{"id":24061,"date":"2023-12-23T03:01:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T11:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/oracle-opened-the-doors-to-its-industry-innovation-lab\/"},"modified":"2023-12-23T03:01:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T11:01:10","slug":"oracle-opened-the-doors-to-its-industry-innovation-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/oracle-opened-the-doors-to-its-industry-innovation-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Oracle Opened the Doors to Its Industry Innovation Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oracle has opened the doors to its new 30,000-square-foot\u00a0Oracle Industry Lab<\/a>\u00a0just outside of Chicago, Illinois. The working lab provides customers a hands-on environment to develop new ideas and create solutions leveraging technology from Oracle and more than 30 industry partners.<\/p>\n

Supported by Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband, the lab will first focus on the energy and water, construction and engineering, communications, and manufacturing industries. Later this year, Oracle will open a new sustainability and mobility-centered lab in Reading, England, and a construction industry-focused lab in Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe core technology used in the world\u2019s most essential industries doesn\u2019t run in an office, it runs on a construction site, in the utility operations center, on the manufacturing floor,\u201d said Mike Sicilia<\/strong>, executive vice president of Oracle\u2019s vertical industries. \u201cSo, why not let customers develop, test, and validate technology in similar environments? The lab brings these scenarios to life so that collectively, customers, partners, and Oracle can create solutions to fuel opportunity and solve the really tough problems these industries are facing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe see huge value in a facility like the Oracle Industry Lab where we can test and validate new technologies in a simulated worksite environment,\u201d said John Jurewicz<\/strong>, senior director of technology at Walbridge. \u201cOnce we prove the value and approach, it\u2019s much easier to take them out to our own worksites and\u00a0quickly scale them up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Utilities<\/h2>\n

Water, gas, and electric utilities are facing unprecedented regulatory, environmental, and customer-driven demands. Technology will play a critical role in helping them navigate these challenges and continue to deliver the safe, reliable, and clean water and energy resources that power our world.<\/p>\n

With simulated environments including a connected neighborhood and smart studio apartment, the lab will enable customers to experiment with technologies such as sensors to help relieve stress on the electric grid, drones and augmented reality to improve safety and efficiency in fieldwork, and AI and behavioral science to guide households to be more energy-efficient. Collaborators include Copper Labs, EDX Technologies, Inc., Constellation Clearsight, Micatu Inc., and Samsung SmartThings, Inc.<\/p>\n

Communications<\/h2>\n

For service providers, 5G represents an opportunity to not only bring new, more reliable services and products to consumers but also drive new revenue streams in the enterprise. These can range from powering robotic surgeries to smart factories.<\/p>\n

At the lab, visitors can experiment with how cloud-native communications technologies are enabling automation and scaling to meet expected growth in 5G subscribers, connected devices, and demand for rapid service innovation. They will also be able to explore how service providers can partner with other industries to co-create B2B2X (business-to-business-to-X) offers and business models. For example, visitors will be able to use\u00a0VR smart city scenarios to demonstrate how to engage residents using a cloud-based immersive gaming experience enabled by a service provider and ecosystem of partners.<\/p>\n

Coupled with\u00a0Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband and Oracle\u2019s communications 5G core network technology, visitors will be able to see the power of 5G in action across several complex scenarios.\u00a0Collaborators include EDX Technologies, Inc., ESRI, and Verizon.<\/p>\n

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Aarni Heiskanen interviewed Burcin Kaplanoglu, Vice President at Oracle Industries Innovation Lab in 2021 on the AEC Business Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Construction and Engineering<\/h2>\n

The construction and engineering industry is rethinking every aspect of project delivery for both owners and builders as they confront material constraints, rising costs, shifting project types, and a retiring labor force.<\/p>\n

At the lab, Oracle and partners will explore the power of a connected ecosystem leveraging technologies such as visual progress monitoring, sensor-based tracking, digital twins, autonomous laser scanning, augmented reality, IoT, and more. Together with Oracle\u2019s portfolio of construction and engineering solutions, these offerings will enable visitors to test and validate new solutions to inform predictive decision-making, reduce inefficiency, mitigate risk, and foster better outcomes.<\/p>\n

Collaborators include CAXperts, ESRI, FARO Technologies, Inc., Hilti, Intelliwave Technologies, Milwaukee Tool, Newmetrix, OpenSpace, Reconstruct, Skydio, Inc., Triax Technologies, VREX, and WakeCap Technologies.<\/p>\n

\u201cHilti innovations have always been fueled by our deep understanding of our customers\u2018 challenges and needs. Through this unique collaboration with Oracle, we\u2019re excited to leverage our joint expertise to further improve productivity and profitability in the construction industry,\u201d said Aidan Maguire,<\/strong> Division Manager for Hilti. \u201cAt the lab, visitors will experience innovations like Jaibot, our BIM-enabled robot and wearable exoskeleton, which makes the construction process more transparent with improved execution speed, consistent performance, and fewer errors.\u201c<\/p>\n

Manufacturing<\/h2>\n

A global pandemic, extreme supply chain and labor shortages, and increasing customer expectations are forcing manufacturers to adapt faster than ever. To compete, companies need to digitize their businesses and increase connectivity throughout their operations by embedding technologies such as IoT, AI, augmented reality, digital twins, predictive analytics, and factory automation.<\/p>\n

The smart manufacturing lab enables customers to experiment with these technologies to demonstrate their impact on efficiency, quality control, customer satisfaction, and sustainability.<\/p>\n

Collaborators include KanbanBOX, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc., Omron Automation Americas, RF-SMART, and TrueCommerce, Inc.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the Oracle Industry Labs at\u00a0www.oracle.com\/innovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: Oracle, April 26, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n

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