Smart Industry Assistant
Smart Industry 4.0 Assistant can prevent rejected products in the manufacturing industry and also increase production line availability. From each individual unit, SIA can predict the quality of the product during the production process and provide advice on what actions an operator should take to avoid 'non-quality' products or interruptions in the production process.
In this way, an operator can intervene during the production process to prevent, for example, the rejection of an entire batch of products or the need for expensive machine repairs. Thanks to SIA, manufacturing companies can halve waste, extend the life cycle of their assets and reduce machine downtime by 3%. This not only has a positive impact on the environment, but also increases sales and profitability.
Introducing High Tech Software Cluster
In the Brainport region, we are extremely good at creating very complex machines. Until now, the focus has been on hardware development. However, the trend of Industry 4.0 demands more functionality, flexibility, shorter lead times and more quality. On the other hand, total costs, energy and material consumption must be reduced and we want to achieve at least the same with fewer people. Downtime must be reduced to remain competitive. Software is the basis for making this change happen. This invisible revolution is now taking place. Some thirty software development companies are working together in the High Tech Software Cluster and are working with the hardware companies in the region to maintain the region's strength and develop new business. To this end, the cluster focuses on the development of software tooling and has three topics with which we serve the entire supply chain of the manufacturing industry:
- virtual prototyping and design
- model based software
- data analytics and services (machine learning, deep learning and AI)
The High Tech Software Cluster, a project of Brainport Development, belongs to the official Smart Industry Fieldlabs and is part of the innovation program 'Factory of the Future'. This program was drawn up by companies, knowledge institutions, education and industry associations in close cooperation with the province of North Brabant and the Brabant Development Company (BOM). By working together to realize faster and smarter products and production processes and sharing (innovation) facilities, a lower cost level, higher product quality and above all a faster time to market will be achieved. The innovations are focused on the following Smart Industry themes:
- robotic techniques (Flexible Manufacturing field lab);
- information exchange (fieldlab The Smart Connected Supplier Network);
- Multi-material 3D printing (fieldlab Multi Material 3D);
- industrial metal printing (AddFab - 3D metal printing);
- software (field lab High Tech Software Competence Center);
- training (FutureTec);
- logistics (field lab Advanced Manufacturing Logistics)
A total of about 75 companies and 6 knowledge institutions are affiliated with the innovation program. The facilities for the Factory of the Future are currently being realized on the premises of Brainport Industries Campus.
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