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5G brews the perfect pint in the cloud
Australia’s University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has used Nokia’s 5G private wireless network and a digital twin of a remote brewery to make beer. The state-of-the-art facility is part of UTS’s Industry 4.0 research site to enable researchers to use digital automation for brewing beer. The nanobrewery uses a cloud-based digital twin of an actual brewery to optimise the process. The identical, physical twin is in TU Dortmund University in Germany, whereas the UTS’s testbed is in Australia. The 5G-connected brewery captures and monitors production data at every step of the brewing process and uses it alongside that of the physical twin, as well as the digital twin, to optimise the brewing processes via the cloud. 5G connectivity is provided by Nokia’s FastMile 5G gateways connected to a campus-wide Nokia Digital Automation
Cloud 5G Standalone private wireless network. The network uses multiple Nokia AirScale indoor-radio small cells positioned throughout the UTS Tech Lab campus.
The private wireless 5G network is part of the on-site Nokia 5G Futures Lab that opened in November 2021, which supports other Industry 4.0 projects, such as the Australia’s government-funded Nokia/UTS 5G ‘Connected Cobots’ project.
“Our international collaboration with TU Dortmund and Nokia allows us to globalise the outcomes of our testbed,” said Professor Jochen Deuse, Director of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing at UTS. “Our goal is to promote Industry 4.0 principles to local industry, by off ering a testbed that gives partners the keys to gain business intelligence and improve their own manufacturing processes.”
Graphene nanoplatelet dispersions prove their superiority in a demo
Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) has launched a new performance data package demonstrating that its graphene nanoplatelet dispersions can achieve high levels of protection from harsh chemicals when used in coating applications. In comprehensive tests, AGM has demonstrated superior performance of its graphene nanoplatelet dispersions in a range of immersed chemical applications, from acid to alkali. The highly-eff ective graphene technology performs extremely well compared to conventional materials used in the industry, at substantially lower loading levels, enabling the formulator to have far greater fl exibility with their products and application scope. Protective coatings with comparable additives are used in a range of industries, for applications such as chemical tank linings, linings of pipes for transporting chemicals, fl oor coatings in chemical
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environments, and structural steelwork coatings. AGM also anticipates that the application could be suitable for composite materials often used in this space. Chemical permeation is a major issue in the protective coatings market. Prolonged contact, from full submersion, splashes, spills and fumes, with a range of chemical substances can lead to visual discolouration, gloss reduction and blistering, all of which can negatively impact the coating. As a result, coatings manufacturers strive to develop surface protection systems that can resist chemicals and protect the substrate from contamination.
AGM’s Genable graphene nanoplatelet dispersion technology has already been proven to deliver signifi cant anti-corrosion performance for metallic surfaces in harsh environments, demonstrated in a number of customer product launches. The latest
chemical resistance application off ering gives its customers in the coatings sector further scope to innovate and develop new products that perform well and stand out.
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