About this blog
What artificial intelligence actually changes in industry: maintenance, inspection, asset integrity, quality and compliance. Written for professionals, by someone who has spent time on the plant floor.
AI Consultant · Industry
Adama Camara
11 years in the food, pharmaceutical and medical industries, then in non-destructive testing and equipment integrity.
Education
Master’s in business engineering and project management
Bachelor’s in international business development
Software published
Fields
Asset integrity · Inspection · Maintenance · Quality · Regulatory compliance
Certifications
Google AI Professional Certificate · Google AI Essentials
Skills
Tools used
Gemini
Claude
Codex
n8n
Why this blog exists
The technical material available online on industrial maintenance splits between two extremes: academic articles that are hard to apply, and commercial content describing features rather than real work situations. Between the two, what a maintenance or inspection manager is actually looking for is missing: how to handle a specific problem, with the data at hand, within their own constraints.
Each article starts from an identifiable work question and tries to answer it in a directly usable way: methods, selection criteria, common mistakes, questions to ask a supplier. When an answer depends on your context, that is stated, rather than giving a general recommendation that would be worthless.
The editorial rules
No invented figures. No performance statistic, testimonial or case study fabricated to support an argument. When a figure cannot be verified, it is not written.
No unverified sources. Standards and regulatory obligations are cited only when they genuinely apply, and without inventing article numbers.
The limits are stated. Each article devotes a section to what does not work, what the tool does not do, or the cases where the method does not apply. Content that shows only advantages helps no one decide.
No promise of results. The effect of an approach on unplanned downtime or a budget is measured over several years. Announcing a percentage gain at one year would be dishonest.
An independent publication
This blog is written by an independent consultant, who also publishes asset-integrity management software. That activity is stated on every page, in the right-hand column: you know who writes and what they sell. No other publisher funds these articles, no comparison is sponsored, and no third-party tool is recommended for payment.