Ericsson / Comau
5G for intelligent manufacturing
Ericsson and robot manufacturer Comau have signed a cooperation agreement. Together, they want to explore the potential of 5G technologies in the context of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing.
Based on the combination of Ericsson's position in 5G technologies and Comau's position in automated manufacturing solutions, the collaboration is aimed at demonstrating the benefits of advanced IoT solutions for industrial automation. The collaboration also aims to create a strong research and industry community and innovation ecosystem where Comau and Ericsson, customers, academia, government agencies and other stakeholders can come together and collaborate to create new momentum and leverage shared resources to demonstrate the benefits of advanced IoT solutions for different applications.
As a result of the joint agreement, Comau has joined the "5G for Italy" initiative, the cross-industry 5G research and development program launched by Ericsson together with TIM. The aim of this initiative is to develop new solutions based on 5G technology in the areas of cloud robotics and security. Ultimately, the project is expected to result in a secure and reliable cloud-based monitoring solution to control and process sensor data from robots and the plant in real time by applying analytics based on encrypted processing and providing feedback to the user for preventive maintenance.
Mauro Fenzi, CEO of Comau, underlines the importance of the project: "Our strategy of increasingly focusing on open industrial automation and user-friendly technologies has now been enhanced by a new element represented by the agreement signed with Ericsson. The resulting synergy effects will enable us to develop technological infrastructures for the communication networks of 'Factory 4.0' and deploy them directly in industrial plants."
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