COMPETENCE CENTER ROBOFLEX Advanced Robotics, Key Enabling Technologies and
Industry 4.0 Business Models for Manufacturing SMEs
The Competence Center (CC) ROBOFLEX Value Proposition
"Flexible Robotized Smart Factory Workplace for SMEs"
CC ROBOFLEX recognize two groups of services - technologies development and technology implementation enabling services. The technology development services include services of technology INFO center, technology industry research and development, technology integration, and technology-knowledge transfer. Implementation enabling services include services of innovation ecosystem operations, partner search and project office services. The above figure depicts an illustration of the of the CC ROBOFLEX innovation ecosystem
EU Industry Research & Innovation Partners of the CC ROBOFLEX Technology Collaboration Platform
This picture presents the network of CC ROBOFLEX Technology Collaboration Platform research and innovation partners, grouped as:
CC ROBOFLEX founding (core) partners - TCS, LENS Living Lab - INTESO Group, ETRA Ltd.;
Regional R&D partners Institute for Robotics - Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Maribor, UM; Faculty of Electrical Engineering Ljubljana, UL; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Maribor, UM; Faculty of Logistics Celje, UM, and Collaborative Platform for VMS Technologies;
EU partnering HORSE competence centers - TUM Munich, CEA Paris, and TNO Delft.
All noted organizations signed the long-term collaboration agreement with the CC ROBOFLEX core partners.
Legend: CC - Competence Center; UM - University of Maribor; UL - University of Ljubljana, TCS - Toolmakers Cluster of Slovenia, VMS - Virtual Management Systems
LENS Living Lab Definition of the Technology Collaboration Platform
Technology collaboration platform represents the virtual collaborative working environment for partnering in selected areas of technology research and innovation collaboration interests, supported by the appropriate organization of work and e-services.
CC ROBOFLEX EVENTS
CC ROBOFLEX Public Open Day
Date: 21st November 2018
Location: CC ROBOFLEX ETRA DEMO Center, Celje
"HORSE Framework" - Workshop with the industry R&D partners
Date: 6th December 2018
Location: CC ROBOFLEX ETRA DEMO Center, Celje
CC ROBOFLEX LATEST NEWS
CC ROBOFLEX Core partners signed the strategic partnership agreement with the PTMF - Project & Technology Management Foundation from India. The value of this agreement is a promotion and use of advanced robotic systems in India, as well as the promotion of partnering innovation projects between EU and India.
TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION PLATFORM FOR
VALUE CHAIN LOGISTICS
KETs and New Business Models for Critical Communication and Management of Virtual Systems
LogDyn 4.0Technology Collaboration Platform (LogDyn) representsa virtual collaborative working environment for partnering in below-identified technologies and related industry research and innovation collaboration projects with the vision to support the operations of virtual dynamic logistic systems. LogDyn is organized and coordinated by INTESO Group and is supported by the appropriate organization of work, guidelines, and e-services.
LogDyn is an open innovation INTESO Group initiative available to all industry and research partners and other regional and international interested parties.
Technologies in LogDyn Focus:
Hybrid CCS, CPS, RComm, AI, BD technologies for critical communications and controlling of logistic systems
“Smart Virtual Dynamic Organization” architecture and implementation “Toolbox”
Open innovation and virtual innovation ecosystem technologies
Life-long learning technologies and systems
Technologies of virtual collaborative workplaces and organization
Above figure illustrates the connection between LogDyn and its partners' commercial products and services, with the INTESO Group Product Platforms business case (Product Platform SITRAC, Product Platform 3LExArca).
Legend: CCS - Cloud Computing Services, CPS-Cyber Physical Systems, RComm- Radio Communications, AI-Artificial Intelligence, BD- Big Data
Product Platform SITRAC VOICE
a web-based dispatching solutions
The Product Platform SITRAC VOICE technology foundation is based on the VOIP, CCS, CPS, and RComm technologies. SITRAC VOICE custom applications allow a safe and instant high-performance access to possible critical communications within any client organization, regardless of when and where they are operating. The SITRAC VOICE Product Platform applications are designed and customized for the needs of different clients coming from the various industry and public authority sectors like safety, transport, and logistics, maritime, industry services etc.
Innovation Ecosystem with Open Research and
Innovation Communities (1)
There is no doubt, the complexity of technologies, emerging businesses, and business environments call for specialization and sustainable collaboration in conditions of such knowledge-based economy. Knowledge workers are the critical drivers in described systems. If the central questions of the 3rd Generation Industrial Revolutions were related to “Quantity and Quality of Available Resources,” today’s issues of emerging 4th Generation Industrial Revolutions businesses are related to “Innovation Capacity of Involved Resources.” Own innovation potentials need to be empowered, amplified by involvement and exploitation of available local, regional and international business ecosystem innovation potential. Regions and their governments need to be “smart” and recognize such strategic potentials by setting adequate national development priorities and strategies, promoting new business models based on long-term partnering and collaboration, with the proper Innovation infrastructure support. Modern digitalization technologies give us endless opportunities for the creation of such new authentic business models. However, this not a technical problem only. The biggest problem lies in our traditional industrial corporate culture values, which present the main obstacles. These issues cannot be solved by adding more technology only. We need holistic treatment of the phenomena of emerging technologies and business models, in all areas and levels of our societies. These phenomena need to be addressed from the business case, technical, organizational and behavioral aspects simultaneously. Strategic transformation and change processes need to be harmonized and supported by adequate and sustainable leadership.
(1) More information you can find in the article: Semolic B. (2018), Innovation Ecosystem with Open Research and Innovation Communities, International Journal of Project and Technology Management, PTMF, Vol 1, Issue 1, July 2018, New Delhi, India
