ALTEN is the first company to have selected Bouygues Telecom Entreprises’ new hybrid private 5G network offering on the French market. This latest-generation network will be deployed within its Sèvres Innovation Laboratory and will strengthen the catalogue of solutions for the benefit of Industry 4.0.

“The plants of the future cannot exist without the assurance of reliable connectivity at all points, with high levels of security, throughput, and availability. Mastering the use and deployment of 5G as a performance driver is a necessity for us, so that we can provide the support our customers deserve.”

—­ Gualtiero BAZZANA, ALTEN Group Executive Director

Human at the heart of Industry 4.0

In an increasingly digitalised world, ALTEN’s offer is designed to put technology at the service of humans. Our approach encompasses various strategies tailored to address the needs & requirements of businesses, by placing humans at the heart of the equation: 

Manage production in real-time: through convergence of IT and OT networks

Increase efficiency and productivity: assistance by generative AI

Ensuring safety: predict accidents & anticipate real and virtual risks

Optimise risk management: whether logistical, manufacturing or quality related

Facilitating handling: robotization & optimization of productions flows

Optimising resources & waste: to reach zero or positive environmental impact

Optimising quality: products & services

Improving knowledge & training: through assistance during operations & support in continuous learning

ALTEN’S 4.0 TECHNOLOGY BRICKS

Data Connectivity

Optimisation of the IT/OT connection for real-time update of the Digital Twin

Automating Data & images processing and preparation with AI in the Edge and Cloud

Integration of smart IoT sensors for data processing close to the machines

Use of 3D printing for the creation and integration of “smart parts”

Intelligence

Implementation of real-time control of machines and factory

Implementation of Machine Learning in the Factory

Interaction of the Intelligent Hypervisor with its users

Human Centric

Implementation of mixed reality solutions to assist operators

Generative AI to ease human-digital interactions

Life cycle assessment and energy performance

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

5G: Simplify & secure your OT & IT flows

Reliable connectivity is a core necessity for the plants of the future, to guarantee high levels of security, throughput, and availability.  Private 5G network provides high-speed and high volume of communication but also network slicing type functionalities to manage critical flows:

Quality of Services (QoS) control through bandwidth reservation & definition of classes of service adapted to each type of flow

Security control through:

Enhanced security compared to 4G/Wifi networks

Segmentation into sub-networks with specific rules per flow

Finally, 5G brings a multi-service network with controlled OPEX and without billing to the SIM.

Mini-Plant 4.0: demonstrating accelerated innovation

To demonstrate the endless possibilities of Smart Factory 4.0 innovation, the ALTEN Innovation teams have built a real drone assembly plant combined with a Digital Twin. This “Mini Plant 4.0”, can be used to analyse the impact of the plant’s various intelligences on industrial processes and efficiency.

It can be remotely controlled in virtual reality. Thanks to machine learning algorithms, it is possible to monitor and process large quantities of data collected from sensors, enabling alerts to be created for any deviations detected in real time (on-board AI), controlled time (plant AI in Edge Computing) and deferred time (company AI in Cloud Computing). This helps to prevent production problems and reduce the risk of accidents by supporting human decision-making, forecasting performance indicators and simulating results.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning provide information on performance optimisation, maintenance, emissions and efficiency.

Predictive & Prescriptive Maintenance

ALTEN partners with STMicroelectronics to develop Smart IoT deployment on a large scale. These embedded systems perform automated missions, give contextualized alerts, and provide high added-value services.

One use case is the support of a major aircraft manufacturer in the usage of predictive and prescriptive maintenance. The implementation of a smart system, collecting data through STMicroelectronics intelligent sensors, has allowed to extend the life of cutting tools by up to 30%, drastically reducing costs.