Visit German enterprises in person: Tell you how "terrible" German Industry 4.0 is.

"We are in the era of intelligent manufacturing, and the ubiquitous intelligent manufacturing is changing our production and lifestyle." Especially under the impetus of artificial intelligence, big data, Internet of Things and other emerging technologies, many smart housekeepers, intelligent furniture and smart watches are increasingly becoming the protagonists of our lives.

We experienced Germany, discussed their development in intelligent manufacturing, and shared with you what we saw and heard.

With a solid industrial base, independent research and development of core technologies and components, top-notch industrial enterprises, and a high-tech strategy of tens of billions of euros invested by the government, "Industry 4.0" has become a business card of Germany and has a complete ecosystem of independent development of intelligent manufacturing.

University of Mannheim

Reveal the survival way of small and medium-sized enterprises

Mannheim University Mannheim University was founded in 1907, and its history can be traced back to 1763. Facing the building is the Baroque Mannheim Palace, which was once the seat of Pfalcz Academy of Sciences. Its SME research institute has quite authoritative research theory on German SMEs and invisible champions.

Today, a member of the Merkel government think tank, a professor from the SME Institute of Mannheim University, shared with us the development of SMEs in Germany.

Speaking of Germany, I believe everyone is familiar with global brands such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Adidas. In fact, there are many small and unknown enterprises in Germany, but it is a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises that support German manufacturing industry, and they have become world market leaders in their respective industries. Among more than 2,700 "invisible champion" enterprises in the world, German enterprises account for almost half of the country.

Baruf

Committed to providing customers with innovative automation methods.

Then we visited Baruf, the world's advanced sensor manufacturer, and provided innovative and practical sensing solutions, which provided a wide range of applications and industries for the automobile industry, metallurgical industry, machine tool industry and wind power industry. The Mercedes-Benz sensor mentioned above also comes from Baruf.

We listened to the history of Baruf. Bicycles, motorcycles and sewing machines constitute the beginning of 90 years of successful history. 20 16 further explained the existence of the brand, and the corporate slogan changed from "sensor products are world-renowned" to "innovation automation". We feel the pride of Balouf employees themselves, which is the highlight of devoting ourselves wholeheartedly to the development and manufacturing process of product solutions.

run for it

Feel the manufacturing site of Industry 4.0

The history of Mercedes-Benz is the history of cars. The legendary development of Mercedes-Benz brand is like a shining star in the world automobile industry. The whole workshop is very intelligent. Except for more than a dozen workers monitoring automation equipment, all robots are operating on the production line, totaling more than 5,000, most of which are KUKA robots.

Munich International Robot and Automation Exhibition

The most famous robot and automation exhibition in the world

We came to the exhibition site, where the entire automation industry chain gathered. No matter suppliers, buyers, enterprise management, product developers and designers, they can easily find their own needs and enjoy this platform of the latest and most cutting-edge robotics and scientific and technological achievements.

Exhibition highlights

● Cooperative robots have the development trend of light weight, economy, safety, simple operation and graphics, and the application modes and high-load cooperative application scenarios are constantly enriched.

● Industrial robots &; Automation factory has the characteristics of diversification, digitalization, flexibility, lean process and the rise of VR simulation application.

What impressed me the most was FANUC M-2000iA, which is a high-load mechanical arm, which can demonstrate car handling on the spot. The maximum handling weight of this mechanical arm is 1.35 tons, which can successfully complete the movement of large parts and can be used in logistics handling, machine tool loading and unloading, assembly, palletizing and other fields.

Men's team

A well-deserved "man"

Man is supported by powerful and high-quality employees behind these three letters. At the beginning of Munich Mann factory, there were 5000 employees. 1963 Today, the scale of the factory has been greatly expanded, but the number of employees has not increased significantly, only rising to about 8,000, which is inseparable from the company's highly mechanized configuration and the tenacious professionalism of employees.

Walker Volcker

The myth of outdoor products

On the last day in Germany, we visited ——Volkl, an old sports brand. From the original carriage manufacturer, to the production of snowboards, to the production of tennis rackets, to safety helmets, hiking shoes, outdoor clothing, accessories and many other products, all fully reflect its unique thinking, meticulous details, the spirit of pursuing perfection and serious attitude towards research.

The only drawback is that although Walker Volkl is flourishing in Europe, its popularity in China is limited to professional circles. These enterprises in Germany all have one characteristic. In addition to advanced automation, German manufacturing is also inseparable from the craftsman spirit of strong hands-on ability and Excellence, which is also an indispensable factor in intellectual creation.