Even at the end of the robot and the networked machine learning is a strength of Germany as an industrial location. Many employees see the automated assistant as competitors. This is not necessarily so.
Kai Schiefelbein Packed with. The managing Director of the heating specialist, Stiebel Eltron with 3,300 employees programmed with the new Software and, if concepts of Lean production are to be developed. Interdisciplinary approach has proven to be in the digitization of Stiebel as effectively. “We had to set in all departments, and industry 4.0, and that requires flexibility,” confirms Christiane Schäfers, Head of the international staff.
Relies on robotics: Kai Schiefelbein, managing Director of Stiebel Eltron
Your strategy is designed for the long term: “Today, we are already planning the new jobs for our operation in three years.” To ensure colleagues are formed individually and appropriate professionals in a timely manner in the company formed. Elimination of jobs through automation? “At Stiebel not”, promises to be a personnel Manager, shepherd. “Our number of employees has not changed, we can even create new jobs.”
The fear of robots
Thus, the lower Saxony is a good example. Because the networking of machines and self-learning machines must not be a Jobkiller. On the contrary, In industry 4.0, the employees of production robots are relieved, so that they can devote themselves to new requirements. According to the study, the trade fair “Automatica Trend Index” to see 70 per cent of the surveyed workers in this country, in technical functions, such as intelligent control by voice commands or a touchpad to facilitate your everyday work. 60 percent believe that Artificial intelligence(AI) makes the robot to better assistant in the production hall. A majority of the workers between Flensburg and lake Constance is not afraid to be by Algorithms unemployed, 78 percent of respondents are convinced that their social skills may not be of chip-controlled robots replaced.
This optimism, not all have. The Organisation for Economic development and cooperation (OECD) estimates that, in Germany, almost one out of every five Employees in the next 15 to 20 years by Software or a robot is replaced. 36 per cent would have to expect that your work day has changed significantly. In Germany, this ratio is higher than, for example, in Norway, the USA or Austria. The reason is that The German industry is structured in such a way that automation processes can easily be implemented. OECD research Director Glenda Quintini: “people with large industries are at a higher risk for automation economies.” Stronger than in Germany, Jobs are threatened, according to the study in Japan and in Slovakia.
Training as a key role
A solution of the conflict, “the robot versus employees” could be cooperation. Falk Senger, managing Director, technology fairs of Messe München, is convinced that robots are using Artificial intelligence (AI) to engage assistants in the workplace: “machines are not just execute orders, on which they are programmed. You can soon see the issues of human colleagues, respond to, and to Gestures respond. “In the next Phase of automation, it is important to anticipate the steps of, in order to detect obstacles in advance and to clear out of the way. Senger, who is in charge as Director of studies of the “Automatica Trend Index,” grants and training has a key role, “so that the employees can keep up with the pace of the working world 4.0 step”. The majority of the interviewed workers wishes to get a more consistent commitment from policy, economy and science.
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The automotive supplier Bosch has established, together with the chamber of Commerce and industry Stuttgart-the training course “specialist for industry 4.0”. The industrial mechanic Bülent Cevran is one of the first twelve graduates. As a shift leader in the logistics Department, he had to find earlier parts of the Hand in the warehouse and assign. Today this process is automated. By the course he is capable of networking within the work itself to shape it. During the 100-hour continuing education he has learned Details about the state of the art and data transmission. “The technical solutions are only one side of the coin,” says Stefan Aßmann, head of the business unit Bosch Connected Industry: “In industry 4.0, the employees make all the difference. You need to situationally respond to problems and new, creative solutions.”
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Not only in the industry, working conditions change due to the digital change. In the nursing and health industry to provide innovative tools for fresh Wind. Keyword: nursing shortage: “For care services-self-learning programs, and Service-robots relief,” Michael Stephan convinced, managing Director of the Software and service company BOS&S (100 employees) in Berlin. Its planning, documentation and billing programs take the sick and old nurses, the time – consuming written work. Stephan: “as a result, nurses have more time for clients.”
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In its development Department of Berlin is currently testing a “Pepper”. The mobile humanoid robot with a friendly face and the screen in front of the belly has dementia the way, shows children explainer videos work in Hospitals as a receptionist. “The technical possibilities to take continuously,” says Stephan. Soon, robots could take over physically heavy Work such as Lifting and Holding the patient and the nursing staff, their work significantly easier.