卡尔玛在芬兰坦佩雷举办“自动化技术日”活动

卡尔玛新闻摘要，2017年9月14日

卡尔玛将于2017年9月13-14日在芬兰坦佩雷技术研发中心召开“卡尔玛技术日”活动。该活动将邀请业内专业人士来分享见解、学习前沿知识并探讨港口自动化的最新发展和经验。

会议议程包括自主航运、自动化部署项目和航运业转型的主题演讲以及与卡尔玛专家的互动环节，现场演示并展示领先的自动化解决方案。

卡尔玛技术研发中心设有业内最大的自动化测试基地、“The Edge”访客中心和世界一流的实验室，进行软件开发、原型设计、仿真模拟、测试、监控和优化等工作。卡尔玛独特的设置能在测试区测试并实现集装箱全自动终端流转。此外，即使客户位于世界另一边，也可以通过远程连接，在坦佩雷实现7x24小时全年无休地自动化解决方案的测试。

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, hosts key industry stakeholders at Explore Automation! Kalmar Automation Technology Days in its Technology and Competence Centre in Tampere, Finland, on 13-14 September 2017. The event gathers key industry stakeholders to share knowledge, learn about the latest technologies and discuss experiences and recent developments in terminal automation.

"We call for industry-wide collaboration around terminal automation. The megatrends such as bigger vessel sizes, sustainability demands, industry consolidation and digitalisation are driving port terminals towards automated operations. However, the discussion around automation tends to focus on the technical aspects of the change. We want the industry to explore automation from different angles and make it more accessible to port terminals by sharing knowledge and best practices, demonstrating automation technology solutions and discussing experiences from the past deployment projects," says Tero Kokko, Senior Vice President, Automation and Projects, Kalmar.

The agenda comprises keynote speeches about autonomous shipping, automation deployment projects and shipping industry transformation, as well as interactive sessions with Kalmar experts, live demonstrations and showcases on leading automation solutions.

Kalmar's Technology and Competence centre includes the industry's largest port automation test field, new visitor centre "The Edge" and world-class facilities and laboratories for software development, prototyping, simulation, testing, monitoring and optimisation. Kalmar's unique setup makes it possible to test and demonstrate fully automated end-to-end container handling operations at the test field, which speeds up product development and automation deployment in customer projects significantly. Additionally, automated solutions can be tested 24/7 with live equipment in Tampere and via remote connection, even when the customer is located on the other side of the world.

Since 2016, Kalmar has been hosting Terminal Automation Summits in Asia-Pacific, Europe and Americas region. The summits have been focusing on critical success factors in terminal automation projects and themes such as change management. Kalmar Terminal Automation Summits will continue in the coming years.

Further information for the press:

Tero Kokko, Senior Vice President, Automation and Projects, Kalmar, tel. +358 20 777 5135

Maija Eklöf, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Kalmar, tel. +358 20 777 4096, maija.eklof@kalmarglobal.com
 
Kalmar offers the widest range of cargo handling solutions and services to ports, terminals, distribution centres and to heavy industry. Kalmar is the industry forerunner in terminal automation and energy efficient container handling, with one in four container movements around the globe being handled by a Kalmar solution. Through its extensive product portfolio, global service network and ability to enable a seamless integration of different terminal processes, Kalmar improves the efficiency of every move. www.kalmarglobal.com
 
Kalmar is part of Cargotec. Cargotec's (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) sales in 2016 totalled approximately EUR 3.5 billion and it employs over 11,000 people. www.cargotec.com