German engineering giant Siemens will be exhibiting new technological developments and innovations at Hannover Messe 2019 this April in Germany.
The company will introduce the latest version of the design and engineering software NX, enhanced with machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. The new features can predict behaviour and update user interfaces to increase productivity.
According to the company, ML can be used to deliver valuable business insights more quickly and efficiently, containing the power to process, analyse and learn from large volumes of data.
AI and ML can also be used to monitor the actions of users, their successes and failures, to determine how to serve up the right NX commands.
Apart from the software, Siemens, in cooperation with Festo, a supplier of pneumatic and electrical automation technology, will present an innovative linear motor drive and control concept, designed to offer flexible and efficient high-performance solutions for short-cycle applications.
Siemens said the new multi-carrier system allows carriers to be accelerated, moved and positioned independently of each other on an MCS track. Different product formats can be manufactured on one production line, decreasing cycle times and increasing production volumes.
This will open up new possibilities in assembly technologies or in battery production, the company said.
Another Siemens innovation at the fair will be the new CloudConnect products designed to enable data transmission from the field level to a variety of different cloud platforms.
Other highlights include the chemical industry showcase featuring the totally virtual representation of a greenfield plant complete with laboratory, automation and control technology enabling the sustainable and environmentally responsible production of polyamide made from biomass.
"By enhancing our portfolio with the addition of product innovations and future technologies, we're helping our customers gain an even sharper competitive edge in their respective industries," said Jan Mrosik, chief executive of the digital factory division.
Mr Mrosik said the new technologies enable SMEs, as well as large enterprises around the world, to ensure international competitiveness and provide an opportunity for businesses to reconfigure the labour pool and train workers to be digitally skilled.
"A good example of the power of digitalisation is the success of the Siemens factory in Amberg [Germany]," he said. "Approximately 30 years from its opening, it still has the same number of employees, while production has increased 1,400%."
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