Ten emerging technologies detonate elevator manufacturing industry!

Technology has changed the world. The pioneers of the elevator industry have been exploring transformation in many fields. Technology can enhance the competitiveness and anti-risk capabilities of enterprises.

1. Artificial intelligence - the technological revolution in the field of IT

The imagination of artificial intelligence is huge, and the trillion-scale market will be gradually opened. According to a report released by Topology Industry Research Institute, the market value of enterprise-based artificial intelligence systems was close to US$200 million in 2015, and will reach more than US$2 billion by 2020, with a growth rate of 10 times in five years.

KONE, Schindler, Mitsubishi and other companies are leading companies in elevator artificial intelligence technology. For example, artificial intelligence robot technology is used in production to improve manufacturing capacity and efficiency, and artificial intelligence technology is combined with elevators in passenger transportation to achieve the best ride. Ladder experience. At present, CANNY Elevator's research and transformation of robots, Xinshida's robots, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, etc., the key link of its development breakthrough is artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is expected to be the focal point of development in the next 10 to more years.

2. 3D printing - a new digital manufacturing technology

The new digital manufacturing technology of 3D printing has formed a relatively complete technical system, the scope of application has been continuously expanded, and the market scale has achieved rapid growth. 3D printing technology has a wide range of applications, from simple biscuits to complex mold printing. It is omnipotent and has huge development potential. A considerable number of domestic enterprises have set foot in one after another. For example, Jiangnan Jiajie Elevator Co., Ltd. is the earliest Chinese company engaged in 3D printing Elevator companies that have researched and applied printing, and have already applied them to actual elevator production, are the pioneers, explorers, practitioners and scientific popularizers of 3D printing.

Research institutions predict that the global 3D printing market will reach a scale of US$6 billion in 2017, and 3D printed finished products will account for 50% of the total product production in 2020. 3D printing, a new type of manufacturing technology that is considered revolutionary, is bound to become a new economic growth point for stalls everywhere.

It should be pointed out that 3D printing has a bright future, but it is also a challenging road of innovation. For example, designers need extremely high imagination; the market supply chain will also be challenged, and every aspect of delivery cycle and design strategy must be perfect. ; The 3D printing market will inevitably move towards personalization. How to use customized and local resources is also the key to the success of 3D printing... All challenges will be the focus of the development of the 3D printing industry in 2016.

3. Cloud computing - the new core of manufacturing IT

In 2015, the international cloud computing industry developed rapidly, and the cloud computing business of international IT giants Amazon, Microsoft and Google grew rapidly. The demand for cloud computing in China is growing rapidly, and the performance of cloud computing service companies represented by Alibaba Cloud is growing rapidly. ThyssenKrupp, Otis, Hitachi, and Rheinland Elevator Co., Ltd. have established contacts with cloud service providers and developed their own cloud computing and big data service platforms.

According to reports, the cloud computing market is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 22.8% and is expected to reach $127.5 billion in 2018, while this figure was $56.6 billion at the end of 2014, of which the largest spending is in on private cloud ($26 billion).

In the future, the competition in business will be the competition between data. Whoever has more data will be able to describe the behavioral face of consumers most accurately, and whoever will be able to predict the market more accurately. Under this theoretical basis, all cloud computing platforms All are in a state of power.

4. Big Data - Transformation to a Data Power

 In September this year, the State Council issued the "Outline of Action for Promoting the Development of Big Data", which proposed to use big data to promote the development of various industries, and to make big data the key to unlocking growth in various fields has become the center of scientific and technological exploration. At the end of October, at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee, it was proposed: try the strategy of strengthening the country through the Internet and implement the "Internet" action plan, develop the sharing economy, and implement the national big data strategy.

The problem solved by "cloud" is to eliminate information islands and data fusion, and the problem solved by "computing" is to mine the value behind the data.

The installation service platforms proposed by elevator companies are all based on big data for calculation and analysis.

5. Visual technology - an essential weapon in the era of intelligent manufacturing

The era of "intelligence" is coming, and intelligent manufacturing will become the direction of future development. In the process of intelligent manufacturing, machine vision mainly uses computers to simulate human visual functions, and has a part of the function of the human brain, that is, to extract information from images of objective things, process and understand them, and finally use them for actual detection, measurement and control. . In the next few years, with the development of China's processing and manufacturing industry, people's demand for machine vision will gradually increase.

According to industry analysis, with the development of machine vision, new industry applications may appear in the future. The largest volume of industrial production may be the logistics industry, especially when it comes to 3D vision. Civil services may require more experience. The difficulty lies in the large variability of the environment and the high requirements for algorithm redundancy. Civil applications will mainly come from consumer-grade products.

At present, the threshold of machine vision components is mainly reflected in the software algorithm, and there is a big gap between domestic enterprises in terms of processing speed and capability. At the same time, due to the late start of the industry, the shipment volume is small, and there is no advantage in hardware price. This is where 2016 and the future will break through.

CEDES' light curtain recognition technology can automatically count the number of people entering an elevator or building, providing solutions for smart buildings.

6. Virtual reality - a bright new star in the science and technology world

Virtual reality technology, also known as VR technology, is a new favorite in the technology world. Some people think that it will reach the top of the geek hot search list in 2016. According to the forecast of research institutes, by 2020, the global VR market will reach 150 billion US dollars. In the battle for the entrance of intelligent hardware, virtual reality technology will become more attractive and usher in the vigorous development of the entire market.

Virtual reality technology refers to a new form of human-computer interaction created with the help of computers and advanced sensor technology, including simulated environment, multi-sensing conduction, natural skills and other aspects, and is mostly used in games, tourism, sports, environmental protection and other fields. For example, in the gaming field, users can experience terrifying horror games through VR technology, watch the haunted houses in the world without leaving home, or compete with the stars they admire; through virtual reality, you can also watch idols at home from zero distance. concert.

It is predicted that in 2016, B-side applications, channels, and hardware devices that combine virtual reality technology with specific scene applications will be developed. From a long-term perspective, creating a complete ecological closed loop, layout content, platform and the whole industry chain will determine the future virtual reality market can finally detonate.

Toshiba Phantom Car is a virtual scene created using vision, light and phantom technology.

7. Wireless communication - the world is connected by it

According to forecasts, by around 2020, more than 50 billion devices in the world will be connected to the Internet. As a key component of embedded applications, wireless connectivity plays an important role in the deployment of the Internet of Things and becomes a key part of implementing IoT designs. Currently, we can already see wearables, home automation, home security, personal healthcare, smart appliances, accessories and remote controls, automotive, lighting, industrial Internet and many more applications combining wireless transmission technology.

Taking 5G as an example, people's demand for ultra-high traffic density, ultra-high connection density and ultra-high mobility is increasing day by day, which requires that mobile communication networks must accelerate to a higher level of evolution. Throughout the international communication industry, 5G has already entered a substantial stage of development.

my country has not fallen behind in 5G. China Telecom has recently signed a cooperation plan with the Guangdong provincial government, and will be the first to carry out the trial and deployment of 5G mobile communication networks in Guangdong. support. It can be seen that mobile Internet technology will become the key to "connecting the world".

Elevator communication will also update the communication mode due to changes in external support technology.

8. Intelligent sensing - one end of the data production source

As an important device for realizing intelligent manufacturing in the information age, sensors play an important role in the field of science and technology, industrial and agricultural production and daily life. If we want to implement "Made in China 2025" and realize intelligent manufacturing, we must pay close attention to the sensor market.

Under the trend of technology leading the development of the times, the United States, Japan, Britain, France, Germany and other countries have listed sensor technology as one of the key technologies for national key development. In recent years, the development of my country's sensor industry has also shown rapid growth. For example, the production capacity of photosensitive sensors reached 450 million in 2014, and the market demand reached 250 million. The data shows that the market development prospects of photosensitive sensors are good.

The Internet of Things is the catalyst for a surge in sensor development. In 2015, the overall market size of the Internet of Things in my country may reach 750 billion yuan. As one of the basic technologies of the Internet of Things, sensors directly benefit from it. Driven by the growth of the Internet of Things market, sensors are developing steadily. In 2015, the market size of China's sensors may reach 120 billion yuan.

9. Fast charging technology - the key to "mobility" of smart devices

There is an advertisement this year, we are familiar with it, "Charge for 5 minutes, talk for 2 hours". This sentence is about the role of fast charging technology. In 2015, more and more mobile devices support fast charging technology. If a mobile phone does not support fast charging technology, it is embarrassing to say that it belongs to this dream era.

The demand for fast charging has increased in response to the increase in mobile devices and the promotion of new energy devices. Taking new energy vehicles as an example, charging is a major obstacle to the large-scale promotion of new energy vehicles. The charging pile infrastructure built across the country is far from meeting the charging needs of new energy vehicles. At this time, fast charging has become a life-saving straw for new energy vehicles. Now some car manufacturers have begun to develop and launch technologies that can complete the charging of electric vehicles within 5 minutes, which is bound to bring revolutionary changes to the ecosystem of electric vehicles.

In the state of power failure, Toshiba's battery technology for continuous cruise has been successfully developed and applied. The rapid charging technology has made it possible for the elevator to continue to work in the state of power failure.

10. Unmanned aerial vehicles - industrial applications and civil consumption explode at the same time

 The global drone market expanded rapidly in 2015, with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimating that more than 1 million drones will be sold in the 2015 Christmas season alone. At the same time, as countries continue to loosen relevant regulations on the application of drones, drones will continue to create huge economic benefits in the future, including drone manufacturers, drone delivery service providers and chip manufacturers. UAV market opportunities.

In the industrial field, the application of UAVs in different segments such as power, security, agriculture, forest fire prevention, and police has grown steadily, and the whole is in the accumulation stage before the outbreak. At the same time, the popularity of the consumer drone market has increased the popularity of drones in different application fields, and to a certain extent has promoted the promotion of drones in the industrial market.

Although the manufacturing and application of industrial drones in my country is still in its infancy and demonstration stage, and a large-scale market has not yet formed, under the guidance of the national industrial development strategy and the promotion of relevant promotion policies, the manufacturing and market of industrial drones in my country The application will achieve great development in the next few years.

The aerial video promotional videos of elevator companies are the first place to use drones to shoot. Maybe in the future space motorcycles will change the way humans travel.

In today's technologically advanced world, everything is possible, but some require more time to be "perfect". The above top ten emerging technologies are all emerging technologies that are "small and sharp", and they will "bloom" again and again in 2016 and even in the future.