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Industrial robot giant Kuka is partnering with two other companies to offer what it describes as a “SmartFactory as a Service”.
The two other companies are insurance giant Munich Re and MHP, which is a process supplier and a subsidiary of Porsche, the automotive company.
Kuka says the “revolutionary co-operation opens the door for new ideas”. [Read more…] about Kuka launches ‘smart factory as a service’ with partners
Capgemini has announced a new report by its Digital Transformation Institute which reveals that the automotive industry can expect to achieve $160 billion in productivity gains annually from smart factory adoption from 2023 onwards.
The report, Automotive Smart Factories: How Auto Manufacturers can Benefit from the Digital Industrial Revolution, which surveyed more than 320 automotive manufacturers, demonstrates that the automotive sector has set more aggressive targets for smart factory initiatives compared to other sectors.
A global top 102 automotive manufacturer can expect to realize an additional $4.6 billion or a 50 percent growth in operational profits annually within five years of a full smart factory implementation. [Read more…] about Automotive industry could gain $160 billion through smart factory adoption, says report
Industrial giant Bosch is taking the lead in 5G connectivity in partnership with Nokia.
The two companies have been demonstrating a number of 5G projects at Hannover Messe, probably among the first of their kind in the industrial sector.
One of the experts working on the project explained that “most of the industry is cabled”, meaning that robots and other machines, whether they are mobile or stationary, tend to be connected via cables, such as Ethernet, for example. [Read more…] about Hannover Messe: Bosch takes lead with 5G connectivity for industry and invests $100 million in new ‘smart factory’ in Mexico
Huawei is partnering with Petro-Cyberworks Information Technology Company to develop what the companies call “Smart Factory 2.0” technologies.
The aim is to contribute to the progress made in energy conservation and emission reduction.
In a statement, Huwaei says: “Our Earth faces increasingly grave environmental problems.
“Although more people have realized the significance of environmental protection and have chosen shared bicycles and electric cars as part of their low-carbon lifestyles, yet we still rely heavily on non-renewable energy such as petroleum.” [Read more…] about Huawei partners with PCITC to develop smart factory technologies
When talking about Silicon Valley, most people usually think about Apple, Google, Facebook, startups and new technologies.
But Silicon Valley has also been the seedbed of innovation for the advanced electronic manufacturing industry.
That’s why electronics manufacturing company ASteelFlash says it is now implementing a pilot program at its Fremont, California facility targeted towards building the smart factory of the future. [Read more…] about Manufacturing in Silicon Valley: ASteelFlash develops its smart factory vision
The Industrial Internet Consortium has launched what it calls the Smart Factory Machine Learning for Predictive Maintenance Testbed.
The testbed is led by two companies, Plethora IIoT, and Xilinx.
IIC says the testbed explores machine-learning techniques and evaluates algorithmic approaches for time-critical predictive maintenance. [Read more…] about Industrial Internet Consortium launches smart factory machine learning platform
Companies say their Open Integrated Factory is designed to help people understand Industry 4.0 concepts
What will manufacturing processes of the future look like, and what will be their defining features?
Festo Didactic and SAP created the Open Integrated Factory giving an example on how shop floor and a Manufacturing Execution System can be linked successfully in the era of Industry 4.0.
Work pieces in Festo Didactic’s CP Factory “tell” the machine how they should be processed. [Read more…] about Festo and SAP combine to offer insight into the future of manufacturing
Nidec is to start selling factory automation and robotics systems some time this year, according to a report in the Nikkei Asian Review.
Japanese company Nidec already has a strong presence in the industrial space, and is a huge supplier of motors.
In the company’s own words, it specialises in and handles motor application products based on “everything that spins and moves”, and says its business is “centred on motors”. [Read more…] about Nidec to launch factory automation robots
At Daimler, the “smart factory” is the centrepiece of the digitalisation of the entire company. In the smart factory, the products, machines and the entire environment are networked with each other and connected to the internet. Integration of the real world into a functional, digital world enables a so-called “digital twin” to be created, which allows the real-time representation of processes, systems and entire production shops.
“Digitalisation enables us to make our products more individual, and production more efficient and flexible. The challenge is to plan for the long term while remaining able to respond rapidly to customer wishes and market fluctuations,” says Markus Schäfer, executive board member Mercedes-Benz cars production and supply chain management.
“The working environment in the automobile industry is facing major and very rapid changes,” says Michael Brecht, chairman of the Daimler works council. “We want to be actively involved in shaping these changes. One key to this is undoubtedly the systematic, far-sighted training of the current and future workforce.” [Read more…] about Daimler sets its sights on vision of smart factory
Audi bigwigs opened what the company claims is the first manufacturing plant to be opened in Mexico by a premium automobile manufacturer.
Moreover, the company says the facility is one of the most advanced in the world, and is classed as a “smart factory”.
The company says the new development represents the further expansion of its worldwide production network and enables Audi to continue along its path of global growth. [Read more…] about Smart factory: Audi opens advanced manufacturing plant in Mexico
