04.25.23
As a leading manufacturer of the printing industry, Koenig & Bauer deals with vast amounts of valuable data every day. It doesn’t come as a surprise that when choosing an innovative partner for the management and processing of this data, the group opted for Google Cloud. With their strong manufacturing focus and dedicated industry solutions, the cloud provider will be a key ingredient to getting the print and packaging world ready for the future.
A demonstration of the first working prototype (MVP) of the new product Koenig & Bauer Analytics was showcased at the Google Cloud booth at Hannover Messe this week. This new product is developed as a powerful analytics tool which seamlessly combines data from different sources, such as machine log files and data from existing MES and MIS systems.
Numerous representatives from leading companies in the manufacturing industry visited the Google Cloud booth and were able to experience the Koenig & Bauer Analytics prototype – which was born out of Koenig & Bauer’s digital innovation hotbed – first hand. A lively exchange of best practices took place during these visits.
At just one year old, the Koenig & Bauer digital unit has taken up the challenge of transforming the print and packaging world into a digitally savvy tech-based space. At the center of this journey lies an IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) strategy. This data-driven and customer-centric approach is utilizing advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning in ways that have never been applied to the printing industry.
Featured in the booth is Koenig & Bauer’s 4PL Cobot, a print and apply system demonstrating Koenig & Bauer’s automation capabilities throughout the entire print production process. The collaborative robot is able to print and apply labels at any position on a product or pallet and visually verify them.
Partnering with one of the world’s leading AI specialists and number one cloud provider for manufacturing solutions laid the groundwork to becoming a one-stop systems supplier for their customers. The goal is for as many machines as possible to approach almost 100 percent productivity.
The official product release is planned for fall 2023.
A demonstration of the first working prototype (MVP) of the new product Koenig & Bauer Analytics was showcased at the Google Cloud booth at Hannover Messe this week. This new product is developed as a powerful analytics tool which seamlessly combines data from different sources, such as machine log files and data from existing MES and MIS systems.
Numerous representatives from leading companies in the manufacturing industry visited the Google Cloud booth and were able to experience the Koenig & Bauer Analytics prototype – which was born out of Koenig & Bauer’s digital innovation hotbed – first hand. A lively exchange of best practices took place during these visits.
At just one year old, the Koenig & Bauer digital unit has taken up the challenge of transforming the print and packaging world into a digitally savvy tech-based space. At the center of this journey lies an IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) strategy. This data-driven and customer-centric approach is utilizing advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning in ways that have never been applied to the printing industry.
Featured in the booth is Koenig & Bauer’s 4PL Cobot, a print and apply system demonstrating Koenig & Bauer’s automation capabilities throughout the entire print production process. The collaborative robot is able to print and apply labels at any position on a product or pallet and visually verify them.
Partnering with one of the world’s leading AI specialists and number one cloud provider for manufacturing solutions laid the groundwork to becoming a one-stop systems supplier for their customers. The goal is for as many machines as possible to approach almost 100 percent productivity.
The official product release is planned for fall 2023.