Ericsson powers the first campus network for smart manufacturing in Greece
Ericsson in partnership with COSMOTE designed, integrated and deployed Greece’s first private cellular campus network and associated use cases for smart manufacturing at Calpak’s fully automated solar water heater production facility in Loutraki.
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This case is important in that it showcases the tangible business benefits that 3GPP technologies can bring even to medium and small size factories and production facilities. Europe has a great number of such small-medium production facilities.
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The solution (provided by Cosmote in collaboration with Ericsson)
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Calpak CEO, Kostis Konstantinidis, noted:
“It is in Calpak’s DNA to continuously evolve and improve its production processes and products. This is why – in partnership with Ericsson, COSMOTE and Gizelis Robotics – we are eagerly investing in joining the 4th industrial revolution. With pride and passion, we are transforming our plant into the first smart factory in Greece using a cellular campus network, hoping to motivate other Greek companies to join us on this path. This important step is part of our ongoing effort to add value to our products to the benefit of our customers, and increase our competitiveness in Greece and abroad.”
OTE Group Chief Commercial Officer Business Segment, Grigoris Christopoulos, stressed:
“At COSMOTE we have the know-how and experience to provide businesses with innovative solutions that accelerate their digital transformation, enhance their competitiveness, and, as a result, help the Greek economy to grow. Through the implementation of complex tech projects, such as the first mobile campus network in Greece, we prove that we lead the technological developments. With technology as our ally, along with 5G's unlimited possibilities, we will create a better world for all.”
George Pappas, Chairman and Managing Director of Ericsson Hellas, stated:
“We are very pleased with this key partnership with COSMOTE, and with pioneering Greek companies Gizelis Robotics and Calpak, as well as with industrial platforms leader PTC. At long last, we are witnessing the realisation of the great potential of mobile broadband and in particular the use of 4G/5G technology for improving the productivity and competitiveness of the Greek manufacturing sector. This is a historic moment for Ericsson in Greece, as we are adding yet another key ‘first’ to our long and successful presence in the country.”
The CEO of Gizelis Robotics underscored that:
“Gizelis Robotics makes a dynamic contribution with its know-how, in order to create a ‘smart factory’ as part of the agile manufacturing in the Greek and international industry. Calpak’s ‘smart factory’ in Greece came true through a complex robotics project. With the use of robots and cobots, manufacturers will leverage on and benefit from the combination of machine learning, specialized software, big data and robotics to gradually transition to new and unprecedented levels of efficiency and competitiveness.”
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