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Swisslog Customer Magazine: Industrie 4.0 the Power Of Member of the KUKA Group INDUSTRY 4.0: THE POWER OF INSPIRATION DIGITALIZATION SWISSLOG WAREHOUSE & DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS GLOBAL MAGAZINE ISSUE SIX PLUS: MIDDLE EAST // RETURNS LOGISTICS // SMART FACTORY // NEW TECH // PERSONALISATION INSPIRATION // PAGE 3 WELCOME // PAGE 4 SWIsslog & KUKA: AUTOMATION POWERHOUSE // PAGE 6 INDUSTRY 4.0 TAKES HOLD // PAGE 8 INDUSTRY 4.0 IN PRACTICE // PAGE 10 ROBITICS meets humans // PAGE 12 neuroscIENCE & Industry 4.0 // PAGE 14 MIDDLE EAST DELIghts // PAGE 16 Software SynQ // Page 18 THE Powerstore story // Page 20 MICHELIN CASE Study // PAGE 22 returns logISTICS // Page 24 eye ON tomorrow WE SHAPE THE FUTURE. 02 WELCOME WELCOME Welcome to the latest issue of our Inspiration magazine. Every time we stop to consider how the future is shaping, it always seems to be changing amazingly fast. In recent months, Industry 4.0 has begun to take hold in the public's consciousness - I guess that's what happens when you get world leaders taking a look! We understand the benefits the inter- connected, robotic world has to offer. This magazine is about those benefits and the achievements already made. We are undoubtedly leading the way and shaping the future. With the strong backing of our parent company, the KUKA Group, Swisslog is a major pioneer in state-of-the-art Industry 4.0 production processes, and I am certain there are many yet to come. Until then, we hope you enjoy the magazine! Dr. Christian Baur Swisslog Warehouse and Distribution Solutions 03 INSPIRATION SWISSLOG & KUKA: THE AUTOMATION POWERHOUSE 04 collaboration ONE YEAR ON CEO CHRISTIAN BAUR REFLECTS ON A YEAR OF COLLABORATION Dr. Christian Baur, COO After a whirlwind few months, the dust is settling on Swisslog Group & CEO our newly integrated business. Swisslog Warehouse & Distribution Solutions. Now is a great time to be involved in automation, and an even better time "This award recognizes our pioneering to work for Swisslog, as we look to shape the best structure and approach role in integrating advanced hu- for future success. Of course, our success has been given a huge boost by man-robot collaboration solutions in becoming part of the KUKA group. logistics. The cooperation between Swisslog and KUKA delivers synergies KUKA is a globally active automation company with sales of around 2.9 at every level. Ultimately, it is the billion euro and a workforce of about 12,000 worldwide. KUKA offers customers who benefit from intralogi- its customers around the globe automation solutions ranging from stics solutions that are more efficient, components and cells to fully automated systems. The company is one flexible and intelligent.” of the world`s leading suppliers in the fields of robotics, automation and systems engineering. Facts and Figures SETTING STANDARDS KUKA`s technologies set standards the world over. In addition to its headquarters at the production and development site in Augsburg, 20% Machining time is reduced by up to 20% in Bavaria, KUKA is internationally represented with about 100 subsidiaries. factories fitted with KUKA robots. Working with KUKA has allowed Swisslog to develop technologies such as Automated Item Pick (AutoPiQ). Our human-robot picking solution was awarded the 2016 INDUSTRIEPREIS at last year's Hannover Messe. 24 hours AutoPiQ was chosen as the winner in the “Intralogistics & Production In KUKA's own production a robot extends Management” category for its outstanding economic and societal benefits. the operating time of a machining centre It's just one example of our recent work. Another great achievement is the from 16 hours a day to 24 hours, without extra manpower. launch of CycloneCarrier. What does it mean for customers? We will leverage our joint processes and know-how to create and develop intralogistics solutions of the future. ± 0.08mm The KR360-3 robot has incredible precision, Together with KUKA we are shaping the future of intralogistics by and can move items up to 500kgs to within introducing a new era of robotic, data-driven and flexible automated a fraction of a millimeter. solutions that create exceptional customer value. This is what we believe in, we are not only playing in the field of robotics, we are shaping the future! http://swisslog.com/ 05 INSPIRATION INDUSTRY 4.0 takes HOLD 06 personalisation PERSONAL SERVICE GRANOLA to CARS: NEW TECH takes personalisation to THE NEXT LEVEL. The world has changed profoundly over the last couple of years. New technologies stride ahead, changing our lifestyle and also evolving many business models. Industry 4.0 is opening up completely new possibili- ties for us to offer innovative solutions and services. At the same time, our customers are confronted with increasingly complex challenges in techno- logy and business, to an extent that they have never faced before. Dr. Kerstin Höfle, IP & The concept of Industry 4.0 influences more and more in intralogistics. Strategy Manager, Swisslog Swisslog’s Industry 4.0 concept brings transparency and efficiency to your warehouse so you can secure tomorrow’s intralogistics processes today. In recent years the Internet of Things Over the years, the Internet has evolved into a space of sheer limitless has become more meaningful in possibilities. Whether granola, notebooks or a new car, there are so many industrial processes leading to the wide everyday things that we can already customize online. What is more, the adoption of terminology like Industry Internet is gradually breathing intelligence into commonplace objects in our 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing. daily lives. For example, researchers have been working for some time on The underlying idea is the end-to-end the development of a smart refrigerator that uses modern camera techno- digitalization of intralogistics and logy and sensors to monitor consumption habits and independently places production. an order as soon as an essential item runs low. In addition, cars are being tested that navigate through traffic completely autonomously while the THE JOURNEY HAS BEGUN driver, for example, leisurely peruses their e-mail. THE INTERNET OF THINGS PUTS THE VALUE CHAIN ON TRACK Machine control systems and sensors are connected with classic production and intralogistic applications like WES or WMS and exchange information, independent of their location, through software services. Thanks to this merge, Industry 4.0 technology optimizes the entire value chain of a company. Simply put, Industry 4.0 technologies open the door to creating a digital Many Swisslog customers have image of reality that can be used as a basis for optimizing physical already started their ascent up the processes. This transformation process is often referred to as a “digital rungs of the Industry 4.0 ladder, shadow.” These digital shadows are not only tremendously beneficial for the and some without even recogniz- future of industrial production, they also bring transparency and efficiency ing it. into all processes along the value chain. In Swisslog’s Industry 4.0 concept, they ensure that warehouse processes run reliably and at optimal perfor- Cockpit Manager (above), 3D Visu- mance even under constantly changing conditions. It is unrealistic to expect alization, Virtual Reality, Condition that warehouse logistics will undergo rapid, radical changes in the age of Monitoring and Event Notification Industry 4.0, but we think big and take the small steps first - to be able to are just some of the I4.0 concepts scale fast. Swisslog has already brought to life, improving profitability for a In Swisslog’s understanding of Industry 4.0, this change is an ongoing wide range of businesses. process whose initial steps are to collect and analyze data and optimize individual warehouse components. The next development stage will be These are just the first steps for devoted to the entire warehouse. After that, more and more boundaries will further Industry 4.0 solutions successively be overcome, allowing optimization to propagate from realized by Swisslog. production to the higher level supply chain. www.swisslog.com/WDS 07 INSPIRATION 4.0 IN PRACTICE IN A FEW SHORT YEARS, THE SMART FACTORY HAS GONE TO FROM AN IDEA INTO REALITY. HOW HAS IT HAPPENED? As a visionary and pioneer of The underlying idea is simple: In the age of exchange is vital in order to find innovative fully integrated and digitalized Industry 4.0, logistics systems themselves solution approaches, collaborate on logistics processes, Swisslog is are becoming clever organizational talents. expanding the solution portfolio and fully understand all influencing factors and already at the starting gate, Recording all movements in the warehouse, individual requirements. ready to offer its customers for example, makes it easy to detect risks future proven solutions. early on to avoid conducting facility ACHIEVE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY WITH maintenance during peak times. The list of SWISSLOG SOLUTIONS To promote economically efficient facility benefits new Industry 4.0 technologies offer Behind every Swisslog Industry 4.0 operation, Swisslog focuses on the real- for warehouse operations goes on and on. activity there is a promise: As a provider time optimization of all data gathered from of leading automation solutions, Swisslog the logistics systems. Major events that attract media attention is committed to supporting its logistics could deliver forecast data relevant for THE JOURNEY INTO THE SMART the handling of relevant merchandise. For FUTURE HAS BEGUN example, if an underdog team manages State-of-the-art sensors, data collection to climb towards the top in a sports methods, and optimization algorithms tournament, this approach makes it IN THE AGE OF INDUSTRY based on big data analysis are the possible to respond to changes in demand cornerstones of a new service portfolio early on. 4.0, LOGISTICS SYSTEMS that could monitor all Swisslog facilities themselves ARE BECOMING throughout their entire lifecycle. Many a company can even use the current CLEVER organizational weather forecast to their advantage – for talents.
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