At ebm-papst, digi­tal­iza­tion is a central pillar of our corpo­rate and sustain­ability strategy. It forms the foun­da­tion for both our future and the further devel­op­ment of our solu­tions. “Digi­tal­iza­tion enables us to create added value on many different levels – for our prod­ucts, in our inter­ac­tions with our customers, and within our company,” explains Dr. Daniel Boese, Exec­u­tive Vice Pres­i­dent Global Tran­si­tion. “This strategic focus is crucial for the trans­for­ma­tion of our company, as it increases effi­ciency and opens up new oppor­tu­ni­ties for inno­va­tion.”

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Intel­li­gence = greater effi­ciency

True to our purpose “Engi­neering a better life,” we have continued to evolve our EC fans over many decades, thus opti­mizing the energy effi­ciency of the fan itself. With the possi­bil­i­ties presented by the Internet of Things (IoT) and arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence (AI), we are taking the next evolu­tionary leap toward the smart fan. “By influ­encing how and when a fan runs, we can dras­ti­cally reduce energy consump­tion,” Dr. Daniel Boese is keen to stress. The smart systems use cloud connec­tivity and AI to control the fan motors as required, in a way that suits their appli­ca­tion. In a pilot project, the use of AI to test new oper­ating profiles enabled us to reduce the fans’ energy consump­tion by 60 percent.

“By influ­encing how and when a fan runs, we can dras­ti­cally reduce energy consump­tion.”

Dr. Daniel Boese, Exec­u­tive Vice Pres­i­dent Global Tran­si­tion

Expertly prepared for the future

Digital solu­tions can help us signif­i­cantly improve not only our prod­ucts, but also our internal company processes. We are pushing the use of data and AI within the company through our IT compe­tence center and invest­ments in the field of product life­cycle manage­ment. This will enable us to speed up our deci­sion-making processes and opti­mize our work­flows. “One example of our work in this area is the initia­tive we have launched with other SMEs to develop industry stan­dards for an effi­cient and uniform flow of infor­ma­tion between manu­fac­turers, customers, and suppliers,” says Dr. Daniel Boese, under­lining the added value digi­tal­iza­tion offers along the entire value chain.

“The digital twin plays an impor­tant role here, allowing us to bundle data and make all our product compo­nents trace­able. This is also crucial for the circular economy – a hugely impor­tant issue in itself. After all, if we know the condi­tion of the fan before we receive it, the refur­bishing process becomes much easier.” Martin Schulz, Director Strategy & Corpo­rate Devel­op­ment at ebm-papst, is also confi­dent as he looks to the future: “With the inte­gra­tion of smart systems, we are tapping into a complex new field of exper­tise that we can continue to exten­sively develop in the future. This will make ebm-papst more future-proof than ever – while keeping our focus on sustain­ability as the basis of our busi­ness activ­i­ties.”