PREFACE GAMI Newsletter 2018-02 I S I I I Dear Partners and Friends, The strong, dynamic and intense cooperation between Germany and China is one of the specific attributes of GAMI. In July, the German chancellor Angela Merkel and the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang emphasized again the partnership between both countries in the areas of politics, trade and research fields, such as autonomous driving and IoT. GAMI also contributed to this partnership, for example by hosting the 3rd KIT Innovation Day in September, launching the new Sino-German ProTalent project to develop smart manufacturing talents in China and the continuous support of the I4TP project, which aims at developing a Sino-German Industry 4.0 Factory Automation platform. This newsletter will provide you with more information regarding the different Sino- German projects, our current industry projects, training services as well as our events. I hope you enjoy reading. Sincerely, Tobias Arndt
The 3 rd KIT Innovation Day was successfully conducted to introduce outstanding technology and advanced manufacturing concepts to China Since 2016, KIT holds Innovation Day events in China every year to establish a new platform for innovation and technology transfer and to provide technical innovation solutions for partners. This year on Sep11 th, we discussed topics in the fields of Automation, Mobility Systems and Robotics, which are key issues related to China's major national interests, and also the areas where KIT has remarkable expertise and excellent reputation. Aims were to have in-depth exchanges and to provide market-oriented solutions for KIT partners. 6 KIT experts including Prof. Eric Sax (Head of Institute of Information Processing Technology at KIT), Dr. Michael Frey (Deputy Director of the Institute of Vehicle System Technology at KIT) and Dr. Ilshat Mamaev (Research Assistant at the Institute of Anthropomatics and Robotics at KIT) joined to share their research topics and findings. Around 120 people participated in the event. The fruitful lectures and discussions gave deep insights to the participants. Additionally, the visit to the GAMI innovation center strengthened the experience of smart manufacturing applications in china. Overall, the e v en t b ro u g h t t og e th e r knowledge and competences from different areas, provided comprehensive guidance to companies and scholars, and introduced outstanding technology and advanced manufacturing concepts to China.
GAMI Artificial Intelligence Innovation Factory will be opened in November Mr. Yang Shun spoke on 2018 ABC Summit organized by Baidu On September 4 th 2018, ABC SUMMIT organized by Baidu was held in Shanghai. With the topic of Inception Leading Intelligent Change, this summit focused on the exploration of major industrial innovations, the ongoing industrial integration and the ecological construction of the intelligent era. Related Baidu Cloud intelligent solutions were launched as well. The Industry and Energy sub-forum was held concurrently. 8 speakers from enterprises and institutes talked to share their individual perspective in this session. Mr. Yang Shun, executive director of KIT China Branch, delivered a speech on Best Practices of Smart Manufacturing enabled by Cloud Platform. He stressed the importance of enabling technologies like cloud solutions to support smart manufacturing practices. Around 8000 people from different fields joined this summit in total. In 2015, GAMI opened the Industry 4.0 Demonstration and Innovation Center to help companies in China to cope with challenges and chances of the digitalization strategies Industrie 4.0 and Made in China 2025 respectively. Over 3000 people from different areas took the chance of visiting our facilities. Now, we want to take the next step towards smart manufacturing: With the Artificial Intelligent Innovation Factory we show possibilities that Artificial Intelligence technologies can offer, from industrial robotics to virtual reality assistance systems. Accompany us through 10 years of research and consulting projects in engineering and see the newest trends of Artificial Intelligence as well as implementation chances, which will be demonstrated together with our partners. We will open the AI innovation factory on November 8 th, the official invitation letter will be released soon and cordially invite you to join us.
GAMI Learning Platform will be launched soon GAMI Industry 4.0 Innovation Center was listed one as of the pilot projects for the integrating development of manufacturing and internet in 2018 Officially released by MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People s Republic of China) & Information and Software Services office on August 10 th, there are in total 125 platforms of enterprises and institutes in China, which won the honor of being a pilot project for the integrated development of manufacturing and Internet in 2018. These platforms were all recommended by local governments and have passed critical audits after submission to MIIT. All platforms are classified into 7 types of pilot projects according to their specific strengths and capacities. For GAMI, our Industry 4.0 demonstration and innovation center was honored as one of the Sino-German Smart Manufacturing Cooperation Pilot Demonstration Projects. This is the third time the GAMI Industry 4.0 Demonstration and Innovation Center has received a governmental platform recognition. GAMI will launch its intelligent manufacturing learning platform this November. The platform aims to provide a systematic, modular manufacturing knowledge service, to fulfill the increasing requests by enterprises and individuals. Contents in the platform focus on our expertise in the fields of global production systems, quality as well as supply chain management. Our experiences in the field of smart manufacturing will be shared and our Industry 4.0 innovation center used for developing further use cases to be presented. Knowledge we gain from our newly established AI Innovation Factory will contribute to a comprehensive image of the future of manufacturing. Also GAMI insights, provided by our consultants with years of experiences, offer you a deep understanding of global and Chinese manufacturing industry.
Assembly lines optimization to meet production demands Production with a steady rhythm and consistent continuous flow is the ultimate target in lean implementation. Ideally, product would flow continuously all the way through your value stream, from raw material to end-users. Yet a closer look at many processes shows erratic and intermittent flow of product, inventory accumulations between steps, output varying from hour to hour and poor use of human effort due to the anchoring of operators to individual machines. In the middle of this year, GAMI conducted a joint project together with its industry partner to optimize two assembly lines with following factors to be considered: Establishing a base line regarding cycle time; Identifying and eliminating fluctuations on cycle time by defining standard operation procedures, which consider ergonomics as well as safety; Defining the optimal number of employees in the line to maximize productivity and reduce inefficiencies; Defining the optimal material flow for raw material, intermediate products, as well as finished goods. In order to fulfill the defined project target, the project was divided into the following work packages: WP 1: As-is status analysis through value stream mapping and process analysis; WP 2: Formulating performance evaluation criteria and defining alternative configurations; WP 3: Identification of improvement actions and simulation of the different scenarios; WP 4: Validation of the simulation and support of the improvement implementation. By working closely with our partner, we have successfully established a continuous flow, a leveled production as well as a shop floor visualization of current orders. Below you can find the implementation steps: Status Quo Analysis Line Design Implementation Steps Analysis of material and information flow Product analysis Process analysis Performance evaluation criteria Line balancing Process layout Optimal number of workers Work distribution among workers Material replenishment Sino-German ProTalent Project to Develop Smart Manufacturing Talents in China Recently, a new project called ProTalent has been launched by GAMI together with the International Department of KIT. The project is sponsored by sequa ggmbh, which is a globally operating organization that carries out development projects and programs in an international development cooperation in close collaboration with the German private sector. The aim of ProTalent, which will last until 2020, is to train Chinese engineers according to the standards of German Engineering. It combines production-related topics of Industry 4.0 and "Smart Manufacturing" with development-relevant aspects such as resource efficiency, environmental protection, occupational safety and corporate social responsibility within newly developed, holistic and practiceoriented further education programs. Since establishing its Industry 4.0 Innovation Center in 2015, GAMI has developed more than 15 smart manufacturing related courses for around 2000 trainees in China and became the most effective Sino-German innovation platform for the industry 4.0 talents development. Target group of this project are Chinese engineers, professionals and students. If you wish to receive more Information about ProTalent, please feel free to contact us. Production scheduling Leveling scenarios, simulation, result evaluation Customized leveling solution
Sino-German Industry 4.0 Factory Automation Platform: I4TP After the kick-off meeting in March, the I4TP (Industry 4.0 turnkey platform) project has been officially started. The responsible institutes, enterprises and persons for each work package, including i4.turnkey, i4.design, i4.business, i4.collaboration and i4.demo-validation-center, have been collaborating closely through regular work package meetings and project ordinary meetings. Significant achievements have been delivered for the first project milestone in September. For the demonstration and documentation of project feasibility and first results, the first two demo cases, Reconfigurable production system based on amtc I4.0 Demo Line and Cloud connectivity of intelligent components have been elaborated to show the methods of I4TP in a comprehensible and integrated way for all aspects of the project. For the development of Turnkey Systems, a common unified architecture and corresponding description language as well as data formats and interfaces have been defined. The system configuration scheme and optimization method have also been initially generated for further implementation and tests. Furthermore, first modeling and functional analysis of demo products as well as the test of selected collaboration platforms are undertaken. GAMI as one of the project partners is responsible for establishing a business model for implementing the I4TP concept and is deeply involved in creating the approach for managing and optimizing of production operation. Until now, a module-based market research model was established and continuously refined, which has been implemented for a comprehensive market demand analysis. Furthermore, a generation roadmap for Digital Business Model was developed. Additionally, GAMI is closely cooperating with the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center (amtc) at Tongji University to provide a testing environment for validation and certification of all I4TP modules. Project Introduction: The I4TP project, which is funded by BMBF and Ministry of Science and Technology of the People s Republic of China (MOST), is the first Sino-German science and technology cooperation project in the framework of Made in China 2025 and German Industry 4.0. The goal is to build a reconfigurable intelligent production system construction as well as a reference implementation and verification platform. Parallel, a software support, a model-driven plant automation platform and integrated customer consultancy services are established. The duration of the project is 3 years from 2018 to 2020.
Insight into Industry 4.0 customized trainings & workshops With the rise of the 4th industrial revolution, both academic and industry are engaged in transformation and upgrading from traditional production to smart manufacturing. With GAMI's academic strength and years of consulting experience in the manufacturing field, we provide some of industry s leading trainings and workshops regarding Industry 4.0. The courses include contents related to the Industry 4.0 conception and features, application approaches and use cases on how Industry 4.0 effects enterprise business models for example. Through such trainings and workshops, participants will not only get theoretical knowledge of Industry 4.0, but also practical application methods. Additionally, our trainers guide participants during discussions to re-consider their perception of manufacturing to encourage new business models and to enhance their competitive strength. During the last months, GAMI has conducted several customized workshops for our customers based on their actual demands. The training contents were adjusted to guarantee a combination of theory with practical solution approaches for their daily work on the shopfloor. Advanced Training Course by MIIT on Sino- German Intelligent Manufacturing Strategies and Industry 4.0 Technology Applications was held in Suzhou The training organized by MIIT took place from July 24 th -27 th this year in Suzhou. Prof. Gisela Lanza and Dr. Tobias Arndt from GAMI were invited as trainers for 2 days. Both together, they shared knowledge on Industry 4.0, architecture models and frameworks, the current status of development as well as application cases, including production planning and control, quality and supply chain management by Industry 4.0. The trainees were experts from relevant enterprises or institutes and are mainly engaged in the application of industry 4.0 and the integration of new technologies. By the detailed explanations during the training, the participants gained a deeper understanding of smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0 as inspiration for their daily work.
EVENT Open course training program of 2018, 3nd round GAMI launched its latest open course training program for 2018. All training sessions will take place at GAMI s Industry 4.0 Demonstration and Innovation Center. A unique learning environment by combining theory and practice as well as a platform to exchange knowledge and ideas with experts is offered. Moreover, our coaches know-how and their industry expertise ensure the most efficient knowledge transformation. The training program consists of ten training sessions related to topics such as production management, quality management, lean logistics and Industry 4.0 application solutions. Please refer to the table below for details: Round table event - How Software Systems Support Smart Manufacturing On July 4 th 2018, GAMI held a round table event on the topic How Software Systems Support Smart Manufacturing. Speakers from Bosch and Microsoft were invited to share their viewpoint on this topic. Ms. Chen Lu from GAMI talked about Industry 4.0 Maturity Model and Enterprise Transformation, focused on the development status of Industry 4.0 and the companies efforts to achieve their own Industry 4.0 target. Mr. Sun Xinya from Bosch gave a detailed explanation on the Bosch Industrial Interconnection Road, and Mr. Miao Yufeng from Microsoft shared his thoughts on How Microsoft solutions upgrade Enterprise Intelligence. Around 40 participants joined this event. The aim of GAMI s regular round tables is to share competitive knowledge and practical experiences to support the transformation and development of domestic enterprises under the trend of smart manufacturing.
EVENT EVENT GAMI Round Table - Lead Time Improvement On August 9 th 2018, GAMI held a Round Table together with flexis AG to share consulting experiences and solutions on how to improve lead time for manufacturing companies. Mr. Huang Bin from GAMI explained delivery problems originating from different manufacturing models and product categories and showed potential solutions in different use cases. Ms. Shen Jing from flexis shared her thoughts on the topic Industry 4.0 Transformation Bridge APS makes planning catching up with change. and explained how companies can make use of APS especially in Job Shop production. More than 20 participants from different companies joined this round table event. From July 23-27, 15 students from 8 different countries took part in the Summer Engineering Academy to discover the world of mechanical engineering. As part of the ProTalent project, this program offers a unique combination of challenging lectures and workshops in engineering as well as leisure activities. It is organized by the Carl Benz School of Engineering, the Mechanical Engineering College of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology together with GAMI. It aims to introduce technically interested students from age 16-19 to the field of engineering. Next to company visits, workshops and lectures the participants are introduced to studying mechanical engineering in Germany. Furthermore, the students meet people from all over the world and probably make new friends for life! 2018 Carl Benz Academy The program allowed me to meet people from all over the world
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