(March 15, 2017) The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia is the only Italian university invited to attend the G20 work table on Digitalizazion Manufacturing at a conference organized by the German Ministry of Economics in Berlin on March 16 and 17. Her name is Margherita Peruzzini and she is part of the research group of prof. Marcello Pellicciari of the Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari” of Unimore: she will attend the G20 table on “Digitalizing Manufacturing: Support for SMEs” organized by the German “Competence Center Industrie 4.0”, as part of the event to be held in Berlin entitled “Digitising Manufacturing in the G20 – Initiatives, Best Practices and Policy Approaches”, organized by the German Ministry of Economics. The meeting will discuss the challenges and opportunities for companies to understand how to use engineering methods and tools to bring SMEs to the digitization process. “As part of the fourth industrial revolution, which main objective is to rethink factories through the use of digital tools, the various countries of the world – says Eng. Margherita Perruzzini, Unimore researcher – are grappling to understand how to help companies meet this new challenge called Industry 4.0. ” The Unimore research team is known for the excellence achieved internationally in applied research on Industry 4.0 issues, particularly in the engineering methods for smart factory, in advanced simulation of production processes ( “Digital Manufacturing”), and in human-centered design, and participates in numerous initiatives and working groups. (Red)
