, and building resilient, future-ready manufacturing.

Curious how AI is moving from dashboards to real autonomy?

Read the full feature:

‍