to Open i-Experience Centers 4.0 in Portugal
ÍLHAVO, Portugal, Mar 22, 2018 – BEEVERYCREATIVE, the leading 3D printer manufacturer in Portugal, has established a partnership with Siemens Portugal and CadFlow to open i-Experience Centers 4.0 in Portugal.
The i-Experience Centers 4.0 are experimentation centers created to promote Industry 4.0 projects in Portugal. These centers represent the integration of a large industrial process, from drawing to production, and will connect and promote differentiation initiatives to modernize the industry.
These centers will be open to companies, start-ups and universities, amongst others, and all the equipment will be accessible to anyone who wants to experiment with it. The first center has already been inaugurated on February 19th at Siemens Portugal HQ, with the presence of Minister of Economy, Manuel Caldeira Cabral, and State Secretary for Industry, Ana Teresa Lehmann.
In January 2017, António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal, announced a series of measures to accelerate the diffusion and adoption of Industry 4.0 concepts and practices by Portuguese companies. Industry 4.0, also known as the 4th Industrial Revolution, consists of the current industrial transformation with automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, the creation of “smart factories” through Cloud Computing, IoT and Additive Manufacturing.
BEEEVERYCREATIVE is one of the entities selected by the Portuguese government to take part in the Industry 4.0 movement. One of the first actions is the opening of the i-Experience Centers in partnership with Siemens Portugal and CadFlow. BEEVERYCREATIVE’s part in this project is to equip the Centers with 3D printers, so that the public can test and print projects, as well as, provide support with its vast knowledge in 3D printing.
Aurora Baptista, BEEVERYCREATIVE’s CEO, considers the centers to be extremely important and “part of our enthusiastic contribution to stimulate the modernization process in the Portuguese industry with concepts from the 4th Industrial Revolution”.
António Mira, industry director at Siemens Portugal, mentions the importance of preparing resources for the 4th Industrial Revolution, saying: “Our goal is to help in the training of everyone who wants to join us in the industry transformation and give them the tools necessary to help the country take this technological leap”.
Carlos Melo, product manager at CadFlow, states that: “The i-Experience Centers will work as testing labs to design, test and validate solutions within the Industry 4.0 paradigm, open to the academic community and business incubators.”
About BEEVERYCREATIVE
BEEVERYCREATIVE is a Portuguese company that develops 3D printing technology and intends to be at the forefront of this technology, either by delivering innovative solutions to the market or by developing technology for tailor-made projects.
For more information, click here www.beeverycreative.com.
About Cadflow
Cadflow is a Vangest Group company, which centers its activity in delivering software and technical support for the Industry.
For more information, click here www.cadflow.pt.
About Siemens
Siemens has been operating in Portugal for 112 years, employing, around 2150 professionals. Siemens hosted in Portugal multiple competence in areas such as energy, infrastructure, information technologies and shared services, which export solutions and services made in Portugal to every continent in the world.
For more information, click here www.siemens.pt.