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1. Innovate—Trends and innovations that matter

2. Know more about the latest
announcements impacting
industry, from an AI that helps
salvage auto parts to the wind
propulsion solutions set to slash
shipping emissions.

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in combining
human ingenuity
with technology
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4. Alfa Laval + Wallenius
advance sustainable shipping
The two companies have formed joint venture AlfaWall Oceanbird
to create wind propulsion solutions for shipping vessels in the next five
years. The landmark collaboration seeks to help companies meet the
International Maritime Organization’s target of reducing shipping
greenhouse gas emissions by half, by 2050. The Oceanbird solution
uses an array of rigid, steel and composite wing sails to generate forward
movement. The sails will be up to 80 meters tall, integrated with intelligent
controls, and will move 360-degrees in order to capitalize on wind power
from any direction. The first installation will be on a car carrier with a
7,000-vehicle capacity that will cross the Atlantic in 12 days. The
technology promises an average speed of 10 knots and could cut
emissions by up to 90 percent compared to the most energy-efficient
vessels in use today.
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5. Rockwell acquires
Plex Systems for $2.2bn
Rockwell Automation has acquired Plex Systems, a leader in cloud-based
smart manufacturing solutions, for $2.22 billion. The industrial automation
specialist will combine Plex Systems’ platform with its own digital solutions
to drive new value with clients and accelerate its software revenue growth.
Plex’s enterprise resource planning platform for manufacturers is highly
scalable and provides more than 700 customers with services. The system
helps manufacturers connect, automate, track and analyze their entire
operations and gain a greater overview of connected supply chains.
In total, Plex manages more than eight billion transactions each day.
The acquisition further bolsters Rockwell Automation’s cloud offerings,
following its acquisition of Fiix maintenance software.
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6. Otis reveals next gen
IoT-native elevators
Otis unveiled the next generation of its smart elevators,
the Gen3 and Gen 360, at its global virtual Welcome to
Tomorrow event. The two models are based on Otis’ Gen2
model, which uses flat-belt technology to provide smooth,
quiet, energy-efficient rides. However, the Otis ONE IoT digital
platform is embedded in the new elevators. It means they
continuously collect and analyze data from smart sensors
to deliver real-time performance metrics and predictive insights,
enabling remote problem solving. The elevators come with air
purifiers, voice and gesture capabilities, a sleep mode to save
energy, and the option of viewing screens for information,
entertainment, and even video chats with support centers
in the event of an emergency.
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7. Kalmar extends remote
services for container terminals
Kalmar has launched a series of new remote services for both manual
and automated container terminals, building on its Kalmar Remote Service
offering. The new additions include Kalmar Maintenance Remote Support,
Kalmar Automation and Software Monitoring and Kalmar Remote
Automation Engineer. The services enable operators to continuously
optimize equipment and software performance from anywhere, reducing
downtime. Three types of support will be provided: regular equipment
health checks and recommendations, continuous proactive monitoring
with support from Kalmar experts, and predictive support and monitoring.
Customers that use the Kalmar One automation system can add the new
capabilities to their service agreements. Kalmar has also revealed a new
generation rubber-tyred gantry with a stronger, lighter and simpler design
that comes in customizable sizes and with intelligent capabilities.
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8. Epiroc acquires
MineRP software
Epiroc has acquired, MineRP, a software company that
specializes in increasing productivity in the mining industry.
MineRP’s Integrated Mining Platform consolidates and
standardizes operations data and can integrate with
a company’s enterprise resource planning system. In doing
so, it provides a full overview for technical and financial
planning and control. Its Master Business Schedule,
for example, integrates all mining activities to produce
a short-term schedule, taking into account everything from
production and maintenance to HR and finance. AI, analytics
and 3D visualizations are used to help managers turn
MineRP data into actionable insights.
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9. Tractable AI optimizes
auto parts recycling
LKQ is partnering with Tractable to optimize the recycling of salvage
vehicles. The London startup’s artificial intelligence system has been
trained on millions of images and uses computer vision to assess
vehicle damage and estimate the parts that can be usefully recycled.
The company claims the technology can make those decisions with
the same accuracy as a human – but far faster. LKQ is a specialist in
sourcing alternative parts for vehicle repair and upgrades and claims
to be the first recycled parts provider to apply AI to the procurement
process. Tractable recently raised $60 million in funding to expand
its technology. Tractable is often used by insurers to assess damaged
vehicles, but the funding will help it move into other areas such as
online car sales and property-related insurance claims.
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10. ZF launches AI suite
to advance driver
assistance systems
Mobility technology provider ZF has launched a new suite
of data and AI services aimed at advanced driver-assistance
systems (ADAS). The cloud based ADAS.ai suite will help
accelerate the development of ADAS for all types of vehicles,
commercial and passenger. It is based on a super-high
resolution, multi-sensor, synchronized data set developed
from all possible driving and mileage scenarios, and AI
technology developed with Israeli company Cognata that
translates that data set into vehicle sensor inputs. ADAS.ai
expertly combines virtual driving scenario data with real world
test drive data, to accelerate system learnings and validate
ADAS systems faster.
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11. Samsung + Baker Hughes
zone in on zero carbon
Samsung Engineering has joined with global energy technology
company Baker Hughes to collaborate on low to zero-carbon
projects that will advance carbon capture, utilization and
storage (CCUS) and hydrogen technologies. The two companies
will home in on development opportunities that stand to reduce
emissions for energy and industrial customers, for example
flexible pipes for hydrogen transportation and reservoir studies
that focus on maximizing carbon storage. While the focus will
be on low carbon solutions for refineries, petrochemical plants,
and environmental facilities across the globe, the collaboration
will kick off with projects for two Korean customers.
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