Recently, Aksu Nobel 2019 digital annual report was officially released. In this report, there are rich and detailed data, vivid stories, reviews of the past and prospects for the future. Let's approach Akzo Nobel's 2019 colorful journey and capture the colorful story behind the numbers.
As the days of homestead grow, all difficulties become less difficult. From making milk tea to baking cakes, from practicing vest line to hairdressing, as long as you are willing to do it, it seems that there is no obstacle for you not to go out for a year. Only express delivery can call us downstairs 100%. When you go all the way to the gate of the community, do you also think in your heart that you can expect the package to be delivered to the door automatically anytime, anywhere?
In fact, drones have turned this vision into reality.
Yes, drones. As one of the hot fields of science and technology in recent years, UAV has already broken through the photography function and extended to a wider application field. Drone express is an example. In recent years, e-commerce logistics enterprises have deployed logistics drones. UAV is very suitable for the delivery of remote areas and emergency parts. At the same time, it can effectively improve the distribution efficiency and reduce the cost of manpower and transportation capacity. With a small "Pigeon" express, staying indoors is not a dream!
In agricultural production, UAV is also playing an increasingly important role. The birth of plant protection UAV has greatly changed the traditional agricultural production mode, from sowing to irrigation, and carefully guard the birth of every grain. Plant protection UAV is equipped with a seeding system, which can automatically apply fertilizer and spray after setting the operation area. Compared with the traditional manual, the efficiency is increased by nearly 10 times, and at least 50% of the pesticide use and 90% of the water consumption can be saved.
In the field of coatings, UAVs are also eager to try, and will show their skills.
In 2019, an American company named apellix became one of the winning teams of Akzo Nobel's "paint for the future" challenge with its self driving UAV solution that can be used to clean and spray the surface of objects, and won the joint development cooperation agreement.
Recently, the prototype of the new intelligent painting UAV jointly developed by the two parties is finally unveiled for the first time:
Let's see how it works:
The UAV drags a long "tail" to connect with the ground and transport the paint to the air through the "tail". A specially designed painting system is installed on the fuselage, which can spray paint evenly to cover the designated area. At the same time, the UAV is equipped with a unique flight control software, which can not only accurately control the spraying range, but also capture the relevant data in the spraying process.
What's more, the UAV is equipped with a software control system specially developed by apellix, which can measure the paint thickness of the building surface. In this way, the UAV can stably control the coating thickness and paint high-quality coating. This optimization can also reduce paint waste and environmental pollution, and improve the sustainability of painting.
Once the UAV is successfully applied, it can replace workers to work at heights and ensure the safety of workers. The high efficiency and flexibility of UAV also helps to shorten the time of painting and improve the work efficiency.
Apellix has long been committed to the application of UAVs in high altitude operations. They have successfully used drones instead of human beings to monitor the degree of external corrosion of roads, bridges, ships, oil rigs and other facilities to provide protection. Now, Akzo Nobel is working with apellix to help them understand the coating standards more accurately, further adjust the parameters of intelligent paint drone, and strive for the first pilot application in the second quarter of 2020.
Over the years, innovation has always been contained in Akzo Nobel's genes. In 2019, Akzo Nobel and KPMG jointly launched the "paint the future" challenge for global start-up technology companies and institutions, aiming to absorb and integrate disruptive technologies through exchanges with industry and academia, and accelerate the innovation of global oil paint and coating industry.
The tuchuang future challenge focuses on five key areas: predictable performance, intelligent applications, circular solutions, enhancements, and integrated life sciences. From the beginning of the challenge in January 2019 to the end of May 2019, 160 proposals from all over the world have been received. After more than five months of super strict and high-level selection, Akzo Nobel finally selected five top winning teams, including apelllix, and invited them to work together to make sustainable creativity a reality.
The UAV meets with the paint and produces new ideas; Akzo Nobel and apellix meet and expand the boundary of painting. "Tu Chuang the future", the future is promising. On the way of innovation, Akzo Nobel keeps on walking.
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https://report.akzonobel.com/2019/ar/