October 22, 2022
Participants at the German-Czech Economic Forum on October 17th in Prague’s Cubex center emphasized that the industry of tomorrow must be efficient and flexible. Achieving this goal requires digitalization and innovation, areas in which Adastra excels, highlighting its role as a key partner at this prestigious event.
Successful transformation requires collaboration between business and technical universities, as stated by Ondřej Vaněk, CEO of Blindspot Solutions, part of Adastra Group, during a panel discussion. “That’s why we are part of the AI hub,” he explained.
Vaněk, along with Tomáš Soudský and Pavel Hait, presented on the workshop topic “Artificial Intelligence as a Practical Means of Profit Boosting in Turbulent Times.”
Participants were particularly impressed by two specific AI applications.
The first was the optimization of container loading at Škoda Auto, resulting in a saving of 840,000 euros in the first year of use and preventing 160 tons of CO2 emissions.
The second example was the optimization of internal warehouse transport at Continental, which significantly reduced transportation costs, minimized transit between warehouses, and allowed for more orders to be dispatched directly from a single warehouse.
In the second presentation, Adastra, through Tomáš Soudský and Pavel Hait, addressed the Future of Manufacturing, highlighting digitalization’s current dominance in enhancing production efficiency. They explored near-future topics like robotics, digital twins, AI in maintenance prediction, industrial IoT, the metaverse, and more.
Future of Industry from the Automotive Perspective
Looking at the industry’s future from an automotive perspective, Adastra’s business partners shared their visions at the German-Czech Business Forum. Klaus Zellmer, CEO of ŠKODA AUTO, emphasized the acceleration of electromobility, with plans to invest 5.6 billion euros in electromobility and 700 million euros in digitalization over the next five years, including autonomous vehicle development. Following Zellmer, Continental Automotive’s head, Tomáš Vondrák, highlighted the automotive production ecosystem, predicting that cars, including their components, will become ‘green’ in the coming years.
