Onwards to Hamburg: The City That Never Gives Up

After an exciting stopover at Leverkusen and Dusseldorf, where enthusiastic crowds interacted with our team, the ER&D Hackathon & Bus Tour now moves to Hamburg – the historic German trading port that has been the focus of commerce and trade since medieval times.

The city, as we mentioned earlier, is also a major manufacturing hub, and is home to one of the largest shipbuilders, and aircraft assembly lines in the world. Recently, it has also emerged as a leading destination for technology startups, and is a strong contender for the role of a technology hub with its business friendly outlook and a resilient spirit that has withstood the test of time and war.

Travelling through the Ruhr: The Industrial Heartland of Germany

Our journey has taken us through the Ruhr, the historic industrial heart of Germany, itself the industrial powerhouse of continental Europe. As we made our way across numerous towns and villages, we were reminded of the significant contribution of the region and its people in driving the Industrial Revolution, and the subsequent changes that arose because of the material prosperity that emerged.

As we neared Hamburg, the scenic beauty of this ancient city of the Hanseatic League amazed us. Located on the bank of the Elbe river, which serves as a connection to the North Sea, this riverine port continues to be the third busiest in Europe in terms of container traffic and is a major hub of commerce even today.

A center of military attention during the last war (Hamburg suffered a ‘thousand-bomber raid’, among other deprivations), the city has not only reestablished its footing in over the years, but has also emerged as a strong contender for new investments and has attracted talent, especially in the area of technology and fintech startups. 

Recently, the city has also made its mark as the destination of choice for several e-commerce players, and, supported by a robust urban development program, is proving to be an attractive destination for people across the world. It is home to about five million people, a number that is only expected to go in the coming days.   

Activities and Events

We have lined up a series of demonstrations and interactive discussions around digital technologies at the venue. While the activities commenced, we had a chance to interact with some of the participants and a key highlight here was the visit from the students of the Hamburg Technical University. The budding engineers were thrilled with the opportunity to explore real-world engineering and learn how it is delivered to the customers. We had an engaging roundtable with the Dr. Stephan Buse and his students on Smart Manufacturing and Digital Engineering.

Updates from the Ground

Our venue, the Deichtorhallen museum is one of the largest centers for contemporary art and photography in Europe. The two historical buildings, from 1911 and 1913, are iconic landmarks with their distinct steel and glass architecture – a major innovation for the time and are fine examples of industrial architecture for the period between Art Nouveau and the 20th century styles.

A clear sunny day has been a welcome addition for the enthusiasm of the visitors, who have flocked in large numbers to the Hackathon bus, for the demonstrations and interactive discussion sessions. We begin the proceedings of the day with the inauguration of the bus by Sh. Madan Lal Raigar, Consul General of India, Hamburg.

One of the key demos that we have planned for our customers visiting us here is Hamburg is Integrated MCare:

Here is a short description on this demo:

Integrated MCare

APPLICATION SCENARIO

Businesses can no longer afford sudden losses of productivity and capital due to unplanned machine breakdowns. Traditional techniques and spot solution models used by most organizations for maintenance are ineffectual in leveraging the right metrics to monitor machines and in turn, fail to predict equipment health and life correctly.

OUR CONTRIBUTIONS

• Integrated MCare, Condition Based Predictive Maintenance solution addresses unplanned machine downtime. It leverages Artificial intelligence, Machine learning and edge technology to provide >= 80% accuracy in fault prediction, performance prediction and remaining useful life.
• (LTTS Proprietary) ML based multi-dimensional multi variable models for failure and performance prediction with continuous learning cycle of ML model, and redeployment into edge gateway with over 100 + installations in varied industry segments, Integrated MCare comes as E2E solution with edge analytics and digital twin approach to provide comprehensive maintenance solution.

BENEFITS FOR CUSTOMERS

• Early Failure Detection on Edge Gateway with pre-built Machine Learning Models for various equipment types

• Actionable insights, algorithms, and analytics recommendation engine to act ahead of any fault occurrence

• 24x7 real time monitoring of critical equipment with notifications for critical events/alarms

• Complete set of services offering custom application development to field deployment

Key Highlights

The Road Ahead

From Hamburg, our road leads south, as we move across Germany towards our next destination – Frankfurt. Located on the river Main (a reason why the city is also known as Frankfurt-am-Main, or Frankfurt-on-the-Main), this central German metropolis is a historical financial powerhouse, and home to both the European and the German Central Banks.

Frankfurt is also home to the DE-CIX (the “Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange”), the largest internet exchange point globally, and is fast emerging as a technology hotspot. The city also has a significant cultural heritage and hosts the Frankfurt Book Fair – the largest in the world. It is also home to Messe Frankfurt, one of the largest trade fairs globally, and the Frankfurt Motor Show, a premier exhibition of automobiles that is a major annual fixture for all auto manufacturers worldwide.

Our destination, the Roßmarkt Square in Frankfurt, is a key location in this historic city, and holds an exciting promise for the demonstrations and discussions around digital technologies, especially IIoT.

Look forward to meeting you in Frankfurt, or as they say in German, wir sehen uns in Frankfurt!