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Sandisk's Penang factory reaches 95% lights-out with agentic AI
Dell reports lights-out operations up from 80% to 95%, factory costs down 32%, energy use down 46%, lead time down 54.5% and defects down from 800 to 100 parts per million.
Done withDell AI Factory with NVIDIADell AI Factory with NVIDIA (PrimeGPT, Vision AIoT)
Reported outcomeFactory costs -32%; defects 800 → 100 ppmSource: Vendor case study
1The problem
Sandisk's Penang plant wanted to push automation further and speed up product design.
2Agent setup
An on-site AI platform runs generative and agentic AI tools such as PrimeGPT and Vision AIoT, implemented with Dell and a local partner.
3Result
Dell reports lights-out operations up from 80% to 95%, factory costs down 32%, energy use down 46%, lead time down 54.5% and defects down from 800 to 100 parts per million.
4Copy-paste prompt
Turn this shift's machine downtime log [paste] into a summary: top 3 causes by minutes lost, which machines, and one corrective action for each.