The MIC platform developed by SMARTPM for the intelligent management of manufacturing processes receives the AFM award for Innovation in Advanced and Digital Manufacturing during the 31st edition of the BIEMH.
The MIC industrial automation system presented by SMARTPM at the 14th edition of the National Award for Innovation in Advanced and Digital Manufacturing organised by AFM Cluster has been awarded the prize for Innovation in the integration of 4.0 concepts in advanced manufacturing systems.
The MIC system, which enables autonomous manufacturing enhancing the possibility of making Industry 4.0 a reality, was presented at the Machine Tool International Exhibition held at the BEC (Bilbao Exhibition Centre) last week, the benchmark event at national level and the third most important trade fair in Europe in its speciality.
The award was collected by Jose Castellanos, CEO of SMARTPM, in a ceremony presided over by Ainara Basurko, Provincial Minister for Economic Promotion of the Provincial Council of Biscay and in the presence of Galo Gutiérrez, General Director of Industry and SMEs of the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism.
It is the first time that SMARTPM has participated in this event and it has had its own stand where it has installed part of its Factory Lab, a real test environment to show the operation of two machining cells managed from MIC .
The SMARTPM solution was also present at other stands at the exhibition, such as ONA EDM, MAQcenter OKUMA and Delfincomponentes FANUC. Thanks to the partners visitors were able to see different machining and inspection processes where the MIC integrated all its components: machining centres, EDM, CMM, robot and warehouse.
MIC, a platform to facilitate more productive and efficient processes
SMARTPM has developed MIC, the software platform for intelligent automation, based on the knowledge of both the processes and the problems faced by machining workshops.
MIC’s value proposition is not limited to automating the movement of parts, but integrates everything at the process level enabling an autonomous manufacturing.
MIC (Manufacturing Intelligence Core) makes it possible to connect assets and people, manage workflows and, above all, make decisions autonomously in real time based on information from both machining and inspection processes.
The new automation platform is open, flexible and continuously evolving. It also offers the possibility of customising and integrating new functionalities both by the company’s operators and by SMARTPM.
Recognition for advanced and digital manufacturing solutions
The Innovation Awards organised by AFM Cluster and BEC since 1992 are a recognition of the companies that have stood out the most this year in the contribution of innovation to advanced and digital manufacturing.
The jury visited the SMARTPM stand on the first day of the fair and was able to get to know MIC’s value proposition first hand, evaluating the solution from different perspectives: technology, innovation, design, ergonomics, safety and sustainability. The level of this recognition has been also supported by the relevance of the other companies awarded in the remaining categories: ZAYER, Correa, Navantia, CITD and SORALUCE.
