The attention-grabbing development is that DeepSeek R1 is the one to regard as the top performer -now that it is performing just as well as the advanced OpenAI o1 models. This news has had a great impact and has sent waves through the artificial intelligence field, because in fact, DeepSeek not only stands at par with OpenAI but offers such a possibility at a significantly lower cost, thus, it further stimulates the interests of firms in all sectors of the industry such as metalworking and fabrication.

It is very natural for firms that have long been indifferent to the application of artificial intelligence due to the worries over data transparency to now consider DeepSeek as a suitable solution. In fact, the very nature of the open-source project allows users to operate it within their own officer labs, thus pumping some security factor to the Agilists scared of third-party data treatment. This is indeed a stride for firms wanting to commence using artificial intelligence in closed, self-owned environments, accordingly making their MRP system, ERP system, and IQC processes better.

DeepSeek forming an alliance with LAIDFU, which is an AI agent is the most innovative one that is about to change the ways of interaction between users, OpenAI and DeepSeek facilities. Let’s mention that, this partnership is positioning 2025 as the unique year of AI agents, called agentic AI. The AI agents by being generic long term task-oriented are empowering the metal and mould fabrication sectors to tailor exactly what furthers their business with this easy option of the enterprise resources planning tool production provided by the said agents.

DeepSeek merge into the ERP systems is revolutionary for firms because it will empower them to manage MES with ease and moreover their CRP as well. The case of Singapore is like this: it is in a state of readiness for the avant-garde technological development and as such it is a luring ground for the interested business sector which will go for AI solutions. Programmed under the leadership of the country, the EDG subsidies act as a cherry on top for the firms that are eligible to adopt both ERP and AI solutions, thereby, keeping Singapore at the forefront of technology breakthroughs.

Besides, as the tale of AI progresses, the ride DeepSeek takes among the big boys such as OpenAI is of very great importance. The metalworking and fabrication industries among others are in a position of running new processes in their MRP systems as well as augmenting their products and service offers through an ultra-competitive market.

This AI revolution has been advantageous not only to the firms but to the entire technological world where ERP system improvement and enterprise resources planning are the main tools for being competitive. AI agents, the offerings of which now have the extraordinary power of doing several tasks simultaneously, are on their way to transforming business processes, and by so doing, mark a new path in the sectors that rely on metal and mould fabrication.

About aiM18 ERP

A cloud-native ERP widely adopted by business in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and China. With over 6,000 customers in the region, aiM18 gains positive feedbacks from customer across different sectors, from manufacturers, distributors, retailers, service providers to NGOs. The renowned no-code approach saves customer a big sum of customization costs and countless hours of implementation man-days.

About LAIDFU (Let AI Do For You)

An AI builder for enterprise to build their own AI agents.
Proprietary EKP (Enterprise Knowledge Partitioning) technology eases CEO’s concern about trade secret leakage which often occurs in most AI agents / chatbots in the market. EKP removes the hurdle of AI adoption by most companies in using sensitive corporate data.
Powered by no-code approach, deployment of LAIDFU incurs far less developers (and development costs) in comparison with other AI studios.