The 3rd Startup connection from the VDMA in cooperation with UnternehmerTUM and the Center for Digitalization Bavaria took place on June 10, 2018 in Garching. 13 StartUps were invited — and oee.ai also had the opportunity to present itself to a medium-sized audience.
The VDMA had once again activated its network: SMEs from the greater Munich area had come to be presented with various impulses for technological innovations. The program included lectures about working with startups, buying up startups, founding incubators for startups or implementing the start-up working method in industrial companies — and the presentation of startups followed by speed dating.
13 startups presented themselves. oee.ai is now a regular partner of the VDMA at such events. Watch a short version of our contribution in the video:
During the subsequent speed dating, visitors to the event had the opportunity to ask the oee.ai about the status of plant productivity about the new Amazon Alexa skill. This was Alexa's first official appearance — a world premiere, so to speak. Alexa did well in answering the questions asked, such as “Alexa, how was the OEE on line 2 yesterday?” or “Alexa, was Line 1 or Line 2 more productive on the morning shift today?” Alexa also mastered the regional characteristics of the language well — thanks to our back-end tech team and the student team at FH-Aachen, who developed Alexa integration as part of a student industry cooperation.
The VDMA article on the event, in which the presentation documents are also available, can be found here.
The event was accompanied by a visit to Europe's largest tech workshop, the MakerSpace UnternehmerTUM, and the AppliedAI initiative. Interesting initiatives to promote Germany's competitiveness as a business location.