Uncover the innovations in products and services that are fueling industry growth.

1. Sparks
Innovation In Action
November 2020

2. Uncover the innovations in
products and services that are
fueling industry growth, from
the world’s first steel-welding
robot, to the AI that reduces
tire noise.
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innovation.
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Managing Director,
Global Industrial Sector Lead,
Accenture

4. Honeywell + Microsoft
fully digitize buildings
Honeywell and Microsoft are combining forces to bring
predictive maintenance to the buildings industry. Honeywell
Forge will integrate with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service to
generate real time data analytics that help operators gain
efficiencies and solve problems faster. Honeywell’s AI and IoT-
based software helps reduce energy consumption by 10-20% by
providing better oversight and control of heating and ventilation
systems, while Dynamics 365 reduces facility downtime by
remotely detecting and addressing maintenance issues. The
solutions will be scaled via the cloud to help buildings digitize
their maintenance, security and energy systems.
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Lincoln Electric
launches welding
data app
Lincoln Electric is giving industrial workers more control over
their welding machinery with the launch of the NEXTime App.
The app connects to the company’s Ranger welder generators
from up to 15 feet away, providing real time data and alerts on a
machine’s operating efficiency. The Android and iOS app can
monitor battery and fuel status, create maintenance logs, and
provide alerts and helpful instructions when maintenance is
needed. The app is compatible with Ranger 225, 250 and 305
models after a quick installation of the accompanying NEXTime
Wireless Module.
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Rockwell + Microsoft’s
five-year cloud plan
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Rockwell Automation and Microsoft have announced a five-year
partnership expansion aimed at developing cloud solutions that
simplify industrial customers’ digital transformations. The pair
have already developed 20 use cases across industries, including
in life sciences and personal care. The next five years will build on
that work, with cloud solutions that bring together industrial data
from development, operations and maintenance teams into one
environment. Customers can then use that data to build and test
digital prototypes at a far lower cost than real world trials.
By bringing data together into one ecosystem, companies can
also more easily and securely share that data with partners.

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Daewoo’s AI robot
welds ship hulls
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Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering has developed the
world’s first AI metalwork robot for ship construction. The
company is using the groundbreaking robot, named Goknuri, to
shape steel plates into curved ones for front and rear ship hulls,
at temperatures of above 800C. Goknuri is working on hulls at
Daewoo’s shipyard on Geoje Island, south of Seoul. The robot
was completed around three years after Daewoo first launched
the project.

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Sandvik buys CGTech
simulation tech
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The Swedish engineering company will acquire the US software
firm at the end of this year. A key component of the acquisition is
VERICUT, CGTech’s machining simulation and optimization
software, which is machine and cutting tool neutral and can work
by itself or in conjunction with other computer-aided
manufacturing tools. Sandvik plans to use the software to
strengthen its own machining intelligence capabilities. “This will
not only strengthen our leading market position in all parts of the
world but will enable us to take a big step forward in offering full
machining solutions to our customers, which will reduce waste
significantly in their broader value chain," says Nadine Crauwels,
President of Sandvik Machining Solutions.
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Nexen Tire’s AI
reduces tire noise
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The manufacturer has harnessed big data to develop noise-
reducing technology for tires. Nexen, working in conjunction with
Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group and Inha University in Korea,
tested tire sounds in an anechoic chamber fitted with
microphone sensors, and with real vehicles in a special research
facility. Data gathered from the tests - carried out with vehicles
braking on snow, wet surfaces and more - was used to create an
AI trained on tire patterns and the noise levels they produce. The
AI used image processing software to generate a new tire design
optimized to reduce noise levels to 1 decibel internally, and 3
decibels externally. Nexen plans to collaborate with car
manufacturers worldwide to scale these new findings.
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ZP unveils smart
refueling technology
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The German car parts manufacturer has developed an analytics
tool that reduces the fuel costs of commercial vehicle fleets. TX-
FUELBOT tracks data from truck telematics, planning and routing
systems, along with fuel prices. Based on this information it
automatically alerts drivers to the cheapest refuel stops enroute,
and exactly when to use them. The tool can reduce a fleet’s fuel
costs by an estimated 21%. TX-FUELBOT will be launched under
the Transics brand as part of ZF’s WABCO Fleet Management
Systems range. However, a version that can be integrated using
third party software is also in the works. The company plans to
distribute the technology in Europe, the Middle East and Turkey.
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Foxconn launches
open platform for EVs
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Hon Hai Precision Industry is set to enter the electric vehicles
market. The Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer - best
known as iPhone-maker Foxconn - is set to launch the MIH EV
Open Platform for Hardware and Software, a platform that
promises to help EV makers reduce costs and launch new
models faster. Software and hardware designs and updates will
be shared directly with developers and manufacturers in the MIH
ecosystem. Foxconn believes the platform will lower the barriers
to entry, encouraging more players into the EV market and
accelerating progress. Foxconn is aiming for the platform to
become an Android-style system for the industry, indicating its
hopes to dominate the sector. The company also plans to release
the first commercial solid-state batteries in 2024.

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1. Honeywell + Microsoft fully digitize buildings
https://www.honeywell.com/en-us/newsroom/pressreleases/2020/10/honeywell-teams-up-with-microsoft-to-reshape-the-industrial-workplace
2. Lincoln Electric launches welding data app
http://newsroom.lincolnelectric.com/News+Releases/lincoln-electric-introduces-new-innovative-app.htm
3. Rockwell + Microsoft’s five-year cloud plan
https://news.microsoft.com/2020/10/06/rockwell-automation-and-microsoft-expand-partnership-to-simplify-industrial-transformation/
4. Daewoo’s AI robot welds ship hulls
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201020000376
5. Sandvik buys CGTech simulation tech
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201020000376
6. Nexen Tire’s AI reduces tire noise
http://www.nexentire.com/international/media/news/1227261_1422.php
7. ZP unveils smart refueling technology
https://press.zf.com/press/en/releases/release_20609.html
8. Foxconn launches open platform for Evs
https://www.foxconn.com/en-us/press-center/press-releases/latest-news/456
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