Ethon & Siemens got selected among the World Economic Forum MINDS first cohort

EthonAI and Siemens got selected among the first cohort of the World Economic Forum’s MINDS (Meaningful, Intelligent, Novel, Deployable Solutions) programme for driving operational excellence and scaling European industrial AI globally. The MINDS programme was launched to spotlight AI applications already delivering real impact across critical sectors. The first cohort of MINDS winners shows how AI can be applied with purpose to solve complex global challenges. These are not pilots or prototypes. They are real solutions already transforming lives and industries.

Siemens and EthonAI began collaborating to improve factory operations using AI-enabled quality control. EthonAI’s Industrial AI platform empowers manufacturers with autonomous workflows that reduce costs, enhance product quality and increase throughput. Integrated with Siemens Industrial Edge, the platform enables factories across Europe, North America and Asia to automate millions of visual inspections and uncover inefficiencies through autonomous root cause analysis and process mining.

The decision to scale this collaboration is backed by clear ROI: Standardizing visual inspection via a unified platform - rather than isolated point solutions – saves Siemens between $34,800-$115,900 per inspection station with overall projected savings of $10M+. This impact is amplified by Siemens’ scalable software ecosystem, which ensures rapid, consistent deployment of AI solutions across its global factory network.

Read more about the members of MINDS first cohort here: Proof over Promise: Insights on Real-World AI Adoption from 2025 MINDS Organizations