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A major European event for all industrial ecosystems, Global Industrie reveals, each year, through the GI Awards, innovations that contribute to the improvement of production systems and industrial reconquest.
Divided into 6 categories (Production Technology; Peripheral technology; Digital transition; Eco-responsibility; Exemplary Partnership and Start-up), 108 services and products were in the running in 2023. After a first selection made by industry experts, the nominated companies defended their case during an oral in front of industrialists and journalists.
The awards ceremony will take place at the show on Tuesday 7 March 2023 at 5pm (conference room – Hall 2).
Simplicity, versatility, complementarity could be the key words that characterize the 23 innovations selected to compete in the5th edition of the GI Awards 2023.
The solutions presented this year call for much more intuitiveness in their use. Thus machines or software adapt to users and not the other way around, as evidenced by workshop control systems or machines that are increasingly intuitively understandable and easy to implement. It is no longer up to operators to train for hours to tame the machine or software but to adapt to operators thanks to ultra-simple interfaces, in the spirit of a tablet for example.
The factory of the future continues its evolution with a man/machine duo working together, in symbiosis and in complete safety. This is the case of robots that leave their welding, painting or assembly functions to become mobile and increasingly collaborative with the operator, while preserving his safety. Similarly, the digital twin becomes an ally and a skills accelerator.
In addition to the process, manufacturers wish to promote their know-how through the presentation of finished or semi-finished products, as revealed by some applications in 2023.
Finally, many proposals accompanying the CSR transition of companies are presented this year, meeting the expectations of our society.
Winner in the "Production Technology" category
This category rewards major technological innovations dedicated to the production chain: from materials (metals, plastics, composites, components, etc.), to different manufacturing techniques: additive manufacturing/3D printing; printed electronics; machining by material removal; forge & foundry; sheet metal but also production automation techniques; robotics; measurement, control, line vision; finishing solutions (surface treatments); all fluids and solids inherent in production (inks, alloys, flux, cutting oil, parts cleaning products, etc.).
- Numalliance : Bending roller with integrated fold eraser
Numalliance presents the first bending roller with integrated fold eraser. A patented system, compatible regardless of the diameter of the tube.
Winner in the "Peripheral Technology" category
This category rewards major technological innovations dedicated to the machine environment and process optimization: software and NC; Automation; cobotics; palletization; measurement, control, offline vision; operating fluids (energy, maintenance, traceability, etc.).
- Protect Choc (Totem Group): Detection-alert systems – LightUs range
To do more than protect by barriers and anticipate collisions in critical areas, Protect Choc (Totem Group) has created LightUs detection-alert systems.
The following were nominated in this category: Bruker Alicona for InfiniteFocusG6 (stand: 2E89), Heidenhain for TNC7 (stand: 3B116), Kärcher for Kira B 50 robot scrubber dryer (stand: 3E160)
Winner in the "Digital Transition" category
This category rewards the solutions offered by service providers that support companies in their digital transformation but also successful digital transition initiatives in terms of cybersecurity, time, investment or skills development.
- Keyprod : Keynetic
The Keynetic is a Plug and Play IOT that allows live production monitoring. It magnetizes on machines to capture their vibrations and translate them into performance indicators.
Were nominated in this category : Ireflex for IReflex (booth: 2P27), Talk me for TM Factory (booth: 2P10)
Winner in the "Eco-responsibility" category
This category rewards technical and technological innovations that contribute to improving companies' CSR performance: energy efficiency, circular economy, electrification and hybridization, recycling, eco-design, social or societal values of the company, employee training, etc.
- Neolith: Fossilizer
Inspired by the natural process of sedimentation, Neolithe created Accelerated Fossilization, which disrupts the way non-recyclable waste is treated by turning it into stone.
Nominated in this category : Igus for igus:bike (stand: 4F194), Kluthe France for Hakufluid (booth: 3E150), Primo1d for E Thread (stand: 2L82)
Winner in the "Exemplary Partnership" category
This category rewards projects carried out jointly or in synergy between several companies (contractor/subcontractor, transversal project, companies with complementary know-how, large group/SMEs, national or regional innovation support organization, laboratories) around a part, a set of parts, a service, etc.
- Somocap: Innovative Composite Profile Overmolding Process
Somocap and Epsilon Composite present an innovative process for overmolding thermoplastic tips on hollow pultruded carbon composite profile combining pultrusion and injection.
Nominated in this category : ABC Swisstech TriboFinition for Shining – Process for improving the properties of additive manufacturing parts (booth: 3C143), Tree Water for Electrotate (stand: 2G107)
Winner in the "Start-up" category
This category rewards startups less than 3 years old that have developed an innovative solution or service being deployed to one or more customers. This award must allow the company to be supported during a new round of funding or an application for grants or loans. By participating in this category, the company acknowledges having been created after January 1, 2020.
- Purenat : sustainable photocatalytic wire
First photocatalytic wire, patented, eco-responsible and integrable to all the installations of our environments, capable of permanently destroying the pollutants in the air we breathe.
Were nominated in this category : RealityCad for RCad'Touch (booth: 2E100), Twin Robotics for AppRob NDT Thermography Module (booth: 2P20)
