November 2, 2025

AI Agents for Industrial Sales and Application Engineers

Industrial teams still rely on fragmented and manual processes to match complex product specs with use-case-specific needs.

Take this example:

You're selling a vision sensor to a factory. To get it right, you need to know:

⇨ What’s the size and speed of the conveyor line?

⇨ Is the plant located in Munich or Arizona?

⇨ Will this sensor withstand that temperature range?

⇨ What PLC is the customer using — Siemens or Rockwell?

⇨ Will the sensor integrate without conflict?

⇨ Are there newer models in the portfolio that fit better?

⇨ Can it be installed without disrupting production?Now imagine trying to answer all of that...

⇨ Using PDFs.

⇨Email chains.

⇨ Gut instinct.

⇨ And hoping Bob from Engineering isn’t on vacation.

With an AI Agents trained on your connected industrial knowledge:

✅ All technical documentation, manuals, spec sheets, CAD drawings, becomes queryable

✅ Reps and engineers can ask natural-language questions and get verified answers

✅ Compliance, compatibility, and environmental fit can be checked in seconds

✅ Human experts stay in the loop, but no longer stuck in the weeds

I sat down with Fay Goldstein Co-Founder and CEO of Folio to discuss the application of AI Agents for Industrial Sales and Application Engineers.

Kudzai Manditereza

Founder & Educator - Industry40.tv

Kudzai Manditereza is an Industry4.0 technology evangelist and creator of Industry40.tv, an independent media and education platform focused on industrial data and AI for smart manufacturing. He specializes in Industrial AI, IIoT, Unified Namespace, Digital Twins, and Industrial DataOps, helping digital manufacturing leaders implement and scale AI initiatives.

Kudzai hosts the AI in Manufacturing podcast and writes the Smart Factory Playbook newsletter, where he shares practical guidance on building the data backbone that makes industrial AI work in real-world manufacturing environments. He currently serves as Senior Industry Solutions Advocate at HiveMQ.