14 April 2016
Press ReleaseHANNOVER MESSE 2016 (25–29 April, Mon.–Fri.):
HANNOVER MESSE – Trendspots: A glimpse of what exhibitors are bringing
to Hannover!
– Issue 3
At HANNOVER MESSE 2016, all eyes will be on Industry 4.0 (advanced manufacturing). Over five action-packed days, some 5,000 exhibitors will be showcasing the latest technologies for the factories and energy systems. The Trendspots offer a little taster of what you can expect to find at the fair. The first edition is being published today, but more are set to follow, right up till the start of the fair.
Wood as a smart solution
The timber engineering department at Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development is at HANNOVER MESSE 2016 to unveil the Wood E-Bike developed jointly with Berlin-based company System 180. This bike has key components made of wood and features an integrated electric drive.
Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (HNEE) truly lives up to its name. All of its seventeen courses are highly distinctive and dedicated to sustainable business practices, with strong links to the rural environment. Some time ago, the timber engineering department, as the provider of one of these seventeen courses, joined forces with Berlin-based company System 180 and set out to launch the first series-ready Wood E-Bike onto the market. At HANNOVER MESSE 2016, visitors can now assess how this ambitious project
has turned out and join the developers in celebrating the first major outing for the Wood E-Bike.
The extremely attractive Wood E-Bike, with supporting electric motor, is about as far from a conventional mode of transportation as you can get. And yet the innovative design makes it possible for the first time to use wood in an environmentally friendly way and meet specific industrial production requirements in cost, material and production efficiency at the same time. Unlike a manufacturing process that produces very small quantities with high-end prices, this type of production opens up completely new sales opportunities. The bike is at the forefront of technology. The state-of-the-art battery-controlled motor unit, which is fully integrated into a laminated ash wood frame, is almost too good to be hidden away. The fork of the Wood E-Bike, which is also made of wood, plays a big part in making this exhibit such a head turner.
Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (University of Applied Sciences) (16225 Eberswalde, Germany), Hall 2, Stand B33
An innovation in water
QMP, one of the leading water filter manufacturers from the United States, will be presenting the AlkaBev water system, the first non-electric ionizer for producing antioxidant water, at the USA Industrial Supply Pavilion at HANNOVER MESSE 2016.
Water isn’t just the basis of all life – it’s also the most essential thing we ingest. In regions where water quality is rarely a big problem, conventional water filters and purifiers are undoubtedly niche products that are mainly relevant to specific groups of users. Yet only a small proportion of the world’s population has access to clean water – and in our regions, there has long been an aspiration to make something good even better. This aspiration is shared by QMP Inc., one of the leading water filter manufacturers in the United States, the partner country of HANNOVER MESSE 2016. At the USA Industrial Supply Pavilion in Hall 6, the California-based company is exhibiting the AlkaBev water system – the first non-electric ionizer for producing antioxidant water.
Antioxidant water is produced by removing acidic elements through ionization, which offers numerous benefits. While ionized water has long been a widespread alternative to conventional drinking water in Asia, it is only in recent years that it has started to become more important in Central Europe. With AlkaBev, QMP is launching a system onto the market that, unlike previous methods, ionizes mains water without using electrical components. The only electrical feature of AlkaBev, which is based on a unique filter system, is the display, which tells users when it’s time to change the filter.
QMP Inc. (Valencia, CA 91355, USA), Hall 6, Stand F46
All together now!
ERP, merchandise management, production planning and maintenance management, all usefully combined in a single business software package. At HANNOVER MESSE 2016, Delta Barth Systemhaus GmbH is presenting Deleco 6.35, a new version of its solution for networking all business processes.
The new Release 6.35 from Deleco, which will be available from June 2016, offers numerous functions designed to help manufacturing companies integrate maintenance and servicing efficiently into business processes. At HANNOVER MESSE 2016, the developers from Delta Barth will be showing how manufacturing companies that carry out their own maintenance can use the new version of Deleco to make it much easier to capture data. The new user interface has been designed so that the production order and object master data can be displayed alongside each other. Users decide at the click of a mouse which elements of the material list are to be displayed in the maintenance object. To ensure all components are traceable, useful additional information is also instantly accessible – from the spare and wear parts used in the object and
the history of the facility, including the serial numbers of all components, to details of the production order itself.
As Deleco networks all business processes, it makes the individual stages less complex. Maintenance and servicing operations can be incorporated into the production plan using the software and users can check the stock levels of spare parts or ensure they are in stock by ordering them directly from the maintenance order. Invoicing is also accelerated, as the cost items in a maintenance order – such as materials, services and working time – can be added directly to an invoice. This prevents information from being lost and ensures transparent processes at all levels.
DELTA BARTH Systemhaus GmbH (09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna, Germany), Hall 4, Stand F24/2, (6), Topic: “Supplier Market Saxony” pavilion, co-exhibitor with OMEGA Blechbearbeitung
Four stands are better than one!
The headline for Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG at HANNOVER MESSE 2016 is “Discover Solutions” and the company is putting Industry 4.0 center stage at four different sites around the exhibition center.
As the world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology, HANNOVER MESSE 2016 is the perfect arena for bringing “integrated industry” to life. That is why Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG is exhibiting there under the headline “Discover Solutions” and putting Industry 4.0 center stage at four sites around the exhibition center, three of which are guest presentations. Firstly, Beckhoff is at the “it’s OWL” technology network in Hall 16 to showcase the latest progress from the leading “Scientific Automation” and “eXtreme Fast Automation” cluster projects, which are being sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Secondly, the company is involved in a showcase in Hall 7, where SAP, Beckhoff and other technology partners are using live applications to demonstrate close intermeshing between production processes and business management workflows. And, thirdly, Beckhoff is exhibiting as a gold Microsoft partner in Hall 7. Naturally, the company also has its own stand, located in this year’s new, bigger 1,000m2 Industry 4.0 forum in Hall 9.
Taking the limelight at the stand are base technologies and ready-to-use products – TwinCAT Analytics stores process data in a cycle-synchronous manner so that it can be used for comprehensive analyses. TwinCAT IoT, meanwhile, supports standard protocols for cloud communication and creates an easy-to-configure link between the Internet of Things and the Internet of Services. Also on show are innovations such as EtherCAT P, TwinCAT HMI and the new high-end measuring technology terminal.
Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG (33415 Verl, Germany), Hall 9, Stand F06
Germany’s leading business midwife
At HANNOVER MESSE 2016, the Helmholtz Association is showcasing a total of twelve startups it has helped launch along with their innovative approaches. On April 25, the young founders of ArtiMinds Robotics will be taking to the floor with their “ArtiMinds Robot Programming Suite”.
With more than 38,000 employees and an annual budget in excess of 4 billion euros, Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e. V. (the Helmholz Association) is Germany’s biggest scientific organization. Its mission is to pursue the long-term research goals of state and society, and maintain and improve the livelihoods of the population. In order to do this, it carries out strategically planned top-level research in six areas to identify and explore the major challenges facing society, science and the economy. The Association brings together 18 scientific-technical and biological-medical research centers. At HANNOVER MESSE 2016, the Helmholtz Association is showcasing a total of twelve startups it has helped launch along with their innovative approaches. For example, the young founders of ArtiMinds Robotics will be showing visitors what they can do on Thursday, 25 April.
With its ArtiMinds Robot Programming Suite (RPS), ArtiMinds Robotics is programming and distributing a development software package that gives even relatively inexperienced users an intuitive, partially automated and very fast tool for writing program code that enables industrial robots to execute complex tasks. The primary focus is on tasks with process variables, which require the use of sensor-adaptive robot movements to ensure robust execution. The Robot Programming Suite currently supports force-sensitive and force-controlled robot motions. The team is already working on extending the system to support industrial image processing to enable the intuitive programming of complex visual-adaptive motions.
Helmholtz Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V. (10178 Berlin, Germany), Hall 3, Stand B35
The smart solution for handling processes
Müller Industrie-Elektronik GmbH is at HANNOVER MESSE 2016 to exhibit the new UPPC universal programmable process controller, the latest addition to the company’s comprehensive metrology portfolio that helps users implement holistic solutions for control and process-engineering tasks.
According to Müller Industrie-Elektronik, the new UPPC universal programmable process controller is a fast and compact solution for controlling, regulating and visualizing processes. It is intended as an easy-to-use solution for designing sequence controls and regulation systems with a short development time, making it an interesting alternative to programmable logic controllers. The new process controller’s numerous applications across all sectors of industry will be on show at HANNOVER MESSE 2016. For example, the UPPC is ideal for configuring machinery and plants, automating processes, controlling complex process sequences and as a multi-zone regulator for a whole host of industrial applications.
To customize the UPPC for a specific control, regulation or monitoring application, all the process technician or engineer has to do is establish which measurement components are needed and which processes have to be implemented. Based on many years of solutions experience and expertise with measurement, instrumentation and control technology, Müller Industrie-Elektronik develops a holistic solution for the specific task at hand – from selecting the ideal measuring technology, to controlling and regulating the processes and extending all the way to the analysis system. The goal is to deliver a complete, optimally coordinated process. What’s more, Müller Industrie-Elektronik offers an additional service for intelligent networking of the individual measurement components, complete with programming of the UPPC process controller. The solution is always molded to the customer-specific requirements, so that, for example, a user-friendly intermediate control system can be custom-developed for specific processes.
Müller Industrie-Elektronik GmbH (31535 Neustadt, Germany),
Hall 11, Stand B34/1
The cable that tells you when it needs to be replaced
Cologne-based igus GmbH is at HANNOVER MESSE 2016 to exhibit its first smart cable that warns users when it is going to fail and thus boosts plant availability.
As industrial automation continues to grow, the level of networking inside production sites is skyrocketing, and so too is the number and speed of machine motions. Cologne-based igus GmbH has taken on this challenge with the world’s biggest Ethernet cable program for the E-Chain, which includes a probably unique 36-month warranty that ensures even demanding applications in smart factories can be safely networked. The next step for the company is to bring intelligent robotic cables to HANNOVER MESSE 2016 that let users know when they are about to fail.
The Ethernet cables igus has developed for the energy chain – which come in 27 copper and fiber-optic grades and 422 ready-to-use Ethernet cables – already offer the best long-term transmission properties in motion. This outstanding performance is soon to be made smart, too, when permanent self-monitoring is launched. “The intelligent robotic cables can predict the future,” explains Rainer Rössel, who is responsible for chainflex cables at igus. The moment that set parameters are breached, the cable issues a warning in good time that a failure is likely and advises that the cables must be replaced within four weeks. “As a result, we are making a major contribution to preventive maintenance and thus improved plant availability,” says Rössel.
igus GmbH (51147 Cologne, Germany), Hall 17, Stand H04
The fish-friendly power plant!
Fürth-based Aquakin GmbH has two very promising projects on show at HANNOVER MESSE 2016 that generate electricity from hydropower and should ensure people can produce their own electricity, even in the most remote parts of the world.
Most people who have done great things started off small. And that certainly applies to Aquakin GmbH. It was in 2008 that the idea of generating power from flowing water first occurred to the company’s founders. Admittedly, that’s not a new idea, but what really matters is how you go about doing that and what you are left with at the end. In Aquakin’s case, the solution was the “Blue Freedom” microturbine, the smallest and lightest hydropower plant in the world that anyone close to flowing water can use to charge their mobile devices. This initial success gave the team a thirst for more and they continued working hard to achieve bigger things. Aquakin is one of the most sustainable suppliers of micro hydroelectric plants and is at HANNOVER MESSE 2016 to showcase two projects that further strengthen its credentials. In addition to the “Tornado” vortex hydroelectric power plant, the company has also designed a linear hydroelectric power plant that it describes as the mill wheel reinvented.
Unlike the “Tornado”, the Aquakin linear hydroelectric power plant is designed for use on particularly slow-flowing and flat watercourses. It can harness the kinetic energy of virtually any river course to generate up to 160,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, making it an interesting proposition for small communities. The power plant needs very little maintenance, which saves costs, and can also be transported. What’s more, with another nod towards sustainability, the new linear hydroelectric plant can also act as a fish pass, thereby protecting both the environment and the local fauna.