Every 3 years, the Achema fair opens its door at the
exhibition center in Frankfurt. This year, from 11th to 15th
June more than 145 000 visitors attended with 3 700 exhibitors. On behalf of
the Chesterton Network, we would like to inform
you the main trends in terms of Innovation
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| Grundfos Image |
Industrie 4.0
In 2011 during the Hanover Fair, the concept of the
Industry 4.0 (Digital Industry) was presented. The term was developed by the
German Federal Government to promote its High-tech strategy.
The changes in the industry
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For industrial firms, Industrie 4.0 and the
concept of Smart Industries, is acting as a driver in disruptive
technologies.
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In this context, the development of Radical innovation, is going to create considerable changes in a firm and/or
in a market
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As with all disruptive innovations, the adoption
faces multiple barriers (both Internal and External)
In June 2018, we
can say that the revolution is on, for the pump manufacturers (KSB, Grundfos,
Sulzer…), iSolutions are available
for the end-user. Example: Equipment interconnected via the Cloud, fieldbus, or
I/O link.
Innovation is the market introduction of a technical or organizational novelty, not just its invention
Pumps & Compressors:
App in the Cloud
Internet of Things
refers to the networking of physical objects through the use of embedded
sensors, actuators, and other devices that can collect or transmit information
about the objects.
For
Pumps and Compressors, it’s clear that the digitalization and the development
of sensors is a must. (Read here the Trend Report, The future of industrial pumps at a
glance).
In the conclusion they noticed that:
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Products without sensors and
connectivity will not be a significant factor in the future world of Industry
4.0.
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Conventional products will be
supplanted by products with sensors and on-board monitoring capability.
Cyber-physical systems (CPS) will become the standard.
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Manufacturers and service
providers will set up platforms (cloud) for CPS communication via gateways.
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The challenge is to filter out
relevant data streams and develop modules which generate real customer benefit.
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CPS, the cloud and data
analysis will provide the basis for tailored services
As we can see the biggest challenge for Pump companies, will
be in their capacity to implement innovative technologies in their equipment
but not only this, because “Innovation is the market introduction of a technical
or organizational novelty, not just its invention” (Schumpeter,
1911)
Disruptive
Innovation: KSB Guard & Gemü Conexo
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| KSB Guard |
For KSB the disruptive Innovation has a name: the KSB Guard.
The concept is simple: to propose more monitoring in order to have less
troubleshooting. KSB proposes a full concept to the user: detection (temperature & vibration) –
Transmission (via Wifi and KSB Cloud) – Data storage and analysis (via a web
portal and a mobile App)
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| Virtual Reality - Gemü Booth |
For Gemü the Innovation is in the Valve, in 2015 the German
valve manufacturer proposed to their customers to digitalize the documentation
and the identification of the valves. Thanks to the RFID technology and the
Conexo concept they won this challenge. June 2018, Gemü propose to go further,
they introduced a complete training program based on Virtual Reality, with this new service the user can virtually
install a RFID tag on the valve and also learn how to use Conexo.
Laurent Prunier-Duparge
laurent.prunier-duparge@chesterton.com
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