CTS 231: Transitioning to Industry 4.0 with Kilian Löser

We had the pleasure to have Kilian Löser on the show to talk about Wi-Fi in manufacturing envrionments. We took the opportunity to talk about what is coming up and how these environments are evolving with Industry 4.0. Feel free to follow Kilian on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/loeserkilian/) and Twitter(@KilianLoeser). In this episode, we’ve talk about the following topics: * Situation today in warehouses and manufacturing environments* Different wireless use cases we can find today* Different problems around Wi-Fi networks in these environments* Definition of what Industry 4.0 means* The need for multiple wireless protocols* The proprietary wireless protocol from Siemens: iPCF-MC* New set of devices expected to be used in these environments (AGV, AMR)* Wi-Fi 6 in the manufacturing environment* The factory of the future (use cases) You can download Kilian’s Whitepaper on Wi-Fi 6 here: https://new.siemens.com/global/en/products/automation/industrial-communication/industrial-wireless-lan.html#Whitepaper Resources * WLPC Prague 2019 Presentation from Maksim Getman: Steel Factory Wi-Fi | Maksim Getman | WLPC Prague 2019* WLPC Prague 2019 Presentation from Yosef Graziano: Wi-Fi for Challenging Environments | Yosef Graziano | WLPC Prague 2019* Video, explanation of the iPCF-MC protocol: https://assets.new.siemens.com/siemens/assets/api/uuid:4bdccad2-362a-41db-b3ef-8c07b884a5db/version:1574068623/ipcf-mc-en.mp4* Video, explanation of the iPCF protocol: https://assets.new.siemens.com/siemens/assets/api/uuid:4513b9f0-37d0-4a32-aa9e-e0e64549abdf/version:1574068635/quick-roaming-rcoax-with-ipcf-en.mp4* The factory of the Future (Factory 56 Daimler): https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=UdDvDKC8FVM* The factory of the Future (Porsche Taycan): https://new.siemens.com/global/en/markets/automotive-manufacturing/references/porsche.html* Whitepaper on Wi-Fi 6 by Siemens (Kilian): https://new.siemens.com/global/en/products/automation/industrial-communication/industrial-wireless-lan.html#Whitepaper* Details on Siemens AGV SIMOVE concept: https://assets.new.siemens.com/siemens/assets/public.1560752109.542c7044-05c4-4af2-8c9a-e77f85520cf6.simove-agv-flyer-v3.pdf