Originally published by:Aerospace Manufacturing
M4S Take

Session details: David Priev presents the AI Machinist on September 14 at 1:15 P.M. in IMTS08 Room W192-B.

  • Fragmented workflows: CNC programming, inspection, and manufacturability analysis remain manual and dependent on scarce expertise, while CAM, CMM, and DFM operate in silos.
  • System scope: The AI Machinist generates machining strategies and tool paths in CAM software, creates CMM inspection programs, and evaluates manufacturability upfront.
  • Knowledge scaling: The system continuously improves from every interaction, capturing and scaling expert knowledge across teams.
  • Manufacturing direction: A unified, AI-driven production floor reduces programming time, improves consistency, and unlocks a path to autonomous manufacturing.

Published August 27, 2026

Fragmented production work

CNC programming, inspection, and manufacturability analysis are fragmented, manual, and dependent on scarce expertise. CAM, CMM, and DFM workflows operate in silos, slowing production and limiting scalability. For manufacturers trying to move faster without adding risk, that separation remains the constraint.

The session is scheduled for September 14 at 1:15 P.M. in IMTS08 Room W192-B.

A system across the workflow

David Priev, CEO of LimitlessCNC, introduces the AI Machinist as an intelligent system that works across the entire production workflow. It generates machining strategies and tool paths in CAM software, creates CMM inspection programs, and evaluates manufacturability upfront.

Just as important, the AI Machinist continuously improves from every interaction, capturing and scaling expert knowledge across teams. That points to a shift from isolated automation steps toward a production environment where programming, inspection, and manufacturability analysis inform one another.

Presenter background

David Priev is the CEO and co-founder of LimitlessCNC. He is a mechanical engineer with many years of experience in complex production sites.

Why it matters

Leading manufacturers are moving toward a unified, AI-driven production floor. The stated payoff is practical: the AI-driven production floor reduces programming time, improves consistency, and unlocks a path to autonomous manufacturing. The open question is not whether the workflow is fragmented; it is how quickly teams can connect it without losing control of process knowledge.

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Simon McLoughlin

Founder & Editor, M4S News

20+ years in manufacturing and engineering. I started M4S News to cut through the noise and deliver real intelligence to the people who actually make things. When I'm not writing or editing, I'm talking to engineers on factory floors.

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