As a world-renowned industry event, the Munich International Construction Machinery, Building Materials Machinery, Mining Machinery, Engineering Vehicles and Construction Equipment Expo (bauma) will be grandly opened in Munich from October 24-30, 2022. At present, the exhibition is under construction in an orderly manner. While displaying the products, bauma 2022 also focuses on hot topics and development trends in the industry. Among them, the topic of intelligent construction and automatic construction machinery and equipment has attracted much attention. Industry experts said in the previous Bauma TALK series webinars that the development of automatic construction machinery and equipment is one of the main goals of major manufacturers and research institutions at present, but there will be many difficulties to overcome in the research and development process. On the site of Bauma 2022, industry experts will have a more in-depth discussion on this topic and provide solutions. For more highlights, please read below! At the end of the article, we will also share the deployment of bauma 2022, let's have a first look!
"Intelligent" construction machinery will be the trend of the times
Automatic driving and intelligent equipment are one of the grand visions of the construction machinery industry in the future. "However, in the foreseeable future, construction machinery is unlikely to achieve 'real' autonomy, because the construction industry is different from the independent working environment of quarries or mines, facing more complex and challenging technical and safety issues," said Mr. Tim Oliver M ü ller, director of the German Construction Industry Association (Hauptverband der Deutsche Bauindustrie e.V./HDB). He believes that for the construction industry, it is more feasible to develop and use "intelligent" construction machinery with semi-automatic, automatic or auxiliary functions, and use it in specific construction processes, such as earthwork, road construction or special heavy construction projects. Mr. M ü ller said: "Such a solution can significantly improve efficiency and productivity, and can free machine operators from repetitive and heavy work. Intelligent machines can also be free from specific tasks - in an era of shortage of technical personnel, this advantage cannot be underestimated."
MiC 4.0 lays the foundation for automated construction
In order to achieve partial automation in more complex construction sites, it is particularly important that equipment from different manufacturers can transfer information and data to each other. To this end, VDMA and the German Construction Association have joined hands to actively promote equipment interoperability. The two associations established a working group of "MiC 4.0/Machines in Construction 4.0" at the exhibition site in Bauma 2019. Dr. Darius So ? dorf, Managing Director of MiC 4.0 Working Group, said: "At present, we have 105 members and 31 working groups from 7 countries and regions. In order to improve the digitalization and intelligence level of the construction site process, digital standardization is required from the startup and shutdown of the equipment to the status and information of the equipment. Dr. So ? dorf said: "At present, although equipment manufacturers have preset relevant functions in their products, all manufacturers who have joined MiC 4.0 have reached an agreement that any construction machine with an internal combustion engine will start to operate as long as it sends a" ON "signal." So ? dorf Bosch believes that such data information correlation is special and very innovative.
In addition, the MiC 4.0 working group will also present the achievements made in the past three years to professional audiences in Bauma 2022 "Innovation hall LAB0". In addition to graphic introduction, dynamic demonstration will also be conducted at the exhibition site. For more highlights, please pay attention to the concurrent event of bauma 2022!
Cooperative robot improves work efficiency
Mr. Maximilian Sch ? berl, director of Materials Handling, Material Flow, Logistics at the Technical University of Munich, predicted that in ten years' time, various cooperative robots would be widely used in construction sites. "Cobot" is a combination of the words "collaboration" and "robot", which refers to a robot specially designed to assist humans to complete relevant work. Mr. Sch ? berl and his department's research team believe that in the near future, they are expected to see the realization of radio controlled vibratory plate compactor and its commercialization. First, the team realized the "automation ready" state of the equipment with appropriate sensors and control units. Then, the scientists connected the flat compactor with the excavator according to the "follow the leader principle" - the excavator dug and flattened in front, and the flat compactor followed closely to compact the pavement. Mr. Sch ? berl said: "This cross equipment cooperation can enable the construction work to achieve multi task parallel, and in an ideal situation, the operation time can be reduced by half."
Mobile robot assisted construction site inspection
Can robots help monitor the progress of construction projects? For example, help people check the 3.6 km long K ? hlbrand Bridge in Hamburg. This is one of the main research topics of Digital and Automated Construction from the Technical University of Hamburg. To this end, they adopted the quadruped bionic mobile robot I-DOG. The machine is about the size of a poodle and is equipped with sensors for measuring, processing and analyzing building structure data. At the same time, it can also record and analyze the vibration of the bridge and detect whether the bridge structure is damaged. I-DOG uses light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology, which can realize positioning through laser scanning.
This year, the project started the inspection of Hamburg Colbrand Bridge. During the inspection, several I-DOGs were used. They walked around the landmark building, which was opened in 1974 and is now listed as a cultural monument, collecting data, and receiving data generated by intelligent sensors installed in the bridge. "Our goal is to let robot fleets communicate with each other. By integrating sensor data, we can complete a comprehensive inspection of the building status with relatively less work. Then, we can input the acquired data into digital modeling for building renovation planning and other work," explained Professor Kay Smarsly, the manager of the project. At Bauma 2022, visitors can learn more about I-DOG and its possible applications in the "Science Hub" of "LAB0 Innovation Hall".
In addition to the above cases, what are the development trends of automatic construction machinery and equipment? How to realize the interconnection transmission between devices in the future? You will find the answer at the 2022 Munich International Construction Machinery, Building Materials Machinery, Mining Machinery, Engineering Vehicles and Construction Equipment Expo (bauma)! On October 24-30, 2022, global leading enterprises will gather in Munich to display cutting-edge technologies, innovative products and exciting solutions at the Munich Exhibition Center in Germany.
As a world-renowned industry event, bauma 2022 will attract more than 3100 exhibitors from 60 countries and regions, with a total exhibition area of 614000 square meters (equivalent to the size of 86 football fields), including 414000 square meters of outdoor exhibition space and 200000 square meters of indoor exhibition space. It is worth mentioning that on the first day of the opening ceremony, the "steel forest" composed of more than 30 large cranes will make a stunning appearance in the outdoor venues, forming a beautiful scenery, which is feast the eyes and worth looking forward to!
Countdown to the opening
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Munich International Construction Machinery, Building Materials Machinery, Mining Machinery, Engineering Vehicles and Construction Equipment Expo (bauma) is an ideal platform for communication and business cooperation for industry people from all over the world. We sincerely invite you to pay attention to it and join us! On October 24-30, 2022, in Munich Exhibition Center, Bauma will see you!
