But this time, instead of aiming to put out millions of identical parts on fixed lines, they knew they needed to be able to manufacture more parts in smaller batches.

In 2012, the Bosch team decided to renovate the factory once again to focus on creating components for consumer electronics and the Internet of Things. In the 80s and 90s, it was retooled to make electronics and other components for the automotive industry. Originally built for the manual assembly of televisions in the 1960s, the factory has undergone several renovations over the decades. Maillot shared the remarkable story of the Bosch factory in Mondeville, France. Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost was joined on stage by Hilbrand Katsma, COO of the Dutch construction company Van Wijnan, who shared how his firm is using automation to build more modular, marketable housing in Europe.Īnagnost was also joined by Pierre Maillot, senior technological advisor for the Bosch Group. If you caught the Opening Keynote at AU 2017 in Las Vegas, you heard about a number of customers using automation to make more, and more diverse, products and structures with better quality and customization-and they’re doing it using fewer resources and generating less waste.

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