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When an organisation begins working with model-based design, stringent demands are placed on managers. How they work with this can be decisive for whether or not execution is successful.
The last 20% of a project accounts for 80% of the total costs. This is a saying that is often all too true. One way to minimise the risk of this occurring is to utilise model-based development.
Combitech has drawn considerable interest with its coverage of model-based engineering in its customer magazine Combined. We will now look closer at how the use of model-based technology and methodology has evolved.
Virtual Design and Construction, VDC, is as the name implies, based on working with virtual models, but the actual model is only a part of VDC. When the construction company Veidekke implemented VDC, it was discovered that there were drawbacks with immediately begin working with virtual models. For the initiative to really get off the ground, a new methodology needed to be developed.
"Within two years, by 2017, an international reference architecture for IoT shall be in place," explains Sara Norman, Project Manager at the Swedish Standards Institute (SIS). Standardisation is highly sought-after by many companies who are plagued by uncertainty regarding what will apply in the future. Meanwhile, a growing number of initiatives and collaborations are developing between individual companies and within industry associations.
At first, Uppsala Municipality was sceptical about purchasing smart dustbins. There was nothing wrong with the idea itself. The dustbins are able to compact 5-7 times more waste and then the dustbins themselves communicate, via an app, when they must be filled or emptied.
The ambition is for centrally-located experts from Valmet to be able to guide local mechanics via connected video transmitters worn as glasses. With help from experts, mechanics in various countries across the globe can then perform complicated repairs on the company's tissue paper machines and implement preventive measures. Quick and simple for customers and suppliers.
As is the case with many other companies, there was meagre interest at Baxter for investing in IoT solutions. The costs overshadowed the potential and seemingly remote possibilities. However, this Swedish sales company identified a need amongst its customers and, of its own accord, ushered in development. Which is something they are happy about today.
Just over a year ago, the Husqvarna Group created a new hub for development questions related to the Internet of Things. “We realized that a multi-disciplinary approach was needed for this,” says Petra Sundström, manager for the hub. “Our job is to create an IoT roadmap for all the divisions in the group.”
