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The German footwear industry is part of global value chains. To enhance international collaboration and optimize manufacturing processes, the MELLOW research project was launched – with MiniTec among its five innovative partners.
An initial development demonstrator – a base model for creating the workstations for use by manufacturing partners on site – is now in place in the DFKI Saarbrücken laboratory and has been tested against an initial use case from Wildling Shoes. A second use case from SOLOR will follow shortly.
Important for the further development of MiniTec SmartAssist
MiniTec itself also benefits greatly from its involvement, says Andreas Böhnlein, Managing Director of Technology: “Through our participation in MELLOW, we gain valuable insights for the further development of MiniTec SmartAssist. This allows us to test new approaches in practice – such as process mining as a basis for digitalization and collaborative optimization of existing workflows. The know-how gained will be incorporated into the ongoing development of our system. The sensors used in MELLOW also provide a testing platform on which hardware and software modules for MiniTec workstations can be developed, enabling us to offer customers a comprehensive package that covers everything from data acquisition to import into MiniTec SmartEdi. In the end, our customers will benefit most from the project – naturally not only those from the footwear industry, but from all sectors.”