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contents Electronics Parts & Vehicles 6-7 8-9
DS 3 Dark Side limited edition innovation through additive manufacturing Thailand 2020 Investment Applications at Over 480 Billion Baht, Led by E&E and Food, BOI Says
Machine Learning
10- 13 SPECIALIST FOR ANGULAR CUTS
Marketing strategies & hr development
14-15 IndustryArena opens webshop Online platform adds lead generation to competence profile
Executive Interview 16-17 Sandvik Coromant
Automotive
22 Wide participation of the Italian Metal Forming Industry in EMO MILANO 2021 23 Major version update of Robotmaster robotic software now available
Japan manufacturing update 24-25 Tokyo area extends shorter business hours over virus rebound worries
Supply chain
18-19 To adopt Industry 4.0 We must look to the Lighthouses
Automation & Supply Chain
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industry association 28-29 China’s Great Wall to kick-start Thai sales with focus on EVs
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Electronics Parts & Vehicles by EOS
DS 3 Dark Side limited edition -
innovation through additive manufacturing In the automotive sector, limited editions of successful models are a smart marketing move. Car makers are always looking for specific ways to distinguish themselves from competition. DS Automobiles, a brand by the PSA Group, establish itself on the premium segment within a few years thanks to a series of iconic models. The compact DS 3 model has received widespread recognition throughout this segment, with limited edition models being unveiled on a regular basis. For the Dark Side edition, DS Automobile wanted to go further than the usual equipment by including 3D printed parts to highlight their continuous dedication to innovation. Additive manufacturing gave complete creative freedom to the DS design team, as well as very fast and easy implementation and production thanks toSpartacus3D experts working with an EOS M 290 machine. Challenge The project started when the DS Design team began looking for innovative enhancements to the interior of the DS 3 limited edition. The accessories needed to highlight the car maker’s constant search for innovation while satisfying the highest standards of quality demanded by the premium segment. The designers thus decided to leverage the potential of additive manufacturing to present a world premiere in this field. Additive manufacturing opens new design possibilities. DS Automobiles presents several limited editions for the DS 3 every year, using Additive Manufacturing is a real game changer. The design team also chose titanium, a material which gives a luxury touch, is resistant and enables an easy and good-looking finish. While 3D printing is commonly used in the automotive sectors for prototyping, serial production with AM is still uncommon, especially for metal parts. Therefore, DS Automobiles had to find a partner with additive manufacturing expertise and have production capacity to accommodate their volume requirements. The objective was to deliver around 700 cars onto the markets worldwide. The project also had a limited development time frame to match the production planning of the car, with very precise targets in terms of go-to-market. Each limited edition has a specific price target, so all additively manufactured parts must fit into the overall budget. The investigation phase resulted in the choice of two parts: the door handle and the key holder. Spartacus3D, a subsidiary of the French 6
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material transformation group Farinia, met all these requirements: having used 3D printing for years, the company has very deep knowledge of additive manufacturing to help DS team to translate their designs into production. With their EOS M 290 machine and EOS Titanium Ti64, Spartacus3D possessed all the skills needed to meet the design and quality require ments that DS Automobiles was striving toward, as well as the production and post-treatment capacities required to deliver the project on time. Solution The DS design team used an innovative parametric design to create the inside door handle covers and the electronic key holder detail in a very intricate titanium mesh, highlighting the innovation and quality dedication of DS Automobiles. To find the best compromise between quality, cost and design, many iterations
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Source : EOS GmbH, Spartacus were necessary. This included the manufacturing of several prototypes, something that additive manufacturing makes particularly easy to perform in a single production batch. As part of this process, the DS design team also selected the finish of the parts; an attractive matte finish obtained by manual polishing. The quality team defined precise acceptance criteria for the distortion, surface quality (e.g. porosity and shine), and cutting edges. Additionally, Spartacus3D also worked on optimizing the production of the parts; to reduce costs, this equates to the need to determine the best orientation and support structure and to refine their proprietary laser melting strategy. Titanium is known to generate some residual stresses during the melting process, and the long and thin door handle cover was a good candidate for maximum distortion. Instead of using stress-relieving heat treatment, Spartacus3D tune the parameters to prevent the risk and reduces the cost. Other cost reduction process includes increasing the parts per batch, reducing the number of supports, the powder consumption, the postprocessing time, etc. The AM expertise at Spartacus3D was invaluable throughout every step of the process, from design engineering to 3D printing optimization, resulting in shorter product development and quicker time-to-market. Selecting the optimal material helped to ensure rigidity and guarantee maximum part quality after post-processing. “Being selected to partner with DS Automobiles on this very innovative project is a privilege. Their brand has faithfully represented elegance and know-how in the French automotive industry for years. This also means that our efforts are being rewarded and that Spartacus3D can offer robust solutions for serial production. Using the DMLS systems we have, we knew we would be able to produce the
Source : EOS GmbH3D best parts,” says Charles de Forges, Managing Director of Spartacus3D. Results Thanks to the 3D printing expertise of Spartacus3D, it was possible to develop an additive manufacturing strategy optimized for the requirements of the DS design team. The parametric design fully leverages the potential of EOS technology: the very complex original design of the two parts could be produced almost one to one and was optimized so that multiple units could be manufactured at the same time. This bring the production costs to a minimum. The material, EOS Titanium Ti64, also allowed for post-production finishing, giving a shiny surface and a premium look to the door handle covers and key holder. The results could almost be described as art with a sleek, refined design and a very intricate structure that perfectly combines French elegance, innovation, and premium exclusivity – everything that DS Automobiles stands for. There were about 10 production runs for a total of 2,000 pieces - 3 items in each car – taking roughly 2,000 hours of manufacturing. The whole project was completed in just a few weeks from the validation of the design to the delivery of the final parts. DS Automobiles was able to create something unique in the automotive sector by going beyond the limits of traditional manufacturing, allowing the DS 3 Dark Side to stand out from its competition. The DS design team successfully managed a complex project in a very short time thanks to the expertise provided by Spartacus3D and the capabilities of EOS additive manufacturing solutions.
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Thailand 2020 Investment Applications at Over 480 Billion Baht, Led by E&E and Food, BOI Says (BOI)
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The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) said today that local and foreign investors had in 2020 filed a total of 1,717 applications for investment promotion, representing a combined investment value of 481.1 billion baht (USD16 billion), led by projects in the electric and electronics and the agriculture and food processing sectors, and a surge in the medical sector.
the medical sector, witnessed an increased number of investment applications,” Ms Duangjai Asawach, Secretary General of the BOI, told reporters. “The number of projects and the investment value reflect the success of the investment promotion measures we took in the past year to answer the needs of the market, especially in the medical masks, hygiene products, and medical rubber gloves segments.”
“The coronavirus outbreak represented both a challenge and an opportunity, and while the overall economy registered a slowdown in 2020, businesses that can continue to expand during the crisis, such as
Applications for projects in the target industries, sectors of strategic importance for the country’s economic development, amounted to 230.7 billion
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baht, or 48% of the total value of applications. The top five sectors by value were: 1) electrical appliances and electronics with 50.3 billion baht worth of applications; 2) Agriculture and food processing with 41.1 billion baht; 3) automotive and parts with 37.8 billion baht; 4) Petrochemicals and Chemicals with 36 billion baht; and 5) Biotechnology with 30 billion baht. The medical sector saw a noticeable increase of the value of applications which grew 165% from 2019 to 22.3 billion baht as a result of specials incentives offered by the BOI to this industry in support of Thailand’s efforts to manage the Covid-19 crisis. Investments in this sector came from both large companies and SMEs. In regard to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), some 907 project applications were filed in 2020 worth a total investment value of 213.2 billion baht. The FDI were led by Japanese companies, which topped the ranking both in terms of the number of applications, 211 projects, and in terms of combined investment value, 75.9 billion baht. Investments from China came in second with 31.5 billion baht investment value, followed by US with 24.6 billion baht investment value. The Eastern Economic Corridor, or EEC area, which comprises the provinces of Chonburi, Rayong and Chachoengsao, attracted 453 projects applications filed by both local and foreign investors, worth a combined investment value of 208.7 billion baht. Renewal of the measures to encourage the public listing of BOI-promoted companiesAt a board meeting chaired by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-ocha today, the BOI approved to renew the incentives offered to BOI-promoted companies to list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) or the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) in order to get access to new funding sources, while participating to strengthen Thailand’s capital market and economy. The scheme grants companies going public an additional 100% corporate income tax (CIT) exemption on the value of their investment (excluding cost of land and working capital). Projects which have already been granted BOI promotion and have started to generate income can still apply for these additional privileges and benefits on the condition they still
To be granted these additional privileges and benefits, companies must submit their applications by the end of December 2022. The companies must get listed on the SET or MAI before applying for promotion, but companies listed prior to the announcement of the measure are not eligible to this scheme. For More Information : https://www.boi.go.th/index.php?page=press_releases_detail&topic_id=127519
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by KASTO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG
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FOR ANGULAR CUTS Smaller batch sizes, reduced overall dimensions – and more and more manufacturing steps: these are the requests with which most customers approach Klöckner & Co Deutschland GmbH. Among other things, the steel distributor relies on the double-mitre bandsaw KASTO miwin to meet these requirements. The machine is impressive thanks to its high dimensional accuracy of all mitre angles and significantly expands the range of services offered by Klöckner & Co Deutschland. Steel trading in Germany is changing – and has been doing so for quite some time: On the one hand, the competition resulting from globalization which leads to an increase of foreign competitors is getting tougher. On the other hand, the customer’s wishes are increasingly complex and more individual. Requests for materials in an unprocessed state and in large quantities are increasingly rare – instead there is a growing demand for smaller batch sizes and processed products. Anyone seeking success in this industry must gradually develop from mere a supplier into a versatile manufacturing service provider.
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Klöckner & Co Deutschland GmbH recognised the signs of the times at an early stage. Klöckner & Co is one of the largest producer-independent steel distributors in Europe and operates 15 sites with 1,000 employees in Germany alone. The largest of these facilities is located in Landsberg in Saxony-Anhalt, just a few kilometres away from Halle and Leipzig. Founded in 1992, the subsidiary has grown significantly and is now the most important warehouse for the entire region. The company keeps approximately 18,000 tonnes of material in stock at this warehouse. About 400 to 450 tonnes per day are received and shipped each day – that is the equivalent of 20 to 30 truckloads. 75 employees in production and sales supply a delivery area that extends from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to Berlin and Brandenburg, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt to Thuringia. Extensive machine fleet for production To meet the increasing customer requirements and to satisfy the rising demand for processed material,
Klöckner & Co Deutschland relies on an extensive machine fleet. In total, the steel distributor in Landsberg has nine saws, one laser beam unit and one foil unit at its disposal. The company has additional capacity for other processing steps at other locations such as Velten in Brandenburg. “We are a fullrange distributor and deliver steel as well as stainless steel and aluminium in a variety of dimensions, geometries, and qualities” explained Stefan Kumpf, the Operations Manager of the subsidiary in Landsberg. “Our high level of expertise and flexibility in machining makes us a sought-after partner for our customers.” When cutting the up to twelve metre-long steel profiles, pipes, and solid materials, mitre cuts are more and more frequently requested. Those are cuts in the material that are not made at a “straight” 90-degree angle. Such cuts are made with a specific angle, the so-called mitre angle. This particular task can only be accomplished by using special saws – and one of the saws which Klöckner & Co Deutschland relies on is the KASTOmiwin F 4.6 from KASTO. “Not just any KASTOmiwin is used for this task,” Kumpf revealed, “We use the very first model ever produced from this series.” The machine optimised for mitre cuts is based on the successful bandsaw series, KASTOwin that is suitable for series and production sawing of solid materials, pipes, and profiles. New saw model, trusted supplier How did this come about? There is, of course, a long history behind this: “For years, KASTO has been one of our most important suppliers when it comes to sawing and warehouse technology.” Kumpf report. In Landsburg, we already use saws such as a production circular saw from KASTOvariospeed, multiple bandsaws from the series KASTOtec as well as the compact high-performance bandsaw KASTOwin pro. “KASTO first presented us with the KASTOmiwin at a tradeshow. The innovative concept and our positive past experience with KASTO convinced us that this purchase was the right decision.” In 2018, the first KASTOmiwin from Achern in Baden-Württemberg made its way to Saxony-Anhalt; two other models were delivered shortly thereafter to other locations of Klöckner & Co Deutschland. The KASTOmiwin F 4.6 is an automatic double-mitre bandsaw designed for all crosscuts and mitre cuts in
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by KASTO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG steel trading and the workshop area. Its cutting range is up to 460 x 360 millimetres; mitre angles can set anywhere between -45 and +60 degrees. The saw is characterised by a frequency-controlled, infinitely adjustable blade speed of twelve to 150 metres per minute. A cutting strip, which rotates with the saw head, serves as a material support. The cutting feed is carried out via a ball screw; the material feed with a gear rack drive. A hydraulically activated horizontal clamping vice enables optimum clamping of the work piece: depending on the mitre angle, the complete clamping unit is shifted in front of or behind the cutting level. This enables exact parallel material clamping – and in turn ensures precise sawing results. Simple operation and intelligent control The bar stock to be cut is conveyed onto the machine via roller conveyors. The single-stroke of the material feed is 3,000 millimetres. Once the material is positioned, the upper part of the saw including the sawblade rotates automatically until the desired mitre angle is achieved. The cut-pieces are discharged and sorted via additional roller conveyors and transport units. Afterwards, the employees can load them onto pallets either manually or by using a hall crane and prepare them for shipping. The integrated KASTO machine control system, ProControl, ensures easy and safe operation: The user must simply enter the desired cutting parameters for the respective job order. The saw takes care of the rest itself – also thanks to the system, KASTOrespond developed by KASTO, which continuously captures the forces on the tool and intelligently converts them into the optimum feed speed.
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Klöckner & Co Deutschland is extremely satisfied with the new mitre saw. “The dimensional accuracy is excellent, even with angles that must be cut to the exact decimal place” praised Kumpf, the Operations Manager. “As a result , we are now able to accept orders that we would have had to decline in the past.” The steel distributor is just as impressed with the performance and reliability of the KASTOmiwin. “Of course, now and then there were minor challenges especially at the beginning that had to be mastered – after all, it was the first saw of its kind”, explained Kumpf. “During this time, it was a huge benefit that KASTO service technicians are located throughout Germany – for example, in Thuringia, which is not far from here. The service technicians were always quickly on-site whenever needed”. Furthermore, Klöckner & Co Deutschland, as a pilot user, had the opportunity to incorporate requests and experiences from the practical everyday working life into the development of the saw – a real win-win situation. For Stefan Kumpf, the KASTOmiwin is an indispensable tool in everyday working life. He emphasised, “The saw is an important tool for helping us to meet the variety of wishes from our customers and to be competitive on the international market in the long term.” “Besides, with KASTO, we have a trusted partner on our side, whom we can fully rely on.” For the future, Kumpf anticipates that Klöckner & Co Deutschland will further expand its production spectrum to offer an even broader range of services. “Should we require additional sawing machines, we will definitely turn to KASTO.” For more mation : http://www.kasto.com
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Marketing strategies & hr development by The IndustryArena GMBH
IndustryArena opens webshop
Online platform adds lead generation to competence profile Digital sales and communication channels are gaining in importance in B2B trade - which is why IndustryArena is now launching its own webshop. The platform has more than 535,000 registered users, making it the largest online portal for the manufacturing industry. It offers ideal conditions for companies to extend their reach and generate all-important leads
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“B2B customers were digitally active long before Covid19 and social distancing. Decision-makers have been searching online for information, solutions, products and suppliers for years. e-commerce therefore holds a great deal of potential in this area. We decided to open our own webshop in an effort to meet the increasing demands of B2B customers. It allows us to combine
and clamping equipment. This move takes the company a big step closer towards offering its products to tradespeople and their skilled personnel nationwide. The IndustryArena webshop also offers a range of special B2B functions which allow it to uphold its accustomed service quality even during the pandemic. This grants B2B customers direct access to high-quality and readyto-use products and services. Conditions, delivery times, pictures and detailed technical data can be accessed 24 hours a day. Commercial buyers can order products quickly and easily, with 24-hour delivery assured. The shipping area is currently limited to Germany, however this is set to be gradually expanded in the future. The webshop has been awarded a seal of approval, and is distinguished by its user-friendliness. It is regularly updated to ensure it remains state-of-the-art, and B2B customers also enjoy a low price guarantee and monthly offers, including discounts of up to 50 per cent. Major customers also receive special purchase prices. The fast entry functions ensure efficient ordering. These include camerascanning, manual entry of item number and quantity, and shopping basket import via XLS or CSV. Buyers can add items to a favourites list or save the shopping basket for purchase later. The items in the shopping basket can also be downloaded as a PDF. Payment is made by credit card, Paypal or “Sofortüberweisung”. Purchase on account will also be introduced in the near future. In addition, a highly effective ticketing system is used content marketing and sales on a central platform,” for customer service and customer interactions. This says Frank Nolden, Managing Director of Industry helps provide the best possible service to business Arena,Langenfeld. and corporate customers and allows customer requirements to be responded to quickly and efficiently. B2B customers now have the convenience of purchasing everything they need – from high-quality cutting For More Information : https://en.industryarena.com tools, tool holders, drill and lathe chucks as well as hand tools from renowned manufacturers such as Bosch, AEG and Kärcher through to a large selection of accessories and office supplies – at the click of a mouse at webshop.industryarena.com. More than 200,000 products from around 1,000 brands are divided into 15 product groups, including work protection, construction equipment, hand tools, measuring and surface technology, screwdriving tools and welding
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Executive Interview by Vivian Chen
With the COVID-19 pandemic, Our first priority is to safeguard our people, operations and customers from adverse impacts, putting people first is always our main concern. As we continue to navigate the pandemic, and with our global network of facilities, people and customers facing varied situations, Sandvik Coromant is carefully following guidance and taking the precautionary measures provided by health authorities and local governments. We are a global company with production and distribution facilities all over the world. We are able to reallocate products between our production units to support the service of customer orders. We continuously assess inventory demand, raw material requirements, production capacity and logistics to assess and manage risks. As many of us work remotely and from home, we’ve taken a digital-first approach in customer interactions and internal meetings. This includes using our Sandvik Coromant Center for live machining demos when customers cannot visit us in person, so that we can still deliver our expertise while we’re physically apart.
Helen Blomqvist President of Sandvik Coromant
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In the Digital Era, As a company, we recognize the value of digital tools and our responsibility to share this knowledge with our customers. Whether companies want to reduce their number of scrapped components, shorten set times or efficiently plan for machine tool maintenance, digital services can help reduce costs, increase productivity and aid better planning. To support our customers, we’ve developed a robust, and growing, number of digital services. For example, our CoroPlus® software allows data is
to be gathered at both the machine level and tool level, which means that industrial tools can become ‘smart’. This allows tools to be adapted and adjusted at any time for more efficient use and to prevent production stoppages. In addition, Sandvik Coromant has partnered with several industry players to support our digital acceleration. Last year, we announced the start of a unique venture with Microsoft to drive forward the development and digitalization of the manufacturing industry. Combining Sandvik Coromant’s expertise in machining with technical solutions from Microsoft, the collaboration will seek to link up parts of the production chain to create solutions for the next generation of manufacturing. The contract also includes an acceleration of the internal digitalization network for Sandvik Coromant.
Helen Blomqvist President of Sandvik Coromant
ourselves. We’re here to make it easier for our cus Our facility in Gimo, Sweden also demonstrates our tomers to find the right tools, to buy them and to get commitment to digital solutions. In 2019, Gimo was support. announced as a ‘Lighthouse facility’ by the World Economic Forum. It shares this title with just 68 other We will be launching several new products throughfacilities around the world. Achieving Lighthouse status out the year in South East Asia and Oceania. In April indicates our commitment to implementing Industry 2021, we will be launching CoroPlus® Machining In4.0 technologies, and positions Sandvik Coromant as sights, which is a cloud-based machining analytics an exemplary manufacturer that can inspire the software that can help customers increase overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and other important industry. parameters in a manufacturing facility. We’ll also launch Sandvik Coromant adding value across customer’s CoroPlus® Process Control in South East Asia this year, which is a sensor-based real time monitoring value chain system that monitors machining in real-time and acts We have been supporting and solving customers prob- according to programmed protocols if specific issues lems since 1942, and are present in 150 markets, with occur, for example by stopping the machine or around 7,600 employees. As time has passed, our fo- replacing a worn cutting tool. cuses have shifted and the value we deliver aligns with Together with other products for launch include the challenges the industry faces today. CoroPlus® Tool Library Cloud, a software that can help The greatest opportunity digitalization brings is the reduce time spent making initial operations planning added value that we can provide to our customers, from and programming. These solutions are applicable for design and planning, all the way to manufacturing and all industries and we cannot wait to share them with our customers. analysis. It opens up new business opportunities for us as we can broaden our offering. We’ve always focused on the manufacturing part, but now we’re finding ways to serve our customers throughout their value chain. The data, the software and the technology are there. Our job is to identify how we can provide the most value in a profitable way for both our customers and
Ultimately, one of the best ways to share knowledge and gain value is to collaborate with others. We do this constantly, both globally and locally, with partner companies, institutes, schools, universities and customers. By working together, we drive continuous improvement and progress and, at the same time, meet the manufacturing challenges of today and the future.
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Article by sandvik Coromant written by: Dieter Heimerdinger
To adopt Industry 4.0 We must look to the Lighthouses
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Lighthouses have been the key to maritime navigation for centuries, emitting light to guide sailors across treacherous seas. Recognised by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Lighthouse facilities can also act as a guiding light for the manufacturing industry, as it navigates the technologies of Industry 4.0. But what makes a Lighthouse factory, and what can other manufacturers learn from them? Here, Dieter Heimerdinger Vice President, Supply, Sandvik Coromant at high-tech engineering group Sandvik, explains.
To date, the WEF has identified 69 facilities across the globe as “Lighthouse Facilities”. The network has been selected from a survey of over 1,000 manufacturing sites, based on their success in adopting Industry 4.0 technologies. They represent a range of industries, such as automotive, additive manufacturing and consumer goods.
that make digitalisation seem hazardous. Contrary to concerns about skills gaps, the Lighthouse factories are not deploying IIoT technology to replace operators.
A McKinsey report suggests that less than five per cent of occupations consist of activities that are completely automatable, while over 60 per cent of occupations have at least one third of automatable tasks. ConseDescribed by WEF as “the world’s most advanced quently, employees in production enjoy a working factories, which are leading the way in the adoption routine that’s less repetitive, and more interesting, of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies”, the diversified, and productive. recognition demonstrates a clear motive. For WEF, showcasing the 69 facilities as Lighthouses means An evaluation of the facilities has uncovered several they can show the way for the 70 per cent of companies other findings that demonstrate the value of implestuck in “pilot purgatory”. menting Industry 4.0. The facilities are more agile and showcase greater customer centricity across Just like maritime lighthouses shine light on danger at end-to-end manufacturing, and are quicker to resea, Lighthouse facilities are here to dispel the myths cognise shifts in customer preferences.
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Increased automation and upskilling and reskilling efforts also means these facilities operate at speed, giving them a greater advantage over competitors. This speed and efficiency is also leveraged to make processes more eco-efficient, reducing waste and using fewer finite resources. Gimo: factory of the future In 2019, Sandvik Coromant’s production facility in Gimo, Sweden was awarded Lighthouse facility status. At the factory, Sandvik Coromant manufactures machine tools and metal cutting inserts, which customers use to produce anything from small machining parts to aircraft engines. Activities are divided into two plants, one for the inserts and one for the tool systems. Both of these are the biggest production plants in the world in their respective fields with a total surface area of 110,000 square metres. Running through the factory is a digital thread that unites production activities with data driven insights.
Seeking an alternative, Gimo invested in smart automation with ultra-flexible robots, machines, tools and fixtures, which together perform complex, touchless changeovers without the need for any human oversight. This is just one example where digitalisation boosts productivity and takes the strain of performing monotonous tasks away from human workers. Digital technologies are also used to deliver improvements in other areas at Gimo, such as maintenance. Increasingly, sensors are being fitted to plant equipment, collecting data for a growing list of parameters such as pressure, temperature, vibration and acoustics. This data, combined with sophisticated analytics, can reveal patterns and problems before downtime occurs.
Businesses looking to invest in digital technologies should look to the Lighthouses for guidance. Their agility and resilience set them apart before the pandemic, and are part of a strong foundation to withstand the changes it has brought forth. With more businesses One area of production praised by the WEF is Gimo’s recognising the need to go digital, but perhaps not ‘touchless changeovers’, which allow tool design knowing how to sustain the benefits, having 69 guiding patterns to be changed automatically, even during lights is key to industry’s future. unmanned shifts. Historically, design patterns in production cells had to be changed manually, with To learn more about Sandvik Coromant’s own Lightoperators from the day shifts preparing machines to house facility, located in Gimo Sweden, visit the Sandvik run through the night. This took time and resources, Coromant website. and limited flexibility during unmanned shifts.
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Automation & Supply Chain by BEUMER Group
NEW SORTING TECHNOLOGY BOOSTS EFFICIENCY IN PROCESSING SMALLAND MEDIUM-SIZEDSHIPMENTS AT DHL PARCEL CENTER 20
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The new sorting system ensures even more efficient sorting in that it separates formats and significantly boosts sorting capacities at the respective sites. Deutsche Post DHL is investing some EUR 250 million in the new technology which will be piloted in Greven and subsequently installed in eight additional parcel centers by 2023. “With the continued strong growth in the e-commerce market, we need to generate new sorting capacity in our parcel network so we can meet additional demand in the regions we serve. We’re seeing a strong increase in small to medium-sized shipments. The new medium-format sorter developed by BEUMER Group is specifically designed for use in processing these kinds of shipments, giving us additional capacity and boosting efficiency in the respective parcel centers,” says Thomas Schneider, Chief Production Officer Post & Parcel Germany at Deutsche Post DHL Group. “We’re both pleased and proud that we were able to convince Deutsche Post DHL Group of the merits of our innovative medium-format sorting system,” says Thomas Wiesman, Director Sales Logistic Systems at BEUMER Group. “We look forward to continued successful cooperation and thank them for their confidence and trust.”
Innovative systems technology from BEUMER Group New medium-format sorter to be piloted at Greven parcel center – eight more sites to follow Additional sorting capacity for 14,000 parcels per hour per site Deutsche Post DHL investing some EUR 250 million Logistics provider Deutsche Post DHL Group and intralogistics solutions provider BEUMER Group have signed an agreement on the use of a new and innovative sorting technology in selected parcel centers. The newly-developed medium-format sorter is specially designed for processing small and medium-sized shipments measuring up to shoe box size (45 cm x 35 cm x 25 cm) and with a maximum four kilograms in weight.
The medium-format sorter is being piloted at the parcel center in Greven in North Rhine-Westphalia. The parcel center will receive a 35-meter-wide and 126-meter-long extension measuring some 4,400 square meters which connects the two wings of the existing U-shaped building. Installation of the new sorting system will start in May. This will increase sorting capacity at the parcel center by more than 40%, making for an additional 14,000 items and an overall total of 45,000 shipments per hour. The new sorter will be ready for use at the Greven parcel center in time for the pre-Christmas peak season this year. After successful piloting in Greven, the new mediumformat sorter will also be used at the Regensburg, Speyer, Neuwied and Neumünster sites from 2022. Four additional sites are planned for 2023. The new medium-format sorters in the nine parcel centers will then enable an additional 126,000 shipments to be sorted per hour across DHL’s parcel network.
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by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE (UCIMU)
WIDE PARTICIPATION OF
THE ITALIAN METAL
FORMING INDUSTRY IN
EMO MILANO 2021 The Metal Forming Committee – gathering almost thirty enterprises that are members of UCIMU and work in the metal forming and metalworking field – expressed its unanimous decision to take part in the next EMO MILANO 2021. During the meeting, which took place last Friday, 19 March, the largest part of the attendees representing the major Italian players of the sector and the leading companies in the production of related, complementary technologies, confirmed their participation in the world machine tool exhibition scheduled at fieramilano from 4 to 9 October 2021. When concluding the meeting, Filippo Gasparini, vicepresident of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE and coordinator of the Committee, stated: “With this initiative, the Italian metal-forming and metalworking manufacturing industry intends to affirm its own strength and dynamism in the eyes of the world”. “After almost two years of absence from exhibition centres due to the pandemic, we have chosen EMO MILANO 2021 as the first stage to present our product offering to the public. In doing that, we are convinced that this event will offer us interesting business opportunities and, at the same time, will contribute to strengthen the role of Italy in the sector – among the leaders with regard to production and consumption – and in the international panorama, among the organisers of exhibitions”. “We are proud to support EMO MILANO 2021 with our presence and - concluded Filippo Gasparini – we are sure that having successful trade shows in our country means ensuring future and development for the Italian industry of the sector”.
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The participation in the World Exhibition confirmed by almost all the meeting attendees, which are added to a large number of companies that had already sent their applications to exhibit, will certainly be a driver for the enterprises of the sector that have not yet completed their application procedures, also considering the very favourable economic context. Indeed, the enterprises that will take part in EMO MILANO 2021 will have the possibility to identify and meet the demand of the Italian market, which can rely on Transition 4.0, the plan launched by the Italian Government. This plan includes several incentives that are really interesting for those who wish to make investments in new production technologies from the beginning of 2021 to 2023. The effect of these provisions is already perceptible, but the market will become more dynamic and will offer the best chances in the next months, in time conjunction with the World Exhibition held in Milan from 4 to 9 October. Alfredo Mariotti, general manager of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE stressed: “In this connection, Italy is certainly ahead of many other countries of the Euro area and the best way to take advantage of this opportunity is to exhibit at EMO MILANO 2021. Actually, the measures are applied to investments made in Italy and therefore, taking part in the World Exhibition is a benefit for all exhibitors of any nationality”. For More Information : https://www.ucimu.it/home/
Al Management & Implementation by hypertherm
Major version update of Robotmaster robotic software now available
Hypertherm, a U.S. based manufacturer of industrial cutting systems and software, today announced the release of Robotmaster Version 7.4. This newly released offline robot programming software version contains several enhancements designed to further simplify robotic programming, including: Major enhancements to Remote Tool Center Point (RTCP) that allow for an improved end user ex- perience and exploit the full capabilities of any robotic cell. “With Robotmaster V7.4 we’ve responded to our customer base with features and enhancements that we believe Additions to the surface paths with added take a big step forward,” explained Garen Cakmak, strategies and advanced tools for applications such leader of Hypertherm’s Robotic Software team. “Take as polishing, grinding, deburring and more. The the RTCP improvements as an example. These will surface paths are designed to tie-in perfectly with the allow users to realize more value from their robotic cell enhancements to RTCP or traditional configurations investment.” for robotic finishing. Building upon the redesigned V7 architecture, first Faster processing times when saving, loading, introduced in 2018, Robotmaster uses integrated and calculating jobs, plus improved real time feedback CAD/CAM functionality to make robotic programming during simulation for faster part programming times. easy and intuitive for everyone, even first-time users. The software is used by a wide range of industries to Enhancement to the Robotmaster Interactive program robots for tasks that include surfacing, 3D Simulation Environment (RISE), delivering a more milling, additive manufacturing, welding, painting, and realistic simulation for external axes, along with tools more. to better control motion between the robot and external axes. More Information : https://www.hypertherm.com
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Japan manufacturing update
Tokyo area extends shorter business hours over virus rebound worries
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Tokyo and nearby prefectures decided Wednesday to extend their requests for businesses to shorten operating hours until next month as part of efforts to curb the risk of a rebound of the novel coronavirus in the metropolitan area. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and the governors of Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures agreed in an online meeting to continue asking establishments such as restaurants to close by 9 p.m. until April 21, while vowing to work together to stem the resurgence of infections. They will also keep asking food service operators to stop serving alcohol by 8 p.m. The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday confirmed 420 new infections, hitting the 400-level for the first time in a week. The number of daily infections in Tokyo has been gradually trending upward since mid-March, with the rolling seven-day average of new cases persisting high at around 300. The three otherprefectures have also seen their daily cases at three-digit figures multiple times in the past week. “At this rate, there is a strong concern that (infections) will rebound,” Toshio Nakagawa, head of the Japan Medical Association, said during a news conference Wednesday. He added that strong anti-virus measures should be in place ahead of a potential “fourth wave.” Given the recent upward trend, tourism minister Kazuyoshi Akaba indicated the government will extend the suspension of its Go To Travel subsidy program to boost domestic tourism for a few more weeks. Akaba told a Lower House committee that it seems “difficult” to resume the campaign before the Golden Week holidays from late April to early May. The program has been suspended since last December due to the pandemic. The capital and the three neighboring prefectures had already pushed back the closing time by an hour to 9 p.m. after the central government ended the state of emergency in the region on March 21. Despite the lifting of the emergency, the four prefectures had decided to gradually ease anti-virus restrictions as concerns remain over a possible resurgence. The governors also decided Wednesday to maintain daily subsidies of ¥40,000 ($360) for restaurants and bars that comply with the request to shorten operating hours. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a one-month emergency in the Tokyo region on Jan. 7, later expanding it to a total of 11 prefectures and extending it for most of them to March 7. It was further extended by two weeks to last Sunday for Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures. For More Information : https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/03/25/national/virus-business-hours/
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industry association
by Thailand Automotive Institute (TAI)
CHINA’S GREAT WALL TO KICK-START THAI SALES WITH FOCUS ON EVS (TAI)
Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor will make an official entry into Thailand, Southeast Asia’s largest car market, this year with a focus on electrified cars to break the stranglehold of Japanese brands, which together hold nearly 90% of the market share. Executives of the company met Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday and told him that Thailand will be an important production base and export hub for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region, local media reported. Great Wall has been preparing to enter the Thai market after purchasing a car manufacturing plant in Rayong Province, southeast of Bangkok, from General Motors, which decided in February 2020 to scale back its operations in the Asia-Pacific region. The deal was completed in September, marking the end of GM’s presence in the kingdom. This latest market entry follows SAIC Motor’s launch of MG brand cars in Thailand several years ago
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through a joint venture with the leading Thai conglomerate, Charoen Pokphand Group. This Sino-Thai auto alliance will also be a competitor with Great Wall. Great Wall will make efforts to offer best-in-class products and services to Thai people and heighten market standards to increase the potential of the Thai automotive industry, Narong Sritalayon, managing director of Great Wall Motor Thailand, said during a virtual news conference earlier this month. At a virtual news conference, Great Wall Motor announced that it will launch four models in Thailand this year, including the Haval H6 sport utility vehicle. (Photo courtesy of the company) Based in Hebei Province, Great Wall is listed on the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges, with sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks as its main products. Its annual sales volume hit an all-time high of 1.11 million units in 2020.
The company has announced that it will launch four models this year in Thailand, including the Haval H6 sport utility vehicle and the Ora Good Cat compact electric car. The release dates and prices have not yet been disclosed. The Haval H6 is a successful SUV that has sold more than 6 million units in China and other countries, according to the company. Ora Good Cat will be the first fully electric vehicle that Great Wall will launch in Thailand. “It will set a new standard as a high-quality, technology-packed car with appealing retro futurism design for Thai people,” the automaker said in a statement. In the past few years, consumer interest in electrified vehicles has been growing in Thailand, and hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles are gradually taking root. Great Wall’s strategy is to differentiate itself from existing manufacturers by focusing more on electrified vehicles. It plans to launch a total of nine models in three years. Its lineup “will breathe new life into Thailand’s automobile scene with technology and performance that redefine driving enjoyment and value for money towards the future,” the automaker said.
ASEAN by 2030. The country aims to have EVs make up 30% of the 2.5 million units expected to be produced in 2030. Standing in Great Wall’s way are the Japanese brands, led by Toyota Motor, that have built up a very strong foothold in many ASEAN countries. In the Thai market, which shrank by 21% to about 790,000 units in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nonJapanese cars accounted for only 12% of the total. The SAIC-CP alliance sold about 28,000 MG brand vehicles in 2020, 6.8% more than the previous year, a notable performance amid a difficult sales environment. Kasikorn Bank’s research arm, Kasikorn Research Center, has forecast that the Thai auto market will revive only gradually, expecting sales to grow by 7-11% to between 825,000 and 855,000 units in 2021. Great Wall’s entry will create new competition in a market that is still in the midst of recovery. Source : http://www.thaiauto.or.th/2012/news/news-detail.asp?l=&news_id=4970
That meshes with the Thai government’s policy of pushing Thailand toward becoming the EV hub of
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industry association
by Thailand Automotive Institute (TAI)
THE DRAFTING OF ELECTRIC TUK TUK
STANDARDS
It is clear that the global automotive technology trends are going to electric vehicles, same as Thailand’s automotive industry. As we can see that the electric motorcycles are becoming increasingly popular. The electric motor driven is not only beenused with motorcycle and passenger car but also used with other kind of public transportation including tricycle, known as Tuk Tuk for Thai people. Thailand Automotive Industry (TAI) realizes the importance of Thailand’s unique tricycle development therefore TAI and Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) are cooperating in studying and drafting electric tricycle standards in order to promote the national e-tricycle manufacturing industry to meet internationally recognized standards. This article overviews the content of the draft etricycle standards which defines characteristics covering safety, performance and energy consumption referring to EU 168/2013 which is the European’s type-approval for two wheelers and three wheelers regulation. According to the regulation, e-tricycle is classified as category L5e, a symmetrical threewheeled vehicle in a longitudinal axis plane with a displacement greater than 50 cm3 or a maximum design speed of more than 50 km/h. The regulation refers to other relevant standards in all respects, for example, the safety driving aspect refers to EU 3/2014 functional safety, UN R78 braking and UN R13H in parking brake item, the water submerge safety aspect refers to EU 3/2014 functional safety and ISO 13063 protection against electric shock, or the energy consumption refers to EU 134/2014 environmental and propulsion unit performance and UN R85 the net power, etc. Those reference standards had been considered as basis for drafting the standards to cover all concerned aspects, safety, energy consumption, and performance.
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Safety aspects 1. Cornering the stability of vehicle at 3 meters radius proving ground with speed of 20±1 km/h, the e-trycycle must not slip out of bend, and the inner wheels do not lift off the road. The outer wheels also do not slip outside the driving lane or anti-tipping devices must not touch the road surface. 2. The brake system has been referred to UN R78 specified criteria of braking distance and UN R13H for the hand brake on a steep slope testing. 3. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), according to UN R10, measuring radiated emission and immunity to electromagnetic interference which e-tricycle must not cause electrical interference to any electrical systems such as turn signals, wipers, etc. The wire terminals may be poorly insulated and emit interference at low frequency ranges or the e-tricycle may be damaged by magnetic fields interfering with the drive system controls causing the car to stop while driven.
4. Submerged protection by measuring the electric leakage from the vehicle’s electrical system while running in water. Measurement of insulation resistance (isolation) follows ISO 13063 Safety Specification method. The test is to simulate the condition of e-tricycle by running in water at 20 cm, 25 cm and 30 cm height. The e-tricycle must not stop while running in the water and then being measured the insulation resistance at each height of water level with different resistance value specified for each DC and AC type.
3. Running distance on a single charge, a vehicle is driven according to the WMTC stage 2 Class 1 driving pattern of EU 134/2013, and repeatedly running until it cannot follow the speed specified in driving cycle, then stop the test and measure the total distance that vehicle can run. Energy Consumption Aspect
This is to find the power consumption in Wh/km by running vehicle on a chassis dynamometer with 5. Speedometer, referring to UN R39 and the No- WMTC stage 2 Class 1, driving cycle according to EU tification of the Department of Land Transport re- 134/2014, which must not be less than the manufacgarding the installation of speedometer of a vehicle, turer’s declaration per one charge of the battery. is a comparison of the speed gauge and the actual speed by running vehicle on chassis dynamometer. In the process of drafting standards, the drafting team hosted a public hearing to gain acceptation from Performance Aspects government authorities, academics, manufacturers, and end users, and also organized seminar presenting 1. Stability of driven motor at full load, referring to the the draft on August 7, 2020. The standards are exUN R85 and the Notification of the Department of pected to be implemented as general standards Land Transport regarding the power requirements of for e-tricycle manufacturers to use as reference for electric motor drive under the Automobile Law B.E.2560 their product development in order to meet standards with the driving speed ≥ 45 km/h continuously for requirement, protect both drivers and road users ≥ 30 minutes. safety, and be recognized by both domestic and international markets as well. 2. Maximum speed according to EU 168/2013 and ISO 13064 test method, testing the vehicle driving on chassis dynamometer, must not less than the manufacturer’s declaration.
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Event calendar
Hannover Messe
INT
INT
INT
China Yiwu Hardware & Electrical
Logistics & Distribution
12 - 16 Apr 2021
20-21 April 2021
21 - 22 Apr 2021
Hanover, Germany
Yiwu International Expo Center
IFEMA - Madrid, Madrid, Spain
https://www.hannovermesse.de/de/
http://en.hardwareexpo.cn/Yiwu
www.logisticsmadrid.com/es/
Deutsche Messe AG
China Commodities City Exhibition Co., Ltd.
Easyfairs Iberia
INT
INT
International Electric Vehicle 04 - 07 May 2021
The Smart Automation Austria
INT
Japan Robot Week
18 - 20 May 2021
8 - 11 June 2021
Design Center Linz
Aichi Sky Expo, Tokoname, Japan
http://www.ievexpo.org
https://www.smart-linz.at
https://biz.nikkan.co.jp/eve/s-robot/
IEVE
Reed Exhibitions Messe Salzburg
Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ltd.
Jungmun Tourist Complex, Jeju-si, South Korea
TH
TH
Kansai Logistics Expo
Manufacturing Expo
NEPCON Thailand
INT
23 - 26 June 2021
23 - 26 June 2021
16-18 June 2021
BiTEC Bangkok, Thailand
BiTEC Bangkok, Thailand
INTEX Osaka Hall 6
www.nepconthailand.com
www.manufacturing-expo.com
http://kansai-logix.com/english/
Reed Tradex
Reed Tradex
Kansai Logistics Expo Committee
INT
all about automation Friedrichshafen 6 - 7 July 2021
INT
Taipei International Industrial Automation Exhibition
INT
Global Energy Show 2021
8-18 August
21-23 September 2021
Messe Friedrichshafen
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
BMO Centre, Calgary, Canada
www.automation-friedrichshafen.com
www.chanchao.com.tw
www.globalenergyshow.com/
Messe Friedrichshafen
Chan Chao International Co., Ltd
DMG Event
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