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Leading automated surface inspection solutions provider, AMETEK Surface Vision, now offers a range of expert system services to ensure optimum levels of operation for the lifetime of its inspection and monitoring products.

 Customers will benefit from AMECare Performance Services throughout their system lifecycles. AMECare — which features a range of global services available 24/7 — offers assistance for a variety of needs, from initial set up to trainings and spare parts.

2021 10 21 092406Starting from purchase, AMECare provides tailored support for the installation, alignment, calibration, and configuration of new systems. On-site engineers will ensure the system is designed for individual requirements, using unique recipes and configured communications to ensure seamless integration with existing plant systems.

AMECare also provides service contracts to ensure customers receive dedicated on-site and remote support in response to any critical system problems, as well as general maintenance and software updates.

Yamina Lansari, Global Manager of Technical Services for Surface Vision, said: “We understand our customers often have mission-critical systems where downtime is not an option. AMECare service and support engineers understand the importance of remote and on-site services to ensure the most appropriate action in the event of any problems.”

Preventative maintenance is included in the AMECare package to identify and solve potential problems early, before they cause significant, costly process downtime. This service can also lead to less general maintenance, fewer part failures, and optimal system performance.

Other services offered as part of AMECare include expert technical support, training to ensure operators get the best out of their systems, and advice on stocking the right spare parts.

Paul Stuyt, Global Manager Projects and Service at Surface Vision added: “With over 2,500 installations worldwide, we understand how important it is to keep your systems working. Our global team of service and project engineers are constantly reviewing and updating our processes, ensuring customers always receive best-in-class service and support to get the most out of their systems.”

Other benefits of using AMECare include reduced material waste, improved product quality, enhanced defect detection, and process optimization.

AMETEK Surface Vision provides products and solutions for a wide range of industries, including metals, paper, plastic film, and nonwovens.  To find out more, download the brochure: ameteksurfacevision.com.

About AMETEK Surface Vision

AMETEK Surface Vision is a world leader in automated online surface inspection solutions with a broad product portfolio optimized for web and surface inspection as well as monitoring and process surveillance applications.

Its product portfolio includes two distinct product lines: SmartView® systems and SmartAdvisor® systems. Each product line uniquely enables customers to inspect the surfaces of materials processed in a continuous fashion across the metals, paper, plastics, nonwovens, and glass industries. Learn more by visiting ameteksurfacevision.com.

AMETEK Surface Vision is a unit of the Process and Analytical Instruments Division of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with 2020 sales of more than $4.5 billion.

SKF have just announced its commitment to have a supply chain with net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

“Having already made significant progress on our journey to reducing emissions from our own operations to net zero by 2030, we are today committing to an even more ambitious goal, spanning our full supply chain,” said Rickard Gustafson, President and CEO. “Reaching this goal will require major focus and commitment from our own operations, as well as from our suppliers, partners and customers.”

As milestones towards the new 2050 goal, SKF commits to reducing CO2 emissions in its supply chain by 45% by 2035 and 60% by 2040. In addition, SKF has pledged to source at least 40% of steel from carbon neutral steel plants by 2040 and reduce transport-related greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2040. This will align with the Paris Climate Agreement to reach net zero global emissions by 2050 and limit global warming to 1.5°C (about 2.7°F).

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SKF has already taken an important step towards this goal by investing in more energy efficient manufacturing processes and requiring energy-intensive suppliers of steel and forgings to adopt the ISO 50001 standard for systematic energy management. 85% of all suppliers in scope now have this certification.

“SKF’s heritage lies in products that reduce friction and thereby enable a more sustainable industry. Achieving our new, wider ambitions will require new forms of collaboration. For our part, we are approaching the task with determination, experience and technological innovation,” continued Rickard Gustafson.

Progress within manufacturing and increased transparency
From 2022, the Group’s manufacturing site in Gothenburg, Sweden will become the third site to achieve net zero status. This will be achieved by utilizing green energy and investing in more energy efficient processes. The SKF sites that have already achieved this are Tudela, Spain, and Steyr, Austria.

As part of its commitment to transparency and collaboration, SKF joined the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTI) in July 2021. The Group is also advocating for change through its engagement in the SteelZero, RE100 and ResponsibleSteel initiatives.

SKF’s mission is to be the undisputed leader in the bearing business. We do this by offering solutions that reduce friction and CO2 emissions, while at the same time increasing machine uptime and performance. Our products and services around the rotating shaft include bearings, seals, lubrication management, artificial intelligence and wireless condition monitoring. SKF is represented in more than 130 countries and has around 17,000 distributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2020 were SEK 74 852 million and the number of employees was 40,963. www.skf.com

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Narrows facility becomes fifth site enterprise-wide to reduce energy intensity by 10 percent within five years

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company, has just announced that its Narrows, Virginia cellulose acetate tow manufacturing facility has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for achieving the ENERGY STAR® Challenge for Industry (the Challenge) in 2021.

celanese logoThe Challenge is a call-to-action to improve energy efficiency of America’s manufacturers. By taking the Challenge, manufacturing sites set a goal to reduce their energy intensity by 10 percent within five years. Although the Challenge is a U.S.-centric initiative, Celanese’s facilities outside the U.S. participate in the Challenge as part of the Company’s commitment to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

“As a result of energy-efficiency technologies and improvements, the Narrows facility has reduced Scope 1 energy and Scope 2 GHG net emissions by approximately 25,000 tCO2e annually from 2016-2020,” said Jon Mortimer, Senior Vice President of Global Manufacturing for Celanese. “Across our manufacturing facilities, we are finding innovative ways to reduce energy intensity as we focus on a 10 percent energy intensity reduction goal by 2030. Narrows is our fifth site enterprise-wide to achieve the Challenge recognition to date. This significant milestone demonstrates Celanese’s commitment to strong energy management practices that produce positive results for the environment, our customers and our communities.”

The facility used a variety of energy-efficiency approaches which yielded a reduction of their energy intensity by 10.1 percent within five years.

Celanese, an ENERGY STAR® partner since 2014, has been recognized by the U.S. EPA for its superior performance in energy management and for outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through energy efficiency. Celanese is proud of its ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year designation in 2021 for the sixth consecutive year, and the Sustained Excellence award for the fourth consecutive year.

About Celanese

Celanese Corporation is a global chemical leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees, shareholders and the corporation. As we partner with our customers to solve their most critical business needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 7,700 employees worldwide and had 2020 net sales of $5.7 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com

Mexico was among the first countries globally to announce the phase out of coal power by 2030. However, the country has retracted from the plan and does not have any phase out policy presently. As a result, the coal power capacity in Mexico is likely to marginally decrease from 6.02 GW in 2020 to 5.67 GW in 2030. Despite this minor dip, the thermal power generation will continue to dominate till 2030, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. 

GlobalData’s report, ‘Mexico Power Market Outlook to 2030, Update 2021 – Market Trends, Regulations, and Competitive Landscape’, reveals that thermal power was the major source of power generation in Mexico in 2020 as well. Here on, the thermal power capacity is expected to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2% from 55.3 GW in 2020 to 67.2 GW in 2030 and thermal power generation is projected to increase at a CAGR of 0.9% from 251.7 TWh in 2020 to 274 TWh in 2030. 

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Rohit Ravetkar, Power Analyst at GlobalData, says: “In 2020, thermal power generation held a share of 76.9% in Mexico’s total generation. Although this share is expected to decline to 63.3% in 2030, thermal power will continue to dominate Mexico’s generation mix. In 2017, the country became a member of the Powering Past Coal Alliance, a group of numerous countries, cities, regions, and organizations that aim to accelerate the phase out of coal power. Mexico committed to phase out coal power generation by 2030, however, the new government that came into power in 2018y, has promoted the use of thermal power generation. This has led to the slow growth of the renewable sector in Mexico.” 

In March 2021, the Mexican Government passed an energy bill that favors government-owned generating plants that majorly run-on fossil fuels. Under this new bill, electricity will be bought first from state-owned hydroelectric plants and those that run on coal and oil. 

Mr. Ravetkar concludes: “Steps taken by the Mexican Government such as not raising their targets for reducing CO2 emissions under the Paris Agreement, passing an energy bill that favors electricity generation from fossil fuels and the purchase of two million tons of coal for power generation shows that power generation from fossil fuels is there to stay in the country for a long period of time. The government’s lack of support for renewable technologies is expected to reduce the interest and investment of foreign companies in the country’s renewable sector.” 

About GlobalData 

4,000 of the world’s largest companies, including over 70% of FTSE 100 and 60% of Fortune 100 companies, make more timely and better business decisions thanks to GlobalData’s unique data, expert analysis and innovative solutions, all in one platform. GlobalData’s mission is to help our clients decode the future to be more successful and innovative across a range of industries, including the healthcare, consumer, retail, technology, energy, financial and professional services sectors.                                                                                                  

PulPac takes another important step in the global commercialization of its innovative manufacturing technology for fiber-based packaging and appoints Conny Högström as Manager for the company's Tech Center.

Conny Högström joins the expanding team of skilled professionals as Tech Center Manager, a new position, to support the continued commercialization of Dry Molded Fiber. Conny most recently comes from a position as Operations Manager at Seldén Mast AB, the world’s biggest manufacturer of standardized and customized yacht rigs. Conny brings a profound experience as a leader, having been responsible of development of teams, operations, facilities, special projects, strategic and daily production coordination, including organizing, planning, and running production activities and improving processes and routines.

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“I am very happy to be part of the fantastic journey that the PulPac team have set out on. I am passionate about getting staff and projects to go hand in hand, while achieving great results. That is how I believe I can contribute to the accelerated development of the Tech Center and the amazing Tech Center team. I am humbled by all the collective knowledge and know-how found in this competent team and look forward to strengthening and streamlining our support to the organization and the Dry Molded Fiber community, all with the clear focus to replace single-use plastics, which feels very rewarding” says Conny Högström, new Tech Center Manager at PulPac.

The PulPac Tech Center holds world-leading know-how within Dry Molded Fiber. The dedicated Tech Center team has unique expertise within tooling, application and material development, industrialization and production adaptation and supports clients and partners in the Dry Molded Fiber community.

“Now was the time to broaden our team and Conny, with his solid technical background combined with experience from a leading position in production and operations management, will allow us to further capitalize on the strength of Dry Molded Fiber as we continue to innovate, commercialize and grow - I’m very excited that Conny is joining the team” says Sebastian Roos, Chief Technology Officer at PulPac.

Conny took office on October 18.  

About PulPac
PulPac provides the packaging industry with a groundbreaking manufacturing technology for low-cost, high-performance fiber-based packaging and single-use products. By pioneering the technology of cellulose molding PulPac enables their customers to replace single-use plastics with a sustainable and cost competitive alternative globally. www.pulpac.com

About Dry Molded Fiber
Dry Molded Fiber, invented and patented by PulPac, is a manufacturing technology designed for the circular economy – using renewable pulp and cellulose resources to produce low cost, high performance, fiber-based packaging, and single-use products. Dry Molded Fiber gives up to 80-90% lower CO2 footprint at similar cost as plastic. It is up to ten times as efficient as conventional fiber molding invented over 100 years ago. The dry process also saves massive amounts of valuable water resources. In addition, energy savings are significant - as the molded products need no drying.

PETEX to use Endress+Hauser’s PTU® (Process Training Unit) in Houston for training courses and classes starting fall of 2021.

Endress+Hauser and the Petroleum Extension (PETEX®), a unit of the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, announce collaboration efforts for training courses starting fall of 2021. PETEX will be hosting courses at Endress+Hauser’s Houston campus and will use the manufacturers’ PTU, the same PTU where Endress+Hauser’s authorized sales and service representative, Vector Controls & Automation Group, hosts Vector University classes for customers in the Gulf region.

“Along with our partner Vector Controls & Automation Group, we are excited to collaborate with such a prestigious organization as PETEX and deliver a combined complementary basket of training classes to customers in the Gulf region,” said Jerry Spindler, Customer Training Manager, Endress+Hauser. “Our common goal of advancing the skills of the workforce in the Oil & Gas industry aligns well with the investments by both organizations in facilities and training equipment such as the PTU. Workers in the industry now have a world-class location where they can continue their technical education.”  

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The PTUs are full-scale, working process skids with functional instrumentation and controls, closely simulating a real-world environment. Trainees gain hands-on experience with the types of configurations, operation, diagnostics, and troubleshooting found in actual process plants and facilities. This specific PTU features working gas and liquid systems and is equipped with more than 200 modern Endress+Hauser devices, along with a variety of the latest instrument configurations, communication protocols, and software.

Roger T. Bonnecaze, Interim Dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering, noted, “For over 75 years PETEX has been providing talent development resources and courses for the global oil & gas sector. In Houston and Odessa, that has traditionally been at the PETEX training centers. With the significant investment that Endress+Hauser and Vector have made in the Houston facility to build one of their renowned PTU’s and create world-class classroom space, it made complete sense for PETEX to collaborate with them to bring those resources to our learners also. The PTU complements the hands-on programs already in place and allows us to collaboratively expand our offerings to continue to meet the ongoing training needs of the oil and gas sector while also embracing new technologies and energy transition topics.”

To register for classes, visit https://petex.utexas.edu 

For more information visit, https://eh.digital/3DVZYR2

The Endress+Hauser Group

Endress+Hauser is a global leader in measurement and automation technology for process and laboratory applications. The family company, headquartered in Reinach, Switzerland, achieved net sales of over 2.6 billion euros (2.89 billion U.S. dollars) in 2020 with a total workforce of 14,000.

Endress+Hauser devices, solutions and services are at home in many industries. Customers thus use them to gain valuable knowledge from their applications. This enables them to improve their products, work economically and at the same time protect people and the environment.

Endress+Hauser is a reliable partner worldwide. Own sales companies in 50 countries as well as representatives in another 70 countries ensure competent support. Production facilities on four continents manufacture quickly and flexibly to the highest quality standards.

Endress+Hauser was founded in 1953 by Georg H Endress and Ludwig Hauser. Ever since, the company has been pushing ahead with the development and use of innovative technologies, now helping to shape the industry’s digital transformation. 8,000 patents and applications protect the Group’s intellectual property.

For further information, please visit www.endress.com/media-center or www.endress.com.

About PETEX

The Petroleum Extension (PETEX®), a unit of the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, is a leading producer of reliable learning resources and training for the oil and gas industry. For 75+ years, PETEX has been at the forefront of global learning. Through our industry relationships, built over decades, we’ve gained unparalleled access to current expertise, as well as insight into the ever-changing needs and challenges that our oil and gas clients face. At PETEX, our ultimate goal is to give every student the knowledge that the industry requires to efficiently, effectively, and most importantly, safely do their job. PETEX’s commitment to global workforce success remains constant. With a wide range of educational opportunities and resources, we are equipped to meet the needs of those looking to learn more.

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) announced that the NAS® batteries, which NGK supplied to German chemical group BASF has started operation at BASF’s Antwerp Verbund site (Belgium).

NAS batteries, which has maximum 1,000kW-dc power and 5,800kWh-dc dischargeable energy and consists of four sets of containerized NAS batteries, were ordered by BASF New Business GmbH (“BNB”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of German chemical group BASF. The NAS batteries has been connected to the electricity grid at BASF’s Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium and has started operation in September 2021. This is the first installation of NAS batteries in BASF’s facility.

In 2019, NGK and BNB entered into sales partnership agreement for NAS battery and a joint development agreement for next-generation sodium-sulfur batteries. Since then, NGK has been cooperating with BNB by combining NGK’s expertise in battery design, production with BNB’s outstanding chemistry know-how to market and further develop NAS battery. This project aims at developing optimum business models by BNB’s gaining direct experience in long-term operations of own NAS battery system, learning diverse benefits from the viewpoint of user and examining various use cases. This enables NGK and BNB to advise the customers even more comprehensively in the planning and implementation of their projects and to collect beneficial data for further development.

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In its Mid-to Long-term vision “NGK group vision: Road to 2050” formulated in April 2021, NGK identified carbon neutrality as one of its priority social issues. NGK has installed NAS batteries in over 200 locations worldwide, they are used in a variety of applications, including stabilizing renewable energy, and building smart grids. NGK, contributes to the development of renewable energy, reduce environmental load, and realize carbon neutrality, through further sales expansion of NAS batteries.

<Overview of NAS batteries which started operations>

Installed place              : BASF’s Antwerp Verbund site (Belgium)
Rated power                 : 1,000kW-dc (maximum power)
Dischargeable energy : 5,800kWh-dc (at beginning of life)
Configuration               : four sets of containerized NAS batteries
Operation start            : September 30, 2021

NAS Batteries installed in BASF’s Antwerp Verbund site

■BASF and NGK enter into sales partnership agreement for NAS battery
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■BASF and NGK to partner on developing the next generation of sodium-sulfur batteries
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About BASF New Business

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Also contributing to this corporate purpose is BASF New Business GmbH (BNB), a subsidiary of BASF. The task of BNB is to support the growth targets of BASF by identifying and generating new businesses which are beyond the core business of BASF group but within target portfolio of BASF. BNB is primarily active in arising markets with higher-than-average growth rates. In addition to its head office in Ludwigshafen, Germany, BNB has offices in Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the United States. Founded in 2001, BNB utilizes startup-like structures and methods as well as an extensive internal and external collaboration network. It works closely with future customers to build-up and expand new businesses.
BNB includes the unit Foresight & Scouting as well as Chemovator GmbH, a wholly owned BNB subsidiary based in Mannheim, Germany, which serves as BASF’s internal incubator, offering a protected space for all employees to accelerate speed-to-market for innovative business ideas. In addition, BNB currently has three Business Build-Up units: 3D printing (in the form of wholly owned BNB subsidiary BASF 3D Printing Solutions GmbH), E-Power Management and Functional Feed Additives.
The activities of BNB are complemented by BASF Venture Capital GmbH (BVC). BVC’s goal is to generate new growth potential for current and future business areas of BASF by investing in young companies and funds.
More information about BASF New Business GmbH can be found at:
www.basf-new-business.com.

About BASF

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 110,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of around €59 billion in 2020. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S. Further information at www.basf.com.

From 2022 onwards, Metsä Group will review the herb-rich forests in forests owned by owner-members and intensify its guidance for the management of herb-rich forests. These measures will supplement the Metsä Group ecological sustainability programme, which was started in 2020 and is implemented in commercial forests.

“Our primary recommendation for herb-rich forests in commercial forests owned by owner-members is nature management and, for the best sites, voluntary conservation. Decisions about forest management are always made by the forest owner”, says Juha Mäntylä, COO of Metsäliitto Cooperative.

The herb-rich forests in commercial forests are usually small, enclosed patches surrounded by heath forests. Since herb-rich forests are among the most fertile forest types, from an individual forest owner’s perspective, a herb-rich forest can also be of significant financial value.

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Recommending nature management means putting an emphasis on management measures that improve biodiversity instead of tree growth in the management of herb-rich forests.

“Although herb-rich forests only constitute 1–2% of Finnish forests by area, approximately 45% of threatened species primarily dwell in herb-rich forests. The biodiversity of forest nature is safeguarded in many ways. When we recommend nature management for herb-rich forests, we direct management measures to the places where they have the greatest impact on biodiversity. Training for our personnel has already begun so that they will be prepared to advise our owner-members in herb-rich forest management”, says Mäntylä.

Metsäliitto Cooperative, the parent company of Metsä Group, is owned by approximately 100,000 Finnish forest owners. They own around 50% of Finland’s privately owned forests.

In 2020, Metsä Group started its ecological sustainability programme, which is implemented in commercial forests. In addition to increasing the carbon sinks of forests, the programme’s goals include safeguarding biodiversity and the improvement of water protection. The new policy for the management of herb-rich forests supplements the measures by which Metsä Group and forest owners are safeguarding the biodiversity of forest nature.

Read more about Metsä Group’s ecological sustainability programme.

Metsä Group
www.metsagroup.com

Metsä Group is leading the way in advancing the bioeconomy. We invest in growth, bioproduct development and a fossil free future. The raw material for our products is renewable wood from sustainably managed northern forests. We focus on the growth sectors of the forest industry: wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, fresh fibre paperboards, as well as tissue and greaseproof papers.

Metsä Group’s annual sales amount to approximately EUR 5.5 billion, and we have around 9,200 employees in 30 countries. Our international Group has its roots in the Finnish forests: our parent company is Metsäliitto Cooperative which is owned by 100,000 forest owners. 

The OpsRamp availability platform enhances TietoEVRY’s IT infrastructure and application management services, bringing AIOps, automation, and intelligent IT monitoring to Nordic customers.

OpsRamp, a modern availability platform for hybrid infrastructure monitoring and AI-driven event management, has partnered with TietoEVRY, the  leading digital services and software company in the Nordic region. With a focus on the AIOps, TietoEVRY will make the OpsRamp platform a cornerstone of its Next-Gen Enterprise Services, allowing for a fast and scalable way to apply AI and automation to enterprise IT operations.

 2020 06 05 111601Headquartered in Finland, TietoEVRY employs 24,000 consultants and services experts globally serving enterprise and public sector customers in more than 90 countries. These organizations must ensure the modernization and performance of critical business systems and applications, which is why TietoEVRY is investing heavily in its Next-Gen Enterprise Services. AIOps is essential to this process.

 AIOps, or Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations, leverages a broad set of technologies, including machine learning, network science, combinatorial optimization, and other computational approaches, for solving everyday IT operational problems at scale. In simple terms, AIOps collects data from various sources and analyzes that data to give actionable insights to organizations.

 “Next-Gen Enterprise Services is one of our top strategic priorities, and the OpsRamp platform is a vital part of this offering,” said Olli Pirttijarvi, Head of Nextgen Enterprise Services at TietoEVRY. “We see a big opportunity in the Nordic region and with our customers around the world to help streamline IT operations using artificial intelligence. After vetting all the solutions, we feel the OpsRamp platform is the best fit for our customers.”

 AIOps from OpsRamp includes several features that automate and streamline IT operations, including inference models, intelligent alerting, alert correlation, alert escalation, auto-incident routing, and auto-remediation. It enables users to proactive see, contextualize, and organize alerts and deal with them before they become problems.

 TietoEVRY’s Next-Gen Enterprise Services offering aims to modernize customers’ IT infrastructure and maximize efficiency in operations while continuously improving and automating customers’ IT landscapes. AIOps is at the core of this pursuit. Similarly, AIOps will help intelligently operate hybrid multi-cloud ecosystems: “Enterprises are in transition to cloud. In that journey they need seamless digital operations all the way from legacy to multi-cloud,” said Alberto Valero, Head of Cloud & Infra Strategy, portfolio and sales at TietoEVRY.

 “The Nordic market for AIOps is growing fast, and TietoEVRY is the leading systems integrator in the region,” said George Bonser, Vice President of EMEA at OpsRamp. “We look forward to getting them trained in the use of our platform, and helping their customers maintain the availability and performance of critical systems.”

About TietoEVRY
TietoEVRY creates digital advantage for businesses and society. We are a leading digital services and software company with local presence and global capabilities. Our Nordic values and heritage steer our success.

 Headquartered in Finland, TietoEVRY employs around 24 000 experts globally. The company serves thousands of enterprise and public sector customers in more than 90 countries. TietoEVRY’s annual turnover is approximately EUR 3 billion and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ in Helsinki and Stockholm as well as on the Oslo Børs. www.tietoevry.com

About OpsRamp
OpsRamp is a digital operations management software company whose SaaS platform is used by enterprise IT teams to monitor and manage their cloud and on-premises infrastructure. Key capabilities of the OpsRamp platform include hybrid infrastructure discovery and monitoring, event and incident management, and remediation and automation, all of which are powered by artificial intelligence. OpsRamp investors include Sapphire Ventures, Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and HPE. For more information, visit www.opsramp.com

Geek+, a global AMR leader, is proud to announce a collaboration with DHL's Asia Pacific Innovation Center. Located in Singapore, the center will be home to a new exhibit that showcases a cutting-edge, automated, and completely integrated e-commerce solution. Named the “Warehouse of the Future”, the exhibit integrates RoboShuttle® tote-picking robot and robot-arm technology for full-scale automation. The project represents the shared values and commitments of both Geek+ and DHL to accelerate innovation and educate supply chain leaders on the opportunities that come with robotics automation. 

  • New “Warehouse of the Future” exhibit in the DHL Asia Pacific Innovation Center explores the possibilities of a completely automated e-commerce solution.

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Hongbo Li, CTO at Geek+, says: “This project not only marks a new milestone for the logistics and supply chain industry but a milestone in the global relationship between Geek+ and DHL that follows a number of successful robot deployments in several of DHLs' warehouses in Asia-Pacific. DHL's Innovation Center will provide an exclusive look at how robotics are already powering the industry’s most efficient warehouses, proving to decision-makers that the future of automation is here today.”

YingChuan Huang, Innovation Manager, Asia Pacific Innovation Center at DHL, says: “Customer-centric innovation has a very important place in DHL and we drive this through close partnerships with leading companies in technology, startups, industry thinkers, and of course our customers. The Geek+ exhibit is the perfect showcase of how technologies such as AI, Computer Visioning and Robotics are not only converging, but also building off the strengths of each technology to provide even greater value to our customers' supply chains.”

The accelerated rise of e-commerce and new challenges posed by the global pandemic have fueled intense interest in the capabilities that AI and robotics-enabled automation can provide for building operational resilience.

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The Innovation Center displays Geek+ RoboShuttle® tote-picking robot built on AMR technology, working with OSARO’s collaborative robot arm to provide fully automated logistics processes. The solution supports both outbound and inbound logistics operations. For order fulfillment, the RoboShuttle® autonomously finds the tote containing ordered items, picks the tote, and carries it to a picking station using its fork arms. Once at the picking station, the robot arm picks items from the tote, packs the order, and prepares it for outbound delivery. The operational performance is displayed on dashboards throughout the entire process, providing visitors with the information needed to view in real-time the improvements that robotics automation can bring to the world of logistics in terms of efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility. 

About Geek+

Geek+ is a global technology company leading the intelligent logistics revolution. We apply advanced robotics and AI technologies to realize flexible, reliable, and highly efficient solutions for warehouses and supply chain management. Geek+ counts 300 global customers and has sold more than 20,000 robots worldwide. Founded in 2015, Geek+ has over 1,500 employees and is headquartered in Beijing, with offices in Germany, the UK, the US, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

About DHL

DHL is the leading global brand in the logistics industry. Our DHL divisions offer an unrivaled portfolio of logistics services ranging from national and international parcel delivery, e-commerce shipping and fulfillment solutions, international express, road, air, and ocean transport to industrial supply chain management. With about 400,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide, DHL connects people and businesses securely and reliably, enabling global sustainable trade flows. With specialized solutions for growth markets and industries including technology, life sciences, and healthcare, engineering, manufacturing & energy, auto-mobility, and retail, DHL is decisively positioned as "The logistics company for the world".