Facens, in partnership with Germany’s Fraunhofer IPT, recognized as one of the leading research institutes in Europe, held in October 2019 a seminar on the topic of artificial intelligence applied to manufacturing within the concept of Industry 4.0. There were interactive workshops with companies, where the current state of the art was discussed, as well as the future vision of a digitalized and connected production in Brazil, with speakers Thomas Wollmer, director of the Production and Quality Department, and Jonathan Krauss, general manager of Process Optimization. It was an opportunity for specialists in research and development, production, engineering, innovation management, business development and managers, at various levels, to get updated in the area.