Progress report The WeldZero project wrapped up recently and has provided no end of fascinating insights into how Industry 4.0 technologies such as AI and automation can help produce a zero defect weld, as was the project’s scope. Atlas played an important role in the project Atlas in the Autumn and the project itself enabled us to further the Atlas platform in we’ve produced new and exciting ways. videos with on- As always in these magazines, we want to give you a peek into To cap it off, we had the opportunity to take the reins on the what Atlas has been up to. Autumn often tends to be a nose-to-the- dissemination of information required by these publicly funded site footage of grind-stone sort of season and that’s no exception here at Atlas. innovation efforts. As such, we’ve produced videos with on-site our software and Alongside continued updates to the platform, we’ve been working footage of our software and our partners’ technology working in hard on realising our ambition of making sure everyone who needs perfect harmony. They’re packed full of interesting testimonials our partners’ the Atlas platform knows what it does, where it is, and how they from the people who had their hands on the project, and provide a can make the most out of it. real insight into how WeldZero has led to real world gains. technology Shouting about innovation If you want to check them out, we’ve got an article in this very magazine introducing them! We’ve been very fortunate in Atlas world to have been top pick for a number of innovation projects. They provide us with funding to try out ideas that might one day become industry defining. They connect us with other bright minds around the world, and they give us test beds for the innovative products we work on day in, day out. Alongside their obvious goals and requirements, the aims set out by the innovators that launch them, there’s one that is probably less obvious; dissemination of knowledge. Whether an innovation project has achieved all its goals, fallen short in some areas, or even revealed something through a series of failures, it’s important to talk about the results to the world at large. Innovation is great in itself, but it’s not until you put your findings out into the real world that you start to see the real benefits and get the kind of feedback you need to start up the next project. Above: Our close out meeting at BMW-Mini’s plant in Oxford ATLAS WORLD MAGAZINE AUTUMN, 2022