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 (Spotlight on GenAI, Chatbots, and LLMs - Munich Datageeks community meets at the Oerlikon Innovation Hub)

Spotlight on GenAI, Chatbots, and LLMs - Munich Datageeks community meets at the Oerlikon Innovation Hub

Munich, May 16, 2024 - Exchange of ideas and experiences on the latest AI trends, their groundbreaking impact and the relevance of data in a digital atmosphere - that's the aim of the Munich Datageeks Meetups. This week, the community met at the Oerlikon Innovation Hub in Garching. Hosted by the Digital Hub this once again underlined the Hub's role as a key driver for digitalization, innovation and to foster valuable connections in the industry.

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 (Unlocking Digital Potential: Exploring the future of business development)

Unlocking Digital Potential: Exploring the future of business development

Munich, April 3, 2024 - First the Internet, then social media, and now ChatGPT: digitalization is immersing us in a world of new possibilities and reshaping our working environment. This demands a constant willingness to change, yet it also makes our work smarter and easier. With the use of bots and AI, Oerlikon is driving digital transformation, taking an important step into the future.

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 (Accelerating our digital tomorrow)

Accelerating our digital tomorrow

Munich, October 25, 2023 - Digitalization is one key success factor for our company. The various opportunities of digitalization to increase efficiency, optimize costs, and improve quality help us not only to remain the market leader in our industries, but also to foster innovation. As Oerlikon's key transformation driver and partner for product and process digitalization the Digital Hub fosters data-driven decisions and brings new technologies into the organization. With a focus on Sales -, Operations -, R&D Digitalization and Process Automation, we are accelerating our digital tomorrow.

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 (Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Success Story)

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Success Story

Munich, September 28, 2023 - In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, innovation and productivity play a key role in industrial manufacturing. Digital solutions are becoming increasingly relevant for a successful business. HRSflow, one of Oerlikon's technology brands, sees significant potential in digital transformation. Their employees faced a challenge, which is known by many organizations: repetitive, time-consuming internal processes that leave them less time for creating real value for the company. The HRSflow IT and Operations department took the initiative to tackle this challenge by collaborating with the Digital Hub.

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 (Digital Deep Dive: Data Science @ the Digital Hub )

Digital Deep Dive: Data Science @ the Digital Hub

Munich, September 13, 2023 – Our Data Scientists are an important part of our in-house development team, because they know how to turn data into gold. By integrating Data Science into the development process, patterns, trends, and correlations can be uncovered to make data-driven decisions for an overall user experience. In the fourth edition of “Digital Deep Dive”, we discover the power of data with Pit Vanhoefer, Team Lead Data Science – member of the Digital Hub since 2019. 

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 (Digital Deep Dive: Cloud Architecture @ the Digital Hub )

Digital Deep Dive: Cloud Architecture @ the Digital Hub

Munich, August 16, 2023 - Cloud Architecture provides the basic structure for maximizing the benefits of cloud computing, such as flexibility, seamless scalability, cost efficiency, and fostering innovation. Our team of Cloud Architects makes sure that we can quickly adjust to changes in the market and swiftly introduce digital solutions. In this edition of Digital Deep Dive, we explore the importance of Cloud Architecture and how it helps to unlock the full potential of our digital initiatives. Let’s put the spotlight on Cloud Architecture with our expert Dmitrii Kataev, Team Lead Cloud Architect.

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 (Digital Deep Dive: Backend Development @ the Digital Hub )

Digital Deep Dive: Backend Development @ the Digital Hub

Munich, August 2, 2023 - As technology continues to advance, the Backend Development team is making a significant contribution to Oerlikon’s digital transformation by ensuring security and efficiency of our digital programs. In our second edition of ‘’Digital Deep Dive'' we take a closer look at the world of Backend Development. In our interview, Akram Rekik, Team Lead Backend Development, who joined the Digital Hub in 2020 explains why Backend Development is building the foundation of web applications and why it is a crucial part in the digital transformation journey.

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 (Digital Deep Dive: Frontend Development @ the Digital Hub )

Digital Deep Dive: Frontend Development @ the Digital Hub

Munich, July 19, 2023 - In the fast-paced world of digital transformation, online presence plays a key role in bringing digital strategies to life. With the rise of web applications and the growing demand for online services, advancing our online platforms is an essential part of the Digital Hub’s portfolio. In our upcoming interview series "Digital Deep Dive", we deep dive into the world of web development and explore the potential of digital transformation with our in-house development team.

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 (The Oerlikon Digital Hub Hackathon)

The Oerlikon Digital Hub Hackathon

What a fantastic time at the very first Oerlikon Digital Hub Hackathon! Creators, innovators, makers, PIONEERS and partners gathered in the Digital Hub in Munich, between Nov 8-10, to design digital tools for the industrial world.

During 24 hours, the #digitalpiOEneers worked on finding innovative concepts and new ways of working, to address real life issues from our own Oerlikon business units.

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 (Under the Digital Hood: Architecting the Digital Transformation with IoT)

Under the Digital Hood: Architecting the Digital Transformation with IoT

Most of us know the famous movie line – “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."  Well, it's safe to say, we're not in the movies and such a scenario is not welcome in a manufacturing environment.

We talk more on how do you go from mystery to complete awareness and capable of predicting what will happen in an industrial environment, with Catalin Batrinu, Senior IoT Architect, in our next edition of “Under the Digital Hood” series.

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 (Under the Digital Hood: Cracking the Secret Code of Data Science )

Under the Digital Hood: Cracking the Secret Code of Data Science

Welcome to our very first edition of “Under the Digital Hood” Series. Digitalization is one of the hottest topics in the industry world right now, and it comes with a bunch of funky buzz words and job roles that never existed before. In the upcoming editions of our series, we plan to go under the digital hood and find out more about the driving forces powering the digital world. And who could be a better fit for this than our very own Oerlikon Digital Hub team members.

We start with Dr. Pit Vanhoefer, Senior Data Scientist in our Digital Hub. Together, we worked on cracking the secret code of his role.

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 (Under the Digital Hood: The Many Hats of E-Commerce )

Under the Digital Hood: The Many Hats of E-Commerce

Today’s selling process revolves almost entirely around the customers and what their requirements are. Nine out of ten interactions, you have to dedicate a great amount of time and physical presence to understand better what is needed and how to address it.

But, in an era where time is of the essence and everybody is online, your window of opportunity might close sooner than you imagine. We talk more on how E-Commerce can help businesses, with fast and accurate insights about the customers, with Heikki Minkkinen, E-Commerce Specialist, in our next edition of “Under the Digital Hood” series.

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