Siemens to showcase Australian innovations at Hannover Messe
Siemens Australia is showcasing two Australian innovations and world-firsts at Hannover Messe 2023, the world’s largest industrial trade fair. Taking the stage this year to speak to attendees at the fair will be Walter Meyler, founder and CEO of Automation Innovation and Shane Carter, Managing Director of Centric Process Automation. Both are Australian companies with innovations designed and built using Siemens technology.
Speaking on the showcase of Australian case studies at Hannover Messe, Darryl Kaufmann, head of the Siemens Digital Industries business in the region said: “From an Australian point of view, the future lies in high-value, repeatable solutions that can make a global impact.
“Both examples use the best automation and digitalisation technologies, combined with local know-how and expertise, to make a positive impact on the environment. This is absolutely the way that manufacturers in Australia will succeed on a global stage.”
Melbourne-based company Automation Innovation developed a unique solution for the glass mould cleaning process — making it faster and more accurate, and eliminating the use of harsh chemical cleaners or ceramic bead blasting. The artificial intelligence solution, which includes a unique ‘path-mapping’ software algorithm written and developed in conjunction with Siemens, can rapidly guide an automated robotic laser cleaning system. At Hannover Messe, Meyler will discuss how this process has set a new industry benchmark for cleaning glass moulds by turning what used to take hours or days into seconds or minutes.
Shane Carter from Centric PA will present on the world’s first fully automated fire-retardant loading system for aircrafts. The unique system saves critical response time for firefighting aircraft and increases safety and efficiency for firefighters. The Retardant and Suppressant Computerised Aircraft Loading system (RASCAL) is an automated pumping system that reduces the cost and increases the accuracy, safety, efficiency and ease-of-use of pumping retardant and/or suppressant into firefighting aircrafts. RASCAL rapidly accelerates the time it takes to load vital fire-fighting aircraft with retardant and does this with pinpoint accuracy.
“It’s fantastic to be able to present two great examples of Australian innovation on a global stage at the biggest industrial trade fair in the world,” Kaufmann said. “Both these solutions solve real-world problems by using the best available automation and digitalisation technologies. They not only help increase efficiency and save money, but in the case of RASCAL, could also help save lives and critical assets.”
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