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Dear partners and friends,
2018 was a very remarkable year for GAMI. We celebrated our 10
years anniversarywith around 300 guests in November and opened our
new Artificial IntelligenceInnovation Factory (AIIF) at the same
time. In 2008, the wbk Institute of ProductionScience of Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology (KIT) founded GAMI after years ofexperience
in industry and research projects in China. Ever since, GAMI
strengthen itscompetencies in global production and built up
manufacturing knowledge. Today, itoffers solutions in the key
fields of Quality, Production and Supply Chain Managementas well as
smart manufacturing.
In our new AIIF, we would like now to specifically address the
current challengesregarding the integration of AI in industrial
production and the increasing digitization inthe wake of Industry
4.0 as well as its consequences for manufacturing processes
andemployees. We want to provide a platform for develop specific
use cases for AI inproduction and to support Sino-German research
and innovation programs in thiscontext. The gained knowledge will
also be integrated in our methods and concepts,which aim to help
our partner to reach operational excellence.
With our regular newsletter, we would like to keep you informed
about our currentindustry projects, training services as well as
our events. I hope you enjoy reading anddiscovering something new
in this issue.
Sincerely,
Tobias Arndt
PREFACE
GAMI Newsletter
2018 - 03
NEWS I INDUSTRY PROJECT I TRAINING I EVENTS I CONTACT
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On November 8th 2018, GAMI opened a new research factory for
Artificial Intelligencein industrial production on its 10th
birthday in Suzhou - the Artificial IntelligenceInnovation Factory
(AIIF). It is targeted to serve as a research and training center
thatprovides industrial partners with the necessary skills for AI
technologies in production.
The progressing integration of IT solutions into production
processes generates largeamounts of data. In order to use these
profitably, intelligent solutions are required thatrecognize
relationships and patterns within the data. At AIIF, GAMI –
together withGerman and Chinese companies and start-ups –
researches AI-based applications,such as augmented and virtual
reality, Cloud and Big Data Computing as well ashuman-robot
collaboration. Different AI components can be integrated into a
highlyflexible production line to test different settings. By
combining these technologiesproperly, companies can boost their
efficiency and flexibility, and through machinelearning even
implement a self-adapting and -improving production system.
However, this requires well trained professionals. Both Germany
and China arefacing a major challenge here. Both lack junior
scientists and experts to establish AIin industrial production,
even though especially China is investing heavily in thissector.
Here, both sides could benefit from each other: Germany has the
requiredproduction expertise, China the necessary technical and
financial infrastructure. It isplanned to integrate the AIIF into
teaching at KIT. On the one hand, the use casesdeveloped in China
will be integrated into the already existing courses offered by
the“Learning Factory Global Production” at wbk. On the other hand,
students of KIT canexperience productions in China as well as the
integration of AI technologies underreal circumstances during
research stays in Suzhou.
The AIIF is set as an extension of the existing Industry 4.0
Demonstration andInnovation Center. Its target is to provide a
platform, where specific use cases for theapplication of AI in
production can be developed. Based on this platform, GAMI
willcontinue cooperating with research platforms in China and
abroad to implement jointprojects and to educate talents in the
topics of smart manufacturing.
GAMI Opens Artificial Intelligence Factory on its 10th
birthday
NEWS
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GAMI Innovation Platforms awarded as Sino-German Smart
Manufacturing Pilot Project by MIIT
NEWS
On November 19th 2018, the award ceremony of 2018 Sino-German
SmartManufacturing Pilot Projects was held in Beijing by MIIT
(Ministry of Industryand Information Technology of the PRC). The
innovation platforms of GAMI,the I4.0 Innovation Center together
with the Artificial Intelligent InnovationFactory was awarded as
one of the 5 Sino-German Pilot Projects in Chinathis year.
According to the "2018 Plan for the Pilot Demonstration of
Manufacturing andInternet Integrating Development" issued by the
MIIT, the overall goal is toselect model enterprises to show a path
of strategic transformation andprocess optimization. By that,
enterprises can be guided to a new productionsystem, incorporating
the internet of things, improving the inter-companynetwork and
intelligent production capability of key industries.
Competitiveindustrial internet platforms can be cultivated and the
cooperation betweenGermany and China deepened.
GAMI won this honor through its institutional background,
knowledgeresources and hardware establishment, being acknowledged
its contributionto the development of smart manufacturing in
China.
NEWS
KIT signed a project agreement with JITRI on
September 25th, 2018
On September 25th 2018, Professor Dr.Thomas Hirth, KIT Vice
President forInnovation and International Affairs, andProfessor Liu
Qing, President of the JiangsuIndustrial Technology Research
Institute(JITRI), signed a joined project managementagreement
between both institutions. Thecontract aims at developing a concept
forthe establishment and operation of anEnvironmental Science and
TechnologyInstitute in Nanjing.
The signing took place in the New Palace inStuttgart in the
presence of the Governor ofJiangsu Province, Mr. Wu Zhenglong,
aswell as the Minister of Economic Affairs, Dr.Nicole
Hoffmeister-Kraut, and Minister ofEnvironmental Affairs, Franz
Untersteller, ofthe Federal State of Baden-Württemberg.
“The topic of environmental protection andresource efficient
production is of very highimportance in China, especially in
Jiangsu,partner province of Baden-Württemberg.With its Center for
Climate and Environmentand renowned research institutions
forgeological and environmental sciences,
KIT has proven its competence in these fieldsand would like to
contribute to theimprovement of the environmental situation
inJiangsu by applying its broad scientific know-how. A cooperation
with JITRI serves as anideal basis for that”, Professor Hirth
says.
JITRI is supporting this six-month conceptphase with RMB
1,000,000. Starting in October,employees of KIT will be present in
Nanjing todevelop the scientific and administrativetargets. This
includes conducting jointworkshops with industry as well as
academicinstitutions from Baden-Württemberg andJiangsu.
During the project, other partners of KIT will bejoining as
well, such as the Nanjing Universityof Science and Technology
(NJUST) as one ofthe strategic partner universities of KIT
inJiangsu. Therefore, Professor Hirth signed aMemorandum of
Understanding with the VicePresident of NJUST, Professor Dr. Xi
Zhanwenon Wednesday, September 26th.
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Expert Talks
NEWS
Focusing on “Building an Independent and Controllable
AdvancedManufacturing System: How and What Suzhou should Do?” on
September 7th,the fourth “Bi-monthly Experts Discussion” was held
by the local MunicipalResearch Office and Municipal Science
Association in Suzhou High-techDistrict. 7 experts from
universities, enterprises and institutions were invited todiscuss
the strategy on how to achieve the goal.
Mr. Yang Shun from GAMI stressed, that we have to understand the
currentstatus quo of advanced manufacturing systems worldwide. It
should beclearly seen, that although China is a big manufacturing
country, laborproductivity is far less than that of developed
countries. In addition, althoughthe total industrial output is
growing, the growth rate is gradually slowingdown. Therefore,
upgrading China's manufacturing in particular needs to bein line
with China's industrial restructuring to establish an
advancedmanufacturing system in the context of globalization.
NEWS
On September 14th and December 21st, Dr.Tobias Arndt spoke on 2
summit forums“China big data innovation developmentsummit” and
“2018 Sino-German smartmanufacturing transformation andupgrading
development forum”. He talkedabout the role of AI in the
development ofsmart manufacturing and highlighted that,tremendous
value could be created byusing AI technologies in productionsystems
and supply chains. With AI it’spossible to identify patterns or
recurringstates in existing production data, to drawconclusions for
a prediction of futurescenarios. The right combination of
AItechnologies can boost efficiency, improveflexibility and enable
self-optimizingoperations. Challenges on that way can beespecially
seen in achieving the necessarydata quality, developing efficient
computingmodels as well as separating correlationfrom causality in
the complex data models.
To better understand the opportunities andchallenges of the
implementation of AI inproduction, in our smart manufacturinglabs
at GAMI, we develop use cases,which show the potential benefits of
AI andmake them experienceable for productionmanagers.
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Sino-German Industry 4.0 Factory Automation Platform: I4TP
INDUSTRY
PROJECT
In the framework of the demonstration cases, GAMI established a
simulation model of the productionsystem and optimized the
utilization of equipment and resources as well as provided a data
drivenrecommendation algorithm of scheduling rules. Additionally,
GAMI developed a digital business model(DBM) generation roadmap for
configuring and evaluating different business models for I4TP,
whichcan optimally address the market and customer
requirements.
As a next step, GAMI will improve the DBM for I4TP with concrete
application scenarios. Moreover,GAMI is able to develop the
methodology for deriving the implementation strategy of smart
automationtechnologies within the I4.0 Factory Automation Platform.
The next milestone meeting of I4TP will beheld at KIT in Karlsruhe
in Germany on May 6th 2019. It will continuously obtaining fruitful
results andpromote progress in I4.0 Factory Automation.
Background Information: The I4TP project, which is funded by
BMBF and Ministry of Science andTechnology of the People’s Republic
of China (MOST), is the first science and technology
cooperationproject between China and Germany in the framework of
Made in China 2025 and German industry4.0. The goal is to build a
"reconfigurable intelligent production system construction,
referenceimplementation and verification platform", in parallel to
establish a software support and model-drivenplant automation
platform, integrated customer consultancy services and for the
rapid generation ofkey manufacturing links in the production system
program and commissioning verification. The mainparts of I4TP
project are i4.Turnkey, i4.Design, i4.Business, i4.Collaboration
and i4.Demo-Validation-Center. The duration of project is 3 years
from year 2018 to 2020.
The 1st milestone meeting of the joint research project I4TP
(Industry 4.0 turnkey platform)was successfully accomplished at
Tongji University in Shanghai on November 3rd. 25members of the
project partners joined the meeting and shared the current results
of theproject. Prof. Fleischer (KIT) and Prof. Zhang (Tongji)
moderated the discussion.
The milestone meeting provided unequaled opportunities to
communicate the currentstatus of the project and strengthened the
cooperation among leading researchers andindustrial specialists in
mechanical engineering. The new knowledge and solutions
thatresulted from cooperative activities in solving the complex
challenges of a rapidlyautomated factory were presented. As one
significant outcome, two demonstration casesregarding the I4.0
factory automation platform were presented.
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Continuous Supply Chain Development
In global supply networks, it’s no longer sufficient for
companies to optimize their internalprocesses based on local
interest. On the contrary, what really matters is the
continuousimprovement of the entire supply chain. Especially the
focal company of a supply chain shouldalso help to further develop
their suppliers in order to increase the overall performance of
theentire supply chain and enhance their own competitiveness. With
the support of Sequa gGmbH,a global non-profit organization that
carries out development projects and programs incollaboration with
the German industry, an advanced development program for
Chinesesuppliers was launched called ProTalent.
One leading German company in the field of Home Appliances has
nominated one of itsimportant suppliers to join the project. One
aim of this project is the layout planning of thesupplier’s new
plant. Following the guidelines of VDI 5200, constraints and
objectives areworked out together with project team by means of a
workshop. Then an appropriate blockfactory layout and logistics
concepts are defined based on the analysis of product data,process
data and infrastructure information. Afterwards, a final decision
for factory layout andlogistics concept is derived by taking the
constraints into consideration. Another topic of thisproject is the
productivity analysis of a high runner product, which has a yearly
output of over 2million pieces. Currently this product is made in a
workshop with function based layout. As aresult, considerable
inventory exists between different processes. Detailed value
streammapping will be conducted, in order to check the feasibility
of setting up a production line forthe high runner product. This
supplier development project is ongoing and will last until the
endof 2019.
INDUSTRY
PROJECT
Industry 4.0 survey in Chinese textile machinery industry
The Chinese government in its strategic program "Made in China
2025" aimsspecifically at promoting smart manufacturing
technologies, which got theattention of many local Chinese
companies that try to digitalize their products andfacilities in
order to catch up to the market leaders in their sector.
The VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau,
MechanicalEngineering Industry Association) commissioned GAMI to
conduct an Industry 4.0survey on the Chinese Textile Machinery
Industry. This survey aims to find outthe capabilities and
activities of this industry related to smart
manufacturing.Therefore, the level of Industry 4.0 implementation
and technological innovationof Chinese textile machinery
manufacturers was evaluated. An exhibitor surveywas conducted at
ITMA ASIA + CITME 2018 in Shanghai from 15th to 19th
October 2018. 75 Chinese companies were analyzed, and detailed
interviewsregarding Industry 4.0 strategy with sales managers or
technical directors from 20of these companies were conducted. The
analysis was based on booth visits,mainly focusing on marketing
materials and exhibited products of the evaluatedcompanies.
The results showed, that Chinese textile machinery manufacturers
are juststarting to realize the importance of Industry 4.0, or even
still have not put anyweight on this issue. One important reason
might be a lack of customer demandfor Industry 4.0 solutions.
However, many basic and effective intelligent methodshave been well
applied, like remote monitoring/control,
machine-to-machinecommunication and real-time data collection.
INDUSTRY
PROJECT
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Industry 4.0 concept for an advanced assembly line
INDUSTRY
PROJECT
Starting from the beginning of December 2018, GAMI is working
together with one of ourpartners in the area of Home Appliances to
introduce Industry 4.0 into their assemblylines. The aim of the
project is to create an agile company through more efficient
datacollection and data analysis. The focus of the first phase is
defined as creatingconnectivity and visibility in one of the pilot
lines. Firstly, we analyzed the information flowof the chosen
assembly line. It was evaluated, how the necessary production
information(e.g. production order, work instruction) is provided at
the assembly line and how thecurrent status of the line is
monitored. Furthermore, it was analyzed, how unexpecteddisruptions
are being dealt with. Afterwards the challenges and expectations of
relateddepartments were also collected and evaluated. Then the mid-
and long- term industry4.0 roadmap was discussed and defined with
the management team through workshops.Based on the industry 4.0
roadmap and detailed as-is analysis, the short term targetstatus
for an optimal information flow was defined by the project team.
Subsequently, thenecessary implementation actions were defined,
such as upgrading the critical equipmentto enable automatic data
collection and data analysis, define the visualization form of
theKPIs in the shopfloor etc. By the project end, it will be
possible to collect all necessarydata from the assembly line in
real-time for immediate decision support as well as data-based
predictive actions.
Open course training program of 2019, 1st round
GAMI launched its latest open course training program for 2019.
All trainingsessions will take place at GAMI’s Industry 4.0
Demonstration and InnovationCenter. A unique learning environment
by combining theory and practice as well asa platform to exchange
knowledge and ideas with experts is offered. Moreover, ourcoaches’
know-how and their industry expertise ensure the most
efficientknowledge transformation. The training program consists of
ten training sessionsrelated to topics such as production
management, quality management, leanlogistics and Industry 4.0
application solutions. Please refer to the table below
fordetails:
TRAINING
http://www.silu.asia/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=53
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“Insight into Industry 4.0” customized Trainings
With the rise of the 4th industrial revolution,both academic and
industry are engaged in thetransformation and upgrading from
traditionalproduction to smart manufacturing. WithGAMI's academic
strength and years ofconsulting experience in the
manufacturingfield, we provide one of the leading trainingsand
workshops regarding Industry 4.0. Thecourses include content of
Industry 4.0conception and features, applicationapproaches and use
cases on e.g. howIndustry 4.0 effects enterprise business
models.Through such trainings and workshops,participants will not
only get theoreticalknowledge of Industry 4.0, but also
practicalapplication methods. Additionally, the trainerwill guide
participants during discussions to re-consider their perception of
manufacturing toencourage new business models and toenhance their
competitive strength. During thelast quarter, GAMI has conducted
customizedworkshops for several customers based ontheir actual
demands. Here, the trainingcontents were adjusted to guarantee
acombination of theory with daily experience ofcustomers within the
workshop.
Qualification training for supply quality engineers
In December 2018, GAMI conducted a 5 days customizedtraining
together with a group of supply quality engineers ofone of our
partners. Together we delivered contents on thebasics of Quality
Management as well as SupplierManagement in combination with
advanced concepts andtools to inspire the participants and support
them in solvingreal problems in their daily work.
Topics such as Technical Compliance, Corporate
SocialResponsibility, ISO9001, APQP, Project Management,
QualityTools, FMEA and Supplier Management were included in
thistraining package. By expert sharing, workshop discussion
andpractical simulation an efficient delivery of the
valuablecontents for a better understanding and direct impact on
theproblem solving skills of the participants could be ensured.
GAMI is an experienced training and consulting companyespecially
in the topics of Lean and Quality Management. Wehave cooperated
with this partner for almost 8 years andgained lots of value from
each other during that time.
TRAINING TRAINING
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HECTOR School of KIT in China from Sep. 17 to Sep. 22, 2018
The seminar week was composed of a
compact knowledge transfer in lectures, case
studies as well as company tours. Dr.
Benjamin Haefner from KIT, Dr. Tobias Arndt,
Mr. Yang Shun, Dean of KIT China Branch,
and Mr. Christopher Ehrmann from amtc
delivered the lectures, which were
complemented by tours to leading companies
and research centers in Suzhou and
Shanghai, such as Bosch, HTS and Zeiss.
TRAINING
As China is becoming more and moreimportant in the context of
globalmanufacturing, HECTOR School offersseminars and lectures on
site in cooperationwith GAMI and the Advanced
ManufacturingTechnology Center (amtc) in Shanghai.
From September 17 to September 22, thecourses Quality Management
& SupplierManagement took place at GAMI this year.
By providing a state-of-the-art knowledgetransfer on-site, the
participants used thisplatform to communicate with professionalsand
executives working in China. Globalplayers have continually
extended theirproduction sites in China. Therefore, thedemand for
engineers with highly developedtechnological know-how and the
ability tomeet the different on-site requirements israpidly
growing. Applicable knowledge tomaster these challenges is
delivered duringthis two-weeks course.
Quality management in the Industry 4.0 era
Smart technologies and digital strategies have brought great
changes to the industry.Especially in the field of quality
management, there is a high potential for digitalizedsolutions. As
companies strive to optimize and upgrade their
manufacturingprocesses based on data, Quality Management could
serve as a backbone for that.
On December 3rd, 2018, we hold a half day training event in
cooperation with DUSA, aEuropean Company Association in Suzhou,
concerning the topic of QM 4.0. Twoexperts from GAMI shared their
opinions and insights, around 20 participants fromdifferent
companies joined and took part in the extensive discussions. Topics
such asPreventive Maintenance, Big Data Applications as well as
Augmented RealityAssistance in Quality Management were covered in
order to better understand, howIndustry 4.0 could affect Quality
Management. Use Cases applied in our smartmanufacturing labs gained
lots of interests and could provide everyone a deeperunderstanding
of the concepts as well as a clearer picture on how to solve
dailyproblems.
GAMI will continue hosting this kind of events with our partners
to exchange morevaluable concepts and ideas.
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Contact:
Project services: Dr. Tobias Arndt
Training Services: Mr. Shen Chunfeng
Events: Ms. Wang Pei
GAMI – Global Advanced Manufacturing Institute
Room 1101, Building A, Wisdom Center, No.10 Moon BayRoad, Suzhou
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