Smart products in China
Contact Software and partners open "Digital Virtual Simulation Lab"
Contact Software and Shandong Xuanji Industrial Automation have opened China's first "Digital Virtual Simulation Lab". PLM and IoT solutions run in the virtual environment, using examples from industry to demonstrate the concrete application benefits.
Shangdong Xuanji Industrial Automation develops manufacturing solutions for the smart factory and recently became a member of the Contact Global Ecosystem. With the help of the Davao Group, which invests in technology providers such as Xuanji, both partners have now established a "Digital Virtual Simulation Lab" in the Chinese metropolis of Jinan. Here, they showcase end-to-end solutions for digital value creation in product development, production and service. Visitors can experience how they can develop smart products and operate them profitably. State-of-the-art AI and data analytics methods are also used here.
The new industrial lab is considered a key municipal project for the economic development of regional industries and beyond. The district government has promoted its establishment in the Davao Smart Industrial Park and pledged further support. The Governor of Jiynang District and other senior politicians were present when the simulation lab was officially opened with the signing of the contracts.
In China, the focus is currently on Industry 4.0 and interest in solutions for successful implementation is correspondingly high. "Smart products and production systems are the starting point for automated or even autonomous control of digital processes," says Contact Managing Director Karl Heinz Zachries.
The German software manufacturer and its Chinese partner are well positioned in this area: Together, the two companies provide applications for the product life cycle that support the digitalization of products and processes from development to the store floor to service. The showroom in the new Industry Lab illustrates how this works in practice.
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