Smart Production Alliance für weltweite industrielle Entwicklung

The three organizations are pooling their respective service offerings, which are aimed at business development agencies and production clusters. The Alliance presented itself to a global audience of experts for the first time at one of Switzerland’s most prestigious technology conferences, the International Smart Factory Summit in Biel. 

The three organizations are pooling their respective service offerings, which are aimed at business development agencies and production clusters. The Alliance presented itself to a global audience of experts for the first time at one of Switzerland’s most prestigious technology conferences, the International Smart Factory Summit in Biel.

The SPA partners have summarized their joint solution offering under the slogan “Train – Connect – Solve.” To enable industrial regions to catch up with the international leaders, the alliance provides targeted training to promote skills and knowledge in the field of intelligent production. The establishment of networks is intended to support international cooperation and the exchange of ideas

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Smart Production Alliance – die Agenda

“If we want to enable companies in emerging markets such as India, Turkey, Mexico, Indonesia, and Brazil to participate independently in global value chains, an honest assessment of actual productivity is a basic prerequisite.”

Raimund Klein, Founder INCIT 

“It’s about bringing the different players together. In addition to the users we target with our offering and the leading industrial companies that already support us and our joint platform, we invite start-ups, research institutions, and cluster managers to become an active part of our ecosystems.”

Thomas Rilke, Director, Deutsche Messe Technology Academy

With its location at the heart of the leading global trade fair for industrial production, the Deutsche Messe Technology Academy was a hub for international encounters during HANNOVER MESSE 2024. High-ranking delegations and specialist conferences discussed the global perspectives of intelligent production in Pavilion 36. At the head of delegations, the relevant ministers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Morocco gained a personal impression of the opportunities offered by the Deutsche Messe Technology Academy to contribute to the development of industrial clusters.

“Our concept for a year-round and global knowledge transfer and the development of regional ecosystems and competence networks met with a very strong international response during the trade fair,” reports Thomas Rilke, head of the Deutsche Messe Technology Academy. Reinhold Umminger, who is driving the internationalization of the Technology Academy, sees the trade fair encounters in Pavilion 36 as a prelude to establishing or expanding new partnerships.

Overview of international meetings at the Technology Academy

• • Delegation of the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources from Saudi Arabia H. E. Mr. Bandar bin Ibrahim AlKhorayef: The adaptation of the Academy concept for the development of industrial clusters in Saudi Arabia.
  • Visit of the Minister of Investment and Development Minister Mohcine Jazouli: Strong partnership with cluster stakeholders in Morocco – exploring activities in Casablanca.
  • Visit by a 40-strong delegation from GIZ and UNIDO from North Africa: exchange on the establishment and development of regional competence centers.
  • The technology conference on Ukraine examined how intelligent production can contribute to the stabilization and resilience of the country. About the conference
  • The CIIPA conference “Invest in China” discussed German-Chinese cooperation potential in the field of smart manufacturing. To the event
  • Continuation of the robotics podcasts: Global players such as Yaskawa, Schunk, Dassault Systemes and Omron discuss new platforms and collaborations.
  • Interest from Mexico: Jorge Carlos Obregon Serrano and Gerardo Ibarra Aranda from the Explora Science Center describe the dynamics of the Mexican industry. To the Explora Science Center
  • International network: Raimund Klein, CEO of the industrial think tank INCIT, establishes new global connections at HANNOVER MESSE and the Technology Academy. To the network

Delegation of the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources from Saudi Arabia H. E. Mr. Bandar bin Ibrahim AlKhorayef: The adaptation of the Academy concept for the development of industrial clusters in Saudi Arabia.

Visit by a 40-strong delegation from GIZ and UNIDO from North Africa: exchange on the establishment and development of regional competence centers.

International network: Raimund Klein, CEO of the industrial think tank INCIT, establishes new global connections at HANNOVER MESSE and the Technology Academy. To the network

International Technology Conference on Ukraine at HANNOVER MESSE – Digitalization as a perspective for productivity and resilience – European support for digital innovation hubs and reconstruction

HANNOVER MESSE is focusing on the economic reconstruction of Ukraine. A conference on April 23, 2024 will discuss how digital technologies can help the country to economically withstand the
consequences of the Russian war of aggression. The Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation (IFF) initiated the event as part of a Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) project on the “Digital Transformation of SMEs in the Eastern Partnership
Countries (DT4SME)”. The Deutsche Messe Technology Academy is co-organizer of the
conference.

“Digital transformation strengthens productivity and resilience”

The agenda of the trade fair event includes contributions from high-ranking representatives from Ukraine and the EU. Valeriya Ionan, Deputy Minister for European Integration at the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, and Malgorzata Nikowska, Head of the Digital Transformation of Industry Unit of the Directorate General DG CONNECT of the European Commission, will speak. An international press conference will round off the event at HANNOVER MESSE.
The conference, which will focus on the use of digital technologies in Ukraine, will be chaired and moderated by Kay Matzner from the Fraunhofer IFF. Matzner has many years of research experience in the country: “The use of digital technologies offers great opportunities for the public and private sectors of the Ukrainian economy. Automated and semi-automated processes will become more efficient, more productive and more resilient. This is because modern and networked production facilities provide data in real time, increase productivity and reduce downtime.” The Fraunhofer IFF also wants to contribute to Ukraine’s economic reconstruction with its own technological developments such as drone-based mine detection and zero engineering robotics.

Key role for European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH)

The European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) play an important role in the digital and green transformation. They make it possible to test new technologies, develop digital skills and gain access to funding.
The possibility of networking with European partners is an important goal when the EDIHs begin their work in Ukraine in 2024 with the support of the European Commission. They will join a network of more than 150 EDIHs, 17 of which are based in Germany. The EDIHs will cover a wide range of industries and technologies relevant to Ukrainian as well as European companies and public institutions. Together with the Kharkiv Aviation Institute (KhAI), the Fraunhofer IFF is coordinating the preparations for the establishment of such an EDIH in the Kharkiv region and the surrounding area.

Kay Matzner: “The task will be to drive forward the digital and green transformation of important economic sectors in eastern Ukraine and thus support the functioning and modernization of the local economy. The Kharkiv project is aimed in particular at Ukrainian SMEs in the fields of agriculture, energy and industrial production. It is managed by the Kharkiv IT Cluster. Felix Kullmann, Technical Advisor at GIZ”. The Ukrainian EDIHs will provide support and services for the twin transition of local public and private institutions throughout the country and thus make a significant contribution to the economic reconstruction of Ukraine”.

Dates:

Conference, Tuesday, 23.04.2024, 10:30 – 14:30 CEST,
Deutsche Messe Technology Academy, Pavilion 36, Exhibition Center

Press event:
Tuesday, 23.04.2024, 9:30 – 10:15 CEST,
Deutsche Messe Technology Academy, Pavilion 36 on the exhibition grounds

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The Deutsche Messe Technology Academy is continuing its rapid internationalization in the USA by opening the Smart Factory Institute in Chattanooga on October 1, 2021. This industrial knowledge transfer facility is supported by several partners in the USA and also by the Volkswagen Academy and is intended to stimulate innovation in industrial companies in the southeastern USA.

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German firm specializing in machine vision systems joins international technology alliance.

Chattanooga, TN, Nov 16, 2021: Peak Performance Inc., announces Senswork, Inc. of Johnson City, TN, as the inaugural technology partner of the Smart Factory Institute Chattanooga, in partnership and collaboration with Volkswagen Academy in Chattanooga, TN. The Smart Factory Institute a private/public partnership will enable manufacturers access to the most advanced production technologies available and will help ease the transition of these technologies to the manufacturing workforce.

Senswork, Inc. is an expert in machine vision systems and specializes in optical inspection, industrial image processing, deep learning and testing equipment in manufacturing. A German industry leader in image processing, Senswork Inc. brings their turnkey machine vision systems to serve the U.S. industry. Their solutions are used in the automotive, electronics, medical, and food industries. Senswork’s automated inspection solutions and deep learning tools help to reduce costs by recognizing and minimizing rejects in the manufacturing process at an early stage. Senswork has a long list of successful applications in image processing using various types of technologies including 3D inspection, 2D optical measuring systems, location detection, label & code inspection, surface inspection, and completeness inspection.

Ryan Lilly, President, Senswork Inc. said, “Given the rapid pace of technological development in the automation industry, it is imperative to stay on the edge of innovation. Hardware and software must be precisely designed, developed, and coordinated. Solving the most complex inspection challenges to guarantee quality assurance where a zero-error rate is essential, is what drives us at Senswork.”

The Smart Factory concept is not about adding more computers and robots to the manufacturing floor, it is about implementing new technologies and methods that allow to simplify production process. Among their innovative products is the new ZScan, a fast 3D multi-sensor scanner used to check quality of large objects as they are produced. Integrating this technology into the production line reduces manufacturing complexity, shortens production time, and reduces costs.

Senswork plans to install a demo vision system in the Chattanooga Smart Factory Institute. This will create an experimental display for manufacturers to test its capability and to train employees on the ease of use.