Manufacturers today face a perfect storm: experienced workers are retiring, new hires are hard to retain, and the complexity of modern production systems is increasing by the day. As automation scales up, the real bottleneck isn’t hardware—it’s people. The question isn't whether teams can keep up, but how quickly they can learn, adapt, and execute with precision.
That’s where DeepHow comes in.
This year at Automate, we're showcasing how AI-powered training and support tools are reshaping the frontline experience—from onboarding to task execution. Visit us at Booth 8032 in Exhibit Hall E to see how we’re helping teams close the skills gap, reduce ramp-up time, and keep productivity on track.
Turning training into execution
Traditional training methods simply can’t keep pace with the speed of change on today’s factory floor. Job shadowing doesn’t scale. Paper SOPs go unread. And when the expert retires, so does the knowledge.
DeepHow was built to solve this. We started by capturing expert know-how in video form, enhanced with AI. Today, we’re going further—with features like Smart Compare and Smart Assist—to ensure that workers don’t just learn faster, they perform better.
- Smart Compare helps teams ensure tasks are performed correctly, every time. By analyzing a worker’s task execution against an expert demonstration, it automatically flags deviations, highlights missed steps, and provides clear, actionable feedback. Whether it’s a critical safety procedure or a high-precision setup, Smart Compare gives supervisors and workers the visibility they need to maintain consistency and improve quality—without slowing down operations.
- Smart Assist empowers workers with real-time guidance on the job. When a question arises—whether it’s “What happens next?” or “What torque setting should I use?”—Smart Assist delivers an instant answer. Workers type or speak their question and get back a relevant video snippet, step-by-step guide, or AI-generated summary sourced from your training library.
Together, these tools help companies reduce costly mistakes, support less-experienced employees, and keep production moving—even when resources are tight.
Customer Spotlight: How acuity is scaling smarter training with DeepHow
Acuity, a leader in advanced lighting and building management solutions, turned to DeepHow to accelerate training and skill development across its Mexico-based assembly operations. Facing a growing need for rapid onboarding and upskilling of hourly associates, Acuity sought a scalable solution to reduce reliance on hands-on technical trainers and meet the expectations of a modern, fast-paced workforce.
Key drivers behind Acuity’s adoption of DeepHow included:
- Faster speed to proficiency for new hires using scalable, repeatable video-based training
- Reduced burden on technical trainers, freeing up time for more complex instruction and support
- Improved retention and engagement by delivering training that’s accessible, intuitive, and aligned with how workers actually learn
- Increased talent attraction in a competitive labor market, offering job preview content during recruiting
With DeepHow, Acuity now captures the end-to-end assembly process in video, builds step-by-step Smart Instructions, and integrates the content directly into their LMS, SAP SuccessFactors. The result is consistent skill-building, clearer work instructions, and a stronger foundation for career growth.
Current Use Cases:
- New hire training and upskilling in Mexico assembly plants
- Talent acquisition job previews to engage prospective hires
- Accelerated speed to proficiency for hourly associates
Future Expansion:
- Product installation training
- Distech product education
- Onboarding for HR and recruiting teams
- Environmental, health, and safety training for plants and distribution centers
By partnering with DeepHow, Acuity is transforming workforce development into a competitive advantage—delivering the speed, clarity, and consistency needed to grow and retain top talent.
See it live: DeepHow x NVIDIA at Automate
DeepHow leverages NVIDIA AI Blueprint for video search and summarization, GPUs, and multimodal processing capabilities to make workforce training more scalable, efficient, and impactful than ever before, with measurable results. In addition to our booth presence, DeepHow’s CEO Sivakumar Lakshmanan will join Alvin Clark, Senior AI Engineer & Global Developer Relations Manager at NVIDIA Robotics, for a featured session:
Giving Operators a Boost with AI-Powered Worker Training and Assistance
Tuesday | 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM (EDT) | Room 310A
This session will explore how NVIDIA and DeepHow are leveraging vision language models (VLMs), large language models (LLMs), and NVIDIA Inference Microservices (NIMs) to create intelligent AI agents that rapidly interpret training content and deliver context-aware assistance on the floor.
It’s free to attend Automate 2025 in Detroit! Register here.
Expect to learn:
- How DeepHow turns expert workflows into interactive, multilingual video SOPs
- How generative AI agents are accelerating onboarding, reducing task errors, and enabling scalable human-AI collaboration
- How DeepHow integrates with MES, ERP, and LMS systems to streamline training
Join us at booth 8032 in Exhibit Hall E
Whether you're upskilling a new generation, standardizing processes across shifts, or scaling operations across sites, we’d love to show you how DeepHow can help.
Stop by to explore:
- AI-guided task execution with Smart Compare
- On-demand support with Smart Assist
- How to launch in less than 30 days with a free trial
Ready to explore smarter training?
Don’t just take our word for it—try DeepHow on your floor. Get started with a free trial and see the impact firsthand.
