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24 June 2018 | AutoData TECHNOLOGY » MANUFACTURE are collected by a platform in the cloud and quickly processed to return a diagnosis of which treatment must be given to every inch of the field. With all this information the person in charge of the lawn care knows if there is a risk of emerging pests that would attack the grass, besides programming the cor- rect amount of watering. MINDSPHERE This was the case presented at the lar- gest booth of the fair, of Siemens, to show its MindSphere platform, a cloud environ- ment capable of storing, controlling and generating data for scanned companies. It is safe and collaborative environment that also enables the integration of solutions created by several companies, startups and partners that work in this newand pro- mising segment of the technology industry. “This is what we call Industry 4.0. We have been developing technologies, equi- pment and software for all industrial activi- ties for only five years “, told Klaus Helmrich of the Siemens’s board of directors. “This process will now be accelerated with the new version of MindSphere and we are ready to offer an innovative solution.” In the automotive sector the MindS- phere platform is being used in all stages of development, factory configuration and production process. Companies like Daim- ler, Nissan, Volkswagen andVolvo already work in the cloud tomake these processes more efficient. NEW PRODUCT IN HALF OF THE TIME According to the experience accumu- lated by Siemenswithwhat is called digital twin, reference to the use of customized software, with great processing capacity and network collaborationwithin the cloud, therewas a reduction of 50% in the time of a new product reaching the market . With the digital development it is possible to configure the vehicle structure to use com- bustion or electric motors, for example. In 98% of the processes of all produc- tion chain, which are much automated in countries like Germany, the programming for a newproduct can be quickly simulated and updated in the factory’s machines by an app. And still, according to Siemens, the constant analysis and data generation in MindSpheremake possible to foresee 99% of possible errors and defects that may occur in any connected assembly line. Although some initiatives as in the An- chieta plant of Volkswagen and the Mer- cedes-Benz unit, both in São Bernardo do THE ATTACK OF THE SPIDERS Robot of Siemens makes automation something portable and flexible. The robot-spiders can do several types of tasks and are easily reprogrammable Disclousure/Siemens