Thurs Sept 21st from 7:30am (sharp) to 9:30am in the CETB premises on Rossa Ave. (Map CETB)

We continue with our 2017 theme: ‘Reinvention, Continuous Improvement and Innovation’

Today we stand on the cusp of a fourth industrial  revolution; one which promises to marry the worlds of production and network connectivity in an “Internet of Things”

INDUSTRIE 4.0 represents a paradigm shift from “centralized” to “decentralized” production – made possible by technological advances which constitute a reversal of conventional production process logic. Simply put, this means that industrial production machinery no longer simply “processes” the product, but that the product communicates with the machinery to tell it exactly what to do. INDUSTRIE 4.0 connects embedded system production technologies and smart production processes to pave the way to a new technological age which will radically transform industry and production value chains and business models (e.g. “smart factory”)

Arnold Industries is now a part of the Bossard Group, whose company headquarters are in Zug, Switzerland. Bossard is a global network of companies with more than 2,100 employees in over 75 locations and carefully selected international partners in all regions of the world. Their drive for excellence and innovation has led to steady growth and market success for more than 180 years.

Marion Keller from Bossard Group in Switzerland will present to us at our breakfast meeting and will share with us  a

  • Brief  introduction to Bossard and its history,
  • How ‘Industrie 4’ impacts our Manufacturing Supply Chain,
  • Challenges in the connected industry and
  • Smart Factory Logistics as an innovative 4.0 approach.

Jerry Sweeney, CEO of CIX will give us a brief talk on the IOT Testbed, hosted within his facility. Dell EMC in conjunction with CIT have an IOT Testbed which is available FOC, subject to a qualification process, to companies trialling IOT applications.CIX hosts the kit in its data centre. Horner are an example of a company that have used the testbed. The testbed is part of the IIC Consortium.

We will also have the opportunity to hear details on current STEM activities which the CEIA is committed to in 2017. These activities can be offered as a service fulfilling an organisation’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. We will be seeking member involvement and support.