Beijing, China, February 8, 2021 - At present, the global 5G commercial deployment has entered a critical year, but how to grasp the major opportunities brought by 5G commercial application in various industries and accelerate the process of industrial digitalization remains to be explored. As a global expert in digital transformation in the field of energy efficiency management and automation, Schneider Electric, together with the China Academy of Information and Communication Technologies, iot
Beijing, China, February 8, 2021 - At present, the global 5G commercial deployment has entered a critical year, but how to grasp the major opportunities brought by 5G commercial application in various industries and accelerate the process of industrial digitalization remains to be explored. As a global expert in digital transformation in the field of energy efficiency management and automation, Schneider Electric, together with the China Academy of Information and Communication Technologies, iot think tanks and leading information and communication infrastructure providers, jointly held the first Schneider Electric "Lead Creation Cup" 5G application scenario collection event, gathering the power of the ecosystem to explore more 5G industrial application scenarios.
The collection was concluded at the end of January, and a total of 37 industrial application scenarios from all walks of life were collected, and ten outstanding scenarios were selected, fully demonstrating the value of 5G technology in transforming traditional industry networks, optimizing production processes, helping enterprises to reduce costs, improve quality and efficiency, and realize green energy saving development.
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5G technology has three major advantages: ultra-high speed, ultra-low delay and ultra-high density. The combination of these advantages and the industrial Internet will bring a leap in quality, efficiency and flexibility to enterprises and accelerate the digitization process. "The massive connectivity capabilities of 5G, along with its low latency and high reliability, make it an accelerator for industrial digitalization," "However, the practical application of this kind of IT technology in the industrial field is worth digging deeper," said Xingjian Pang, senior vice president of Schneider Electric and head of Industrial automation business in China. "One of Schneider Electric's strengths is that we deeply understand the industrial scene and understand the needs of industrial customers."
Xiong Yi, senior vice president and head of strategy and development at Schneider Electric in China, compared 5G technology to a highway, saying, "After the road is repaired, we need to find suitable application scenarios to fully leverage the value of the highway." This is one of the core elements of Schneider Electric's strategy for the next three years, which is to promote the application of new technologies in the industrial sector, so as to promote the digital transformation of enterprises.
After layers of selection and internal and external deliberations of a total of seven expert judges, ten outstanding scenes stand out. These scenarios come from all walks of life, involving traditional heavy industries such as chemicals, lifting, discrete manufacturing, municipal, as well as emerging logistics, photovoltaic, smart agriculture and other fields, targeted use of 5G technology to solve the problems faced by various industries, and provide more forward-looking and creative inspiration for 5G industry empowerment.
Among them, the "flexible production line based on 5G+ open control system" scheme was highly recognized by the jury group. At present, the traditional manufacturing industry is mostly based on the wired network to build a communication system, easy to lead to the layout of the production line adjustment is poor, complex connection, low degree of reuse problems. Flexible production line-based deployments allow for the flexibility to reorganize the entire production line to meet order requirements, maximizing efficiency. This scenario has great reference significance for multi-variety and small-batch discrete factories.
"Factory planting of edible fungi based on 5G" is a typical application of 5G technology to enable smart agriculture. The project solves the problems such as large number of equipment, high cost of fiber laying and slow laying speed in traditional edible mushroom planting factories. The data of the whole plant is summarized through 5G+PLC, and the growth process of edible fungi is summarized through AI big data analysis, which is used to continuously optimize the parameters of equipment control. The project is conducive to creating a closed-loop production environment, increasing the yield of edible fungi and optimizing their quality. 5G edible fungus factory planting has fired the first shot for 5G technology to enter the potential segment industry, providing an example for the intelligent and refined development of the future segment industry.
In addition, the "5G tower crane remote control" builds a remote operation control platform through the information exchange between the 5G communication field information collection system and the remote control system, greatly reducing safety risks and greatly improving the working environment of drivers; "Motion servo control System based on 5G" solves the problem of machine damage caused by frequent movement in the process of motion control through the combination of 5G and communication; The 5G three-dimensional storage application, the 5G unmanned vehicle application in steel mills, the application of unattended distribution power station, the 5G application in the municipal field of long-distance heating, the automotive industry based on the 5G engine production line MES data acquisition, monocrystalline silicon production monitoring and other replicable application scenarios also stand out among many proposals. On the one hand, the application of these scenarios solves the long-standing user pain points in the industry and accelerates the transformation and upgrading of the industry; On the other hand, these programs can bring different innovations and attempts to practitioners in the future business, and even directly copy and promote.
According to data recently released by The State Council Information Office, as of 2020, the number of 5G terminal connections in China will exceed 200 million, and many industries will seize the major opportunity brought by 5G commercial use to accelerate the process of industrial digitalization. There are more than 1,100 5G+ industrial Internet projects. In general, the important role of 5G in empowering entities, benefiting society, and serving the people has been continuously highlighted, and it has increasingly become an important driving force supporting high-quality economic development. Schneider Electric hopes to give play to its advantages in the industrial field, further expand the combination of 5G, automation and intelligent manufacturing with industrial application scenarios, so that more enterprises can share the digital dividend brought by 5G and promote the high-quality development of enterprises.
