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Hitachi and DFKI develop sensor suit to improve workplace safety

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Hitachi and DFKI have jointly developed a “sensor suit” which uses artificial intelligence to quantify the physical load and stress on manual workers.

Hitachi and DFKI – short for the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence – say the AI-based suit can provide “effective feedback on the movement of each body part”.

This AI technology performs real-time recognition and quantification of a physical load exerted on a worker’s body during work by using the motion data of each body part obtained through sensors in wearable devices.  [Read more…] about Hitachi and DFKI develop sensor suit to improve workplace safety

Hannover Messe to showcase modular production systems

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This year’s Hannover Messe will feature a showcase on modular production.

For the third year running, manufacturers, users and module providers will demonstrate the ability of interface standardization to significantly increase production plant flexibility in process manufacturing.

The key is to have end-to-end modularization and make greater use of intelligent, decentralized automation, say the experts.  [Read more…] about Hannover Messe to showcase modular production systems

Hannover Messe: Digitization and AI ‘driving growth in virtually every sector’

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Digitization, integration and artificial Intelligence are now driving growth in virtually every sector, with more and more companies leveraging the benefits of state-of-the art applications to optimize their processes and stay competitive.

But the transformative power of multidisciplinary technologies like AI also poses major questions for society generally.

The real challenge, therefore, is for industry and politics to work as partners and proactively shape the industrial transformation.  [Read more…] about Hannover Messe: Digitization and AI ‘driving growth in virtually every sector’

Sweden: Leading the pack in digitization and smart industry

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A closer look at this year’s partner country for Hannover Messe

Spotify, Klarna, Skype and iZettle are all big names in the digital world. And they have one thing in common: they are all from Sweden – Stockholm, the country’s capital, to be precise.

Two of the world’s biggest computer games, Minecraft (Mojang) and Candy Crush (King), where also developed in Stockholm. Ericsson, world leader of telecommunication systems was founded for more than 100 years ago.

All this undoubtedly makes Sweden’s capital one of the world’s major technology hotspots. In fact, Stockholm is widely regarded as one of the world’s biggest “unicorn factories” and ranks second only to Silicon Valley when it comes to the number of local startups with a market capitalization of over one billion US dollars.  [Read more…] about Sweden: Leading the pack in digitization and smart industry

Sweden looking to make the most of its partner status at Hannover Messe

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Hannover Messe is probably the world’s largest industrial technology trade show. It’s an annual event which last year attracted almost a quarter of a million visitors from around a hundred countries.

For its 6,000 or so exhibitors – which include all the leading industrial robotics and automation companies – Hannover Messe provides a platform to reach markets in virtually every country in the world.

Additionally, every year, the organisers of the event choose a “partner country”, which is given a higher profile in publicity activities and more support to access Germany’s huge industrial base.  [Read more…] about Sweden looking to make the most of its partner status at Hannover Messe

Interview: IMTS organisers to launch new manufacturing technology event next year

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Interview with Peter Eelman (main picture), vice president, exhibitions and business development, AMT – the Association For Manufacturing Technology

The International Manufacturing Technology Show partnered with European media to spread awareness of the show and attract visitors. This year it set all-time records for show metrics and welcomed 129,415 people from across the globe. There were 2,123 booths over 1,424,232 sq ft of exhibit space and 2,563 exhibiting companies.

Following the recent show, Peter Eelman spoke about its success and why IMTS is such an important event for European companies.

Eelman is the vice president – exhibitions and business development at AMT – the Association for Manufacturing Technology, which owns and produces IMTS.  [Read more…] about Interview: IMTS organisers to launch new manufacturing technology event next year

Manufacturing is set for ‘the next American industrial revolution’, says ABI

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ABI Research says its study of recent big industrial technology exhibitions “highlights how the manufacturing landscape is set for the next American industrial revolution”.

The consultancy says: “The manufacturing landscape is about to change and change in a big way.”

The debate over whether or not digitization will impact this market has passed, it adds.  [Read more…] about Manufacturing is set for ‘the next American industrial revolution’, says ABI

Kuka launches new robots and showcases its vision of ‘intelligent automation’

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Kuka has launched two new robots – a collaborative industrial robotic arm called LBR iisy (main picture) and an innovative new one called “i-do” that is difficult to describe (see picture below) but is categorised in the company’s new “consumer robotics” business.

Kuka has also been showcasing the company’s vision of “intelligent automation”.

The industrial robot making giant says it is showing how mechatronics and digitization merge in the smart factory.

Kuka demonstrated some of its concepts for the production of tomorrow at the recent Hannover Messe event, under the motto “industrial intelligence 4.0_beyond automation”.  [Read more…] about Kuka launches new robots and showcases its vision of ‘intelligent automation’

Huawei woos industrial sector with new networking technologies

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Huawei has been trying to woo the industrial sector with new networking technologies and a significant presence at the recent Hannover Messe event

Huawei has been showcasing its solutions and best practices for digital industrial transformation under the theme of “Leading New ICT, Connecting Bits & Gears”.

Focusing on connectivity, Huawei and industry partners are jointly showcasing products and solutions based on new information and communications technology such as the internet of things, cloud computing, eLTE, and 5G, and demonstrating how they can be applied in a wide range of digital industrial scenarios such as:

  • internet of vehicles;
  • internet of elevators and escalators;
  • connected factories;
  • smart logistics; and
  • predictive maintenance.

Huawei is also announcing new collaborations with leading industry partners including Groupe PSA, Telefónica, Munich Airport, Alliance of Industrial Internet, Avnu Alliance, and Schneider Electric.  [Read more…] about Huawei woos industrial sector with new networking technologies

Hannover Messe and CeMAT review: Raving with the machines

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The machines are not out to get us, claims Deutsche Messe boss

German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto set the tone on day one of the Hannover Messe/CeMAT double-header. Asked to shake hands with a robot, they both went for the more casual fist bump – a symbol for the relaxed, natural interaction of humans with digitization, robots and machine learning. (See main picture.)

Dr Jochen Köckler, chairman of the managing board at Deutsche Messe, at the close of Hannover Messe/CeMAT, said: “Technology is not about competing with us humans – it’s about assisting us. That is the core message conveyed by this trade fair, which has again underscored Hannover’s reputation as a global hotspot for the digital transformation of industry.

“The focus here has clearly been on the human element: We’re the ones making the decisions and setting the course. The interaction of humans with machines and IT adds up to a huge competitive gain across manufacturing, logistics and the energy industry.” [Read more…] about Hannover Messe and CeMAT review: Raving with the machines