EXHIBITION PREVIEW EMO 2019 HANOVER, GERMANY, 16-21 SEPTEMBER – WWW.EMO-HANNOVER.DE
Europe’s pre-eminent CNC innovator, Siemens, will introduce its Sinumerik ONE CNC,
which has powerful hardware and software to support the creation of a digital twin
given’ capability.
Additive manufacturing is closely
connected to Industry 4.0 in that it is a
purely data-driven process. Clever software
takes care of the manufacturing process
bit, for the most part.
According to a recent VDMA survey,
almost half the companies in the German
mechanical engineering sector, for
example, are already using additive
components. About half of those surveyed
also use their own 3D printing systems to
produce prototypes and samples. However,
44% also print spare parts, serial parts and
tools. About a quarter of the printed parts
are made of metal.
And since around one fth of EMO 2017
visitors responding to a visitor survey said
they were interested in 3D printing, this
year’s event sees the introduction of the
Additive Manufacturing Circle group
pavilion.
See over page for Industry 4.0 exhibit
information.
Artifi cial intelligence & a changing workforce – Francisco Betti, head of advanced
manufacturing Industry, World Economic Forum, has highlighted the unique role that
machine tool companies play today to transform factories and business models. He has
also stressed the critical nature of talent and skills in the future of advanced
manufacturing and in keeping pace with changes prompted by arti cial intelligence and
other technologies, and the need for strengthened multi-stakeholder collaboration.
Filip Geerts, CECIMO director general, has called for “a massive skills upgrade of the
European workforce to catch up with the rapid transformation of industry. Developing and
introducing arti cial intelligence in manufacturing requires special core skills, which need
to be carefully fostered to secure EU’s leadership in this eld”.
According to a McKinsey study, arti cial intelligence could create an estimated
potential value of $500 billion to $0.7 trillion in predictive maintenance across the supply
chain management and manufacturing sectors globally.
Dr Roland Feichtl, CECIMO president, has stated: “Machine tool companies who
consider the option of building their own AI solutions will need to consider whether they
have the capacity to attract and retain arti cial intelligence talent to be able to integrate
these technologies in their manufacturing processes.” Thomas Schneider, managing
director research & development at Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG, has
underlined the importance of arti cial intelligence for achieving the next level of Industry
4.0, while according to Andreas Rauch, head of digital business at GF Machining
Solutions: “AI will be our natural path for zero-defect manufacturing and is the glue for
future multi-technology solutions.”
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