Webinars

WHAT IT IS ABOUT:

The terms Smart Factory and Industry 4.0 have dominated the media for years. But what does it mean? A smart factory offers approaches to achieve cost savings through transparency and automation. With more radical greenfield approaches, completely new value creation concepts are possible. The various industries differ significantly in terms of objectives, freedom of design and the necessary requirements. While the focus in the automotive sector is on worldwide, cost-effective and customer-synchronized production, in mechanical engineering it is the digital twin and the reduction of lead times.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

In this webinar we look at the core of the smart factory approach and explain how complexity costs can be avoided through transparency, monitoring and automation. We show you typical brownfield approaches that create a new type of transparency on the basis of real-time data and thus
in turn are the basis of new management processes. For mechanical engineering, we will show you typical applications to significantly shorten the order
settlement process. A look at the visions and implementations of pioneers in the industry rounds off the smart factory overview.

WHAT IT'S ABOUT
On a two-day tour, you will visit various digital transformation pioneers with other executives and us and learn how the Smart Factory as a tool for Operational Excellence is transforming the factory and business operations. You will experience first-hand how other companies are treading the path of Digital Transformation and how their effectiveness & efficiency has increased by extending Lean thinking with digital technologies. The direct comparison and discussion with other participants will give you an orientation on how to start the Digital Transformation in your company and how to follow the path to the Smart Factory.

**PARTICIPANTS
Management, middle and senior executives from production and production-related IT and sales departments.

Industrial Internet of Things - Hype Technology or Real Opportunity for Manufacturing Companies?

In our IIoT Kick-Off Webinar, we will introduce you to the basic functionality of IIoT architectures and then present a wide range of IIoT use cases in operations. In addition to fast and minimally invasive deviation management for OEE optimization, IIoT also enables e.g. resource-efficient ergonomics or layout planning as well as effective remote factory management through a digital factory twin. To round off the IIoT overview, we will introduce you to some providers and explain in concrete terms how IIoT use cases are implemented on site. The webinar will then provide space for your individual questions. The webinar gives an application-oriented overview of the buzzword term IIoT. By joining, you lay the foundation for identifying and exploiting IIoT potential in your own company.

How can you use 3D scanning and cardboard engineering in VR to streamline your factory and workplace planning process?

In this webinar, you will learn how virtual reality (VR) applications can support your factory planning process: We'll show you how you can easily map future factory floors or individual workstations using virtual reality to test walkways and ergonomics, for example. Using 3D scanning, you can quickly create a true-to-the-original digital twin of your existing factory, which you can walk through digitally and thus use to plan numerous optimization measures. Together we discuss possible use cases and tools of VR for your manufacturing.

How to do a Digital Transformation?

The digital transformation of operations is more than the introduction of a new ERP or MES system or the switch to a paperless office. In this webinar, we demystify the term together and guide you through an ideal digital transformation along the 12-step Digital Transformation Journey model. We will look at changes at the process, technology, and organizational levels that are necessary for success. Along the entire journey, you will receive best practices from NEONEX project experience and from other pioneers in the industry. The webinar offers a structured orientation for the roadmap design of your own digital transformation of operations.

How can assembly be planned to respond more flexibly to fluctuations in demand and increase productivity by over 20 percent? And what is the advantage of using VR software in detailed assembly planning?

In our webinar 'Flexible and efficient assembly layout with the help of VR - A success story about the optimization of HOMAG's assembly' you will get deep insights into the joint project of NEONEX, HOMAG & Halocline. For this we welcome Daniel Schoch, Industrial Engineer of HOMAG and Alexander Nowak, Head of Sales of Halocline.

The aim of the project at HOMAG was to achieve faster order throughput times, greater flexibility across the different types and the smoothing of order peaks in assembly in order to be able to supply the customers of the manufacturer of production solutions for the woodworking industry even faster.

The result of the project is a future-oriented assembly system, which was developed on the basis of data-based design & VR cardboard engineering. In this system, a highly flexible model mix can be assembled without restrictions. HOMAG's employees were able to provide their input throughout the project and thus develop the new system together with NEONEX, which means a productivity increase of at least 20 percent and a breathing system for HOMAG.

If you would like to learn how NEONEX & HOMAG were able to implement the project with the help of Halocline and what benefits resulted, feel free to register for our free webinar!

From the idea to implementation

You have decided to implement a Smart Factory. But how exactly do you go about planning it?
In this webinar, you will learn which methods and technologies can be used in greenfield planning and how to proceed in order to fully develop the potential of a smart factory. Together, we will look at the five phases of smart factory planning and success factors for implementation from past planning projects. We explain why smart factory planning is never fully complete, and why factory planning should be data-driven and scalable. We also take a look at the technologies that can be applied in planning and factory.

Data is the gold of the 21st century

You've probably heard this phrase before. But how exactly do you create a benefit for your company with data analytics?

In this webinar, we will introduce you to the basics, methods and concrete use cases of data analytics for manufacturing companies. We also want to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of data analytics with you and give you an outlook on how you can quickly and easily get started with the topic.

Value stream design is an important step in the optimization of material and information flows in manufacturing. But why should it be data-driven?

In this webinar, you will learn why you should use data-based value stream design to analyze your value streams quickly, in a standardized and holistic way, and to develop an overall optimum instead of using proxies to risk errors in the recognition of shared resources.

You've mastered KPI tracking and business intelligence - now how do you achieve deeper insights using data analytics?

In our Advanced Analytics Deep Dive Webinar, we will introduce you to the possibilities of advanced analytics methods such as process mining, machine learning and applications of artificial intelligence such as NLP (Natural Language Processing) and discuss use cases as well as the advantages and disadvantages together with you.