Zoom on ARENA2036
Published on 29 January 2025
Immerse yourself in the ARENA2036 platform with an interview with Clarissa HACK, Head of Digital Transformation at SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria.
Find out how this solution facilitates collaborative innovation in mobility and Industry 4.0 through pioneering projects.
Located on the University of Stuttgart campus, ARENA2036 is a transnational, collaborative research platform dedicated to the future of mobility and Industry 4.0.
Key developments from SPIE’s on-site innovation lab include:
- A digital building twin for remote maintenance support
- Connected FM platforms
- Blockchain-based processes for smart contracts
- A “green building” concept providing digital sustainability solutions, aligned with European energy savings certificates schemes
- A scalable, plug-and-play predictive maintenance solution to optimise equipment costs
- The 5G SynergieRegion project exploring 5G use cases in Industry 4.0 and Smart Cities
- A collaboration with CreatorBox focused on 3D-printing spare parts
Interview with Clarissa HACK :
What new developments have come from SPIE’s involvement in ARENA2036?
In 2023, the Innovation & Digitalisation (ID) team worked on 4 TechFM challenges with SPIE colleagues from France, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, and Belgium to develop innovations for the facility management business. Being part of ARENA2036 also continues to highlight our status as a digital leader in our market. Our Innovation Lab constantly produces new solutions to improve operational efficiency and prepare us for key challenges e.g. skills shortages, demographic change, energy crises…
In what ways has the partnership benefited SPIE’s teams and solutions?
The Digital Building Twin and its use cases were developed at ARENA2036 with a major automotive customer and the Fraunhofer Institute. Our objectives included optimising TechFM processes, reducing walking distances, making more information available on-site, and finding practical ways to document and eliminate defects. Now it’s deployed on several customer sites and we’re rolling it out to 20+ TechFM customer projects with our partner FARO. The ID team is also developing a demonstrator of a predictive maintenance solution for air handling units that optimises FM contracts by predicting the next maintenance date for critical equipment components. It’s being rolled out in several pilot projects Group-wide.
What are the next steps to continue making the most of this partnership?
We already have many solutions that add to our business models or help improve our service delivery efficiency, including in customer projects, but they aren’t widely used or well-known yet. So we expand our communication and strengthen our digital culture while implementing targeted rollout strategies.