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News from the RWTH Aachen Campus 17 / UdZ 2-2021 UdZ 2-2021 / 17 “Smart Manufacturing” Practical Circle Offers Multifaceted Insights The digital practice circle in cooperation with “European 4.0 Transformation Center(E4TC)”-member company 9altitudes offered insights on 18.05.2021 into various practice-relevant aspects of digitalization. After an inspirational talk on the benefits of a holistic IT architecture with the Internet of Production and insights into roadmapping of transformation activities, the technical track offered insights into operational solutions with three presentations. Digital twins in Next. e.GO production. Mobile SE , AI-based optimization, PTC ’ s hands-on demonstration of the end-of-line quality control app, and Connected Quality showed the importance of data for smart manufacturing using industrial examples. After a presentation ontheimportanceofchangemanagementforthestorefloor,two looks at implemented transformation solutions rounded out the program.TheIoTConnectorBoxconceptualizedinan E4TC Sprint and implemented in the demonstration factory was presented by Liebherr . RWTH Establishes the German-Emirati-Institute in Aachen RWTH Aachen University is establishing the new German-Emirati Institute in Germany to promote scientific and economic exchange between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Federal Republic of Germany. The cooperation stems from an exchange between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Crown Prince HH Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in 2019, during which technology cooperation was agreed, particularly with a view to Industry 4.0. The new institute, which will act as a project management organization, is accordingly called “ German-Emirati Institute – Technologies 4.0 ” (GEI) and is based on the RWTH Aachen campus . Center Connected Industry Launches a New Format: TechSessions Concise videos highlight and explain terms, topics and projects relating to digitization, Industrie4.0 and New Work. The learning videos start with two videos on the topic of data science. Together with Deutsche Bahn experts explain data science from the perspective of theory and practice. Michael Mielke from Deutsche Bahn explains the process of Data Science in the first video of the “TechSession”. Center Director Christian Maasem complements this input in the second video from a practical perspective: Data Science in manufacturing companies. The new format was developed within the Center community together with Deutsche Bahn as a center member. The first “TechSessions” as well as all future videos of this format will be published on the center Youtube channel at regular intervals. We are looking forward to the start of the series, many more videos and your suggestions for other possible topics. New e.Go CEO since June 2021 e.GO was founded in 2015 by Professor Schuh in Aachen. The goal was to develop attractive and particularly durable electric vehicles and eventually produce them in series. e.GO now has about 400 employees and benefits from a unique network of research and technology companies at the RWTH Aachen Campus. Professor Schuh left the start-up company in June 2021. Ai Vezvaei, confidant of investor Nazif Destani who joined in 2020, is Schuh’s successor as e.Go CEO. UdZ 2-2021 / 17