The Evolution of AI in the Coatings Industry: From Subjective Observation to Predictive Analysis With the passage of time, Artificial Intelligence and its remarkable developments are increasingly permeating various aspects of our daily lives. Regardless of the ethical or practical debates surrounding AI, its widespread adoption—especially in professional sectors—is now a reality, revolutionizing traditional operational methods. Companies in the coatings sector must proactively approach these new AI-driven solutions to integrate their workflows (production, R&D, safety, marketing, etc.) into a global labor market transformed by the digital revolution. In the field of Paint and Coatings R&D , AI tools are already proving invaluable for enhancing the design of new formulations and evaluating laboratory and application results. While the efficacy of a coating was once tested exclusively through subjective observation, today the integration of Computer Vision and predictive modelin...
