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Archives for July 11, 2019

Nokia’s 5G factory recognised as ‘Advanced 4th Industrial Revolution Lighthouse’

July 11, 2019 by Anna

Nokia‘s 5G ‘factory of the future’ in Oulu, Finland has been selected by McKinsey and the World Economic Forum as an Advanced 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Lighthouse, reflecting leadership and proven success in adopting and implementing 4IR technologies at scale.

Designed to showcase Industry 4.0 concepts for the manufacturing of Nokia 4G and 5G base stations, the Oulu factory uses Nokia’s private (4.9G/LTE) wireless networks for connectivity for all assets within and outside the factory, IoT analytics running on Edge cloud, and a real-time digital twin of operations data.

The factory, which produces 1,000 4G and 5G base stations per day, generated significant annual improvements, including more than 30 percent productivity gains, 50 percent savings in time of product delivery to market, and an annual cost savings of millions of euros.

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Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: 4IR, 5g, digital, factory, future, ir, lighthouse, nokia, nokia's, oulu, private, product, technologies, wireless

Cleveron wins deal with Latin American retail giant Falabella Retail

July 11, 2019 by Anna

Estonian click and collect company Cleveron has begun working with Chile-based Falabella Retail, part of Falabella Group, which is the third largest company in Latin America.

Falabella Retail has installed the Cleveron 402 parcel robot, which dispenses online purchases in shops, in the Los Dominicos Shopping Centre in Chile’s capital city Santiago.

Customers make their purchases online, choose in-store delivery and later receive their parcels from the robot using the order code. Cleveron 402 is also used by the fashion retailer Zara.

[Read more…] about Cleveron wins deal with Latin American retail giant Falabella Retail

Filed Under: News Tagged With: america, automated retail, cleveron, click and collect, company, countries, falabella, latin, online, purchases, retail, robot, zealand

Competition to win prestigious award for steel innovation now open

July 11, 2019 by David Edwards

Applications are now being accepted for the Swedish Steel Prize 2019, the steel industry’s most prestigious award, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

The Swedish Steel Prize is an award for ideas and products that have an impact on future steel solutions, and it attracts competitors from across the world.

It will be awarded on November 14th, 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden as part of the Swedish Steel Prize 2019 event. Applications are now being accepted. [Read more…] about Competition to win prestigious award for steel innovation now open

Filed Under: Manufacturing Tagged With: award, innovation, prize, steel, swedish

Vattenfall and Echandia Marine develop electric ferry with ‘superfast charging’

July 11, 2019 by David Edwards

Energy supplier Vattenfall and engineering company Echandia Marine claim they have developed a new solution for electric ferries that can “minimise emissions and noise and at the same time lower operational and maintenance costs and provide superfast charging”.

The systems are installed on E/S Movitz that operates in central Stockholm and can be fully charged within 10 minutes with up to 500 kW charging power.

Vattenfall and Echandia Marine have together developed a new concept that can contribute to a more sustainable transport solution for different types of boats and ferries. [Read more…] about Vattenfall and Echandia Marine develop electric ferry with ‘superfast charging’

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: battery, central, charging, developed, e/s, echandia, electric, emissions, ferries, ferry, marine, movitz, operation, power, solution, stockholm, superfast, sustainable, system, systems, vattenfall

4 Warning Signs You Should Consider Replacing Your Tyres

July 11, 2019 by Liv

Tyres are one of the most important parts of any vehicle. Whether you ride a bike or drive a car, having pairs of well-maintained tyres is a must to ensure a smooth ride and great performance.

Tyres also play a significant role in ensuring the safety of the occupants.

But, just like engine and other vehicle parts, the tyres also develop wear and tear over time and it becomes necessary to replace them by finding super deals on UK’s brands online so you can also save money on tyres. [Read more…] about 4 Warning Signs You Should Consider Replacing Your Tyres

Filed Under: Features, Promoted Tagged With: cracks, tread, tyre, tyres

Oceaneering to perform first deepwater survey in Mexico using autonomous underwater vehicle

July 11, 2019 by Anna

Oceaneering International, Inc. has secured a contract to perform the first-ever deepwater (1,000-3,000 m) Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) survey in Mexican waters.

The geophysical survey will take place at the BHP-operated Trion block. Oceaneering will use the DP-2 Ocean Investigator, equipped with the OS-VI AUV and light geotechnical capabilities.

Work is currently under way and will continue for approximately 45 days. Oceaneering will also provide light geotechnical services by acquiring 6 m piston core soil samples.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: acquiring, autonomous, auv, deepwater, geotechnical, light, oceaneering, oceaneering international, os-vi, perform, survey, underwater, vehicle

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