Track: Manufacturing / Smart Factories / Supply Chain

This session will explore the design and implementation of remote assistance systems through augmented reality and sensorization for data collection in real time. Learn how cutting-edge technologies could help improve your field service tasks, with dramatic OPEX reductions, improving customer experience and meeting the 2030 sustainable agenda.

In this interactive session, relayr’s CTO Andrei Ciobotar discusses how the IoT use cases have evolved from its earliest days to the present – opening new pathways across industries. Join Andrei as he examines the rise of IoT through the lens of the relayr's journey.

Updating SKU pricing for products in Retail setting has always been a manual process driving costs for retailers. Join us to see how a cloud based IoT solution can automate this at scale where multiple merchants are involved. We will discuss how the solution can be scaled at scale for millions of devices, overcome networking issues and achieve near real time price distributions. Discover how AI can play a role at self correcting content and data on the edge when there is network connectivity issues. Learn how a solution can solve the biggest pricing deficiency in Omni channel stores.

Linked Things has created a digital twin for Jiangsu Xinsheng Oil Facility that monitors edible oil being processed in tanks in real time. The data collected is used to improve the oil processing, bring operational transparency, make the process more efficient and highlight issues before they become a problem and improve decision making around tank operations.

This session explores how the future of space will be advanced with Orbital Reef, a commercially developed, owned, and operated space station to be built in low Earth orbit. Led by principal partners Blue Origin and Sierra Space, Orbital Reef will open the next chapter of human space exploration and development by facilitating the growth of a vibrant ecosystem and business model for the future. Designed to open multiple new markets in space, Orbital Reef will provide anyone with the opportunity to establish their own address in orbit. See how this unique destination will offer research, industrial, international, and commercial customers the cost-competitive end-to-end services they need including space transportation and logistics, space habitation, equipment accommodation, onboard crew support, and ground operations.

Lockheed Martin recently used IoT and robotics to build a flexible, real-time delivery system for their manufacturing center. The new connected interface and data lake allow machine operators to order tools on demand, as well as dispatch a Boston Dynamics Spot robot to deliver tools to machining centers. Join this session to learn about how the system uses a data lake, machine learning, and IoT to provide predictive ordering and direct Spot to run inspection tasks to keep the facility running smoothly.

AkzoNobel has implemented an Industrial IoT platform that aims to provide OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) overview and to capture production process data that could be used for process improvements. This session will explore the global rollout at more than 50 locations that came with different challenges, but has proven to deliver significant value in operations. Learn how AkzoNobel has been able to progressively mitigate those challenges and to further extend what has become the Digital Manufacturing platform, driving continuous improvement.

This session explores how The High Value Manufacturing Catapult, UK’s strategic research & innovation hub for industry, operates and how it is responding to the UK’s areas of importance for manufacturing. We will share use-cases that show how IoT is enabling data-centric manufacturing and how capture, movement and analysis of data is helping make better decisions, removing non-value-added activity, driving productivity, sustainability and better jobs. We will explore different stages of the lifecycle and focus on novel sensors, 5G, AI machine learning and close loop adaptive control systems.

Wireless connected sensors are fundamental elements in industry 4.0 and the digital transition. Most IoT devices are powered by batteries today, which poses short comes in sustainability, lifetime and human involvement. TEGnology’s power supply solution based on thermal energy harvesting technology is a reliable way of not only replacing batteries, but also enable more functionalities by providing more power in the entire life cycle. The benefits are multiple in improved product reliability, reduced man-power and increased green profile.

Billions of IoT devices will connect with the cloud over the next five years. Organizations are unlocking their data to create new business models through these connected devices, coupling them with artificial intelligence and driving outcome-based analytics that enhance customer experiences, optimize operational efficiencies, streamline asset management, and improve workflow safety. This session highlights new innovations in IoT and robotics that are helping commercial, industrial, and automotive organizations securely and reliably transform business and operations by sending data to the cloud and bringing actionable insights back to the device to effectively deliver business value.

The quality of a welding spot is a critical step in the process of assembling of the body of a car.Today the quality of the welding spot is based on manual operation testing a small quantity of the production.In this session we will present a real-time “in process” technology for the analysis of welding spot quality (Resistance Welding Spot Process Analytics) using AWS IoT solutions and a machine learning model developed by Audi. This new technology, predicts the quality of the weld spot, detects production anomalies and identifies welding process optimization for newly produced vehicles.

Historically, extensive shrimp farms in Ecuador, sustainable, are in remote places where there is no electricity or telecommunications. Digitizing and transforming this business goes very complex. Thanks to Nokia and Pescanova has been carried out the first project worldwide to build a private 5G network in an open space, remote, to cover employees and all existing IoT and Bug Data solutions. The challenge has been enormous, as we have had to provide private coverage in areas where there has never been a mobile network and employees could not connect to the Internet with their cell phones.

The future of Ford Motor Company centers on a purpose bigger than building vehicles. They are helping to build a better world, where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. With a focus on driving the future of automotive manufacturing, Dr. Seonhi Ro, Manufacturing Industry 4.0 Specialist at Ford, will present the company’s innovative technology approaches on their journey to Industry 5.0. Hear how Ford identifies and scales appropriate technologies, including IoT, AI, machine learning, 3D printing, 5G, robotics AR/VR and blockchain.

Uptime for customers' vehicles is critical. To optimize this, Volvo needs to use real-time and high frequency data on board. Instead of processing all logged data off-board, a dynamic approach has been used through edge analytics on real vehicles. This has made it possible to deploy AI/ML algorithms to detect anomalies, novelties and degradation for critical components. The solution is flexible and agile - not only allowing radically faster deployment of algorithms, but also opening up to potential new revenue streams and further address fields as sustainability, driver coaching and services.

There isn’t a person among us who hasn’t played with LEGO bricks at some stage in their lives. We pass on bags of LEGO bricks from generation to generation, yet the company still manufactures a whole lot of new LEGO products each year. In fact, laid end-to-end, the number of LEGO bricks sold in 2022 would stretch to more than 22 times around the globe. One of the reasons for the company’s success is the constant innovation of its manufacturing process, at all levels of industry. Attend this session for a first-hand glimpse of the Factory of the Future, and learn how, by following LEGO Groups lead, you can embed a culture that nurtures digitalization and continuous improvement, creates a safer work environment, and boosts compliance and improved worker productivity using IoT.

More than 180 years after its founding the mechanical engineering company KraussMaffei launched its first IoT based products. productionMonitor, processSupport and liveCare each address different user groups – on one platform and with one goal: bringing efficiency and transparency to our customers shop floors. A modern user experience is a key feature. The development and worldwide launch by a small team was only possible by using new technologies and working methods. But it also would have been impossible without the experience, the feedback and the customers of the rest of the company.

Digitalization is transforming the forest industry. One of the pioneers, Ponsse who provides heavy forestry machinery and equipment globally, is on a mission to enable sustainable logging through customer-centered innovation. Not long ago, the industry didn’t understand the need for data. But by connecting their machines data has become a valuable resource, creating new business opportunities. Foresters can make better-informed decisions, predict maintenance and optimize processes. In turn, Ponsse can enhance its product development. But there have been many learnings on the way to success.

In a maritime terminal, there are potential risks for personnel due mainly to the interaction of operators with surrounding elements like trucks, containers, cranes & moorings. This presentation will demonstrate the impact of IoT, AR and AI technologies on improving the security awareness of the operators and optimizing the human-vehicle interaction. See how they created an anti-collision management system between operators & vehicles, improved the safety of the operators by providing digital information of dangerous items present in the yard and monitoring dangerous gases in real-time.

Grupo Torrent has been offering closure solutions for the olive oil (EVOO), spirits, and wine sectors worldwide for more than 100 years. The company has an important mission: to be eco-responsible. and have developed a series of eco-responsible initiatives, including a carbon footprint calculator. This session will explore the process and the challenges they faced in developing this calculator, starting from a process that was manual. Learn how they used low-code technologies to develop in record time and how they can cross data on the nature of the products, the processes involved in manufacturing, and the distance and method of transportation in the entire supply chain.

The Equipment as a Service (EaaS) requires understanding and building the various components. During implementation, industrial companies need to address core elements of change, such as program enablement, financial structuring, asset management, technology, and risk solutions. The stakes are high. For that reason, a turnkey EaaS bundle becomes a stepping stone to driving long-term value and bringing theory into practice. Ultimately, managing potential challenges and adopting a unified EaaS approach across the organization leads to better chances for success.

A top US automobile manufacturer is moving to JSON and MQTT as a standard way to digitize their factories for data collection, commands, alerts, recipe management, etc. The challenge is getting tens of thousands of PLCs from various manufacturers and models to work well with MQTT. The cost of this project is enormous and they need a low-cost solution that delivers the solution quickly. You will learn how to use MQTT, OPC UA, MQTT and JSON to digitize your manufacturing processes at low cost and fast time to market. This approach reduces the cost and speed of digitalization by 4000% while greatly increasing your ability to quickly and repeatedly evolve manufacturing processes.

The value of Digital Twins can only be realized if Digital Twins and their virtual environment contain the same data and resulting information as their corresponding Physical Twins and real world environment. This means that the need for more extensive, faster, and richer sensing of the physical world will dramatically increase as valuable use cases proliferate. In addition, we will evolve from working in either the physical or virtual environments to integrating and working simultaneously in both environments. Dr. Grieves will discuss his views of the opportunities and issues of this evolution.

While the term Zero Trust is relatively new and very buzz-y, the Zero Trust approach – based on data segregation and perimeters – isn’t a new concept for IoT. But with the overall landscape becoming increasingly complex and the exponential growth in the number of machine identities that need to be secured and managed, it’s becoming an increasingly critical security consideration and best practice. Join this session to learn some key considerations in securing the evolving IoT landscape and how Entrust and Device Authority helped an organization on their journey to a Zero Trust IoT environment.

Software-defined mobility represents a new era of connected intelligent transportation platforms leveraging multiple ecosystems and significant revenue by the middle of this decade. Digital twins, 5G, and Edge will accelerate innovation and collaboration. Our panel of industry experts will explore the challenges and opportunities that will define this future-forward intelligent transportation and connected mobility ecosystem, underlying technology requirements, fundamental changes to data and autonomy platforms, functional safety, and sustainable benefits.

Industry 5.0 provides a vision of industry that looks beyond efficiency and productivity as the sole goals and reinforces the role and the contribution of industry to society. It places the wellbeing of the worker at the center of the production process and uses new technologies to provide prosperity beyond jobs and growth while respecting the production limits of the planet. It complements the existing ""Industry 4.0"" approach by specifically putting research and innovation at the service of the transition to a sustainable, human-centric and resilient future industry. In this panel discussion, we will host government and industry leaders from across the globe discussing Industry 5.0 in vision and in practice. We will address key trends including resilience, reshoring, recruiting and the move to renewable energy, exploring how industry leaders are weaving in the triple bottom line of productivity, people and planet.

New business models for machine tools, such as "pay per part", require a rethink in the operation of a "smart factory". Trained machine operators usually no longer work physically in the factory. Operation takes place remotely or fully automated. AI and secure location-independent data processing enable an unprecedented level of efficiency within the smart factory.

Maintenance is a key driver of manufacturing excellence. It is also a means to provide a better understanding of the production environment. The ability to make informed decisions about maintenance scenarios allows end customers to improve the performance of the machines they operate. Pfeiffer Vacuum has partnered with STMicroelectronics to develop optimized solutions for monitoring and predicting equipment condition. By using AI to identify and address potential problems at their earliest signs, before failures occur, companies can minimize equipment downtime and increase overall efficiency.

New technologies call for more flexible production sites and plenty of creative high-tech solutions. Volvo Smart Factory is an ambitious program to move toward Industry 4.0. Join us to see how they are producing truck parts on a real “Industry 4.0 assembly line” and how the modular and interconnected design brings performance and flexibility. Discover the role of IoT technologies to pilot and monitor shop floor equipment in real-time. Understand the benefits and challenges of next-generation manufacturing including the strategic approach, the organization, competence development, the key role of IT/OT convergence, and more.

This panel will address the challenges that sustainability is facing as technology continues to change at a rapid pace. IoT, AI, Edge, DT, 5G, AR /VR and more all play important roles as enablers for sustainability and building a better future for our planet. Our panelists will discuss the current challenges and offer their perspectives on how to address them.