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The application of Industry 4.0 technological advances along the production process chain is driving a substantial transformation of manufacturing quality management systems. The pervasive presence of sensors in products and processes and the widespread availability of technologies to integrate and transform these data into valuable insights enable the detection and prediction of manufacturing defects with great speed and prediction.
On 7 September, in collaboration with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, CEN and CENELEC's German members, DIN and DKE, hosted a conference on “Standardization – a strategic instrument for climate action and the global digital energy transition”, in the framework of the German Presidency of G7.
While time is an important factor for successful outcome of the crime investigation, the traditional forensic examinations are usually time consuming. It can be very problematic when investigations are underway and quick results are needed. Traces must be detected on-site as soon as possible before they degrade and loose forensic information important for criminal investigation.
Further to the publication, earlier this year, of International Standard ISO 23326 ‘Human Resource Management — Employee Engagement Guidelines’, a proposal has been put forward for a new technical specification (TS) to provide metrics in support of its implementation.
The planned CEN Workshop Agreement will define guideline for establishing and executing an instrumental-based approach for data collection regarding human load during the execution of MMH activities, both with and without HRC technologies support. The guideline will describe all necessary requirements and procedures to be used for recording and monitoring data leading to a quantitative risk assessment.
Another step on Europe’s path to circularity has been taken – and European standards have a key role to play. On 2 August 2022, the European Commission notified to CEN and CENELEC the new Standardization Request on plastics recycling and recycled plastics, in support of the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy. The Standardization Request – welcomed by CEN and CENELEC Technical Boards – is the result of two intense years of cooperation with the European Commission and the relevant stakeholders.
2022 is the European Year of Youth. To celebrate this occasion, CEN and CENELEC are conducting a campaign, presenting a regular series of interviews with young professionals active in European standardization. In the sixth episode of the series, we get to know Bledar Beqiri, from Sweden.
The obligation of public administration to grant the same high-level standard of public services irrespective of the location and agency providing them is complementary to the right of each person to have the same level of access to public services, no matter the county, or region, where they are provided.
The Workshop will produce a CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) which will define guidelines for a unified technological framework consisting of the integration of planning, perception, and communication in human-robot collaboration (HRC) systems.
Industrial processes are often energy-intensive and the need for their efficient decarbonization is now at the forefront of governmental and corporate policies worldwide. However, solutions for the green transition of the industrial sector should be flexible, widely applicable, and reliable. Two-thirds of industrial energy consumption is related to heating and cooling processes and is becoming a major environmental problem. The integration of renewable thermal energy sources at industrial sites is therefore crucial.