POM featured at INCOM 2024

Chair of POM prominently attended the 18th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing (INCOM 2024) in Vienna, Austria. Organized by TU Wien and Fraunhofer Austria, INCOM 2024 focused on a range of cutting-edge topics, with a particular emphasis on digital twinning and simulation technologies. The conference explored the virtualization of global manufacturing processes, the development of autonomous and self-learning systems, and the application of data-driven industrial engineering. Attendees enjoyed in-depth sessions on Industry 4.0 and 5.0 strategies, human interaction in robotics, cyber-physical systems, and the latest advancements in robotics and conversational AI, all tailored to the needs of modern manufacturing and supply chain systems.

Prof. Netland’s well-received keynote addressed Augmented Intelligence for the Next-Level Manufacturing Excellence. He presented the POM group’s research on how innovative technologies drive transformative improvements in leading manufacturing firms. His talk highlighted the crucial synergy between data and human expertise, showcasing the journey toward human-centric, sustainable, and highly autonomous manufacturing systems. He also introduced the Manufacturing Analytics System (MAS), a proposed new class of software for manufacturing companies, which was later presented in more detail in the paper “Manufacturing Analytics System: A New IT Category Enabling Next-level Operational Excellence” by Senoner, J., Kratzwald, B., Philippsen, R., and Netland, T.

Jannick Fiedler enjoyed an interesting exchange of ideas in the doctoral workshop and presented the paper “Manual Data Collection in Assembly Lines: A Case Study on the Human Factor in Data Accuracy” by Thurnheer, J., Fiedler, J., Plümke, L. and Netland, T. This paper presented the results from a cooperation with Accelleron within the frame of our Innosuisse project Assy 5.1.