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The winners of the i4Challenge introduce themselves
05.11.2019
Six companies won the i4Challenge: Arviem, Crevoisier, LCB Sarl, Qiio, Unitelabs and United Planet. We asked the winners to introduce themselves.
David Maître (LCB), Jean-Marie Dubois (Qiio), Philippe Crevoisier (Crevoisier), Simona Androvicsova, Stefan Reidy (Arviem), Katrin Beuthner (United Planet). Not in the picture: Oskari Vinko (UniteLabs) (img: Dave Joly)
Arviem
“Arviem is like the crystal ball of supply chain managers”
Crevoisier
“It’s a great reward, especially for the team”
LCB Sarl
“We have been building Industry 4.0 for more than 25 years. Except that it wasn’t called that way”
Qiio
“Industry 4.0 brings intelligence to machines and processes”
Unitelabs
“We want to empower life scientists with accessible automation they can use every day”
United Planet
“We ease the transition from analogue to digital for every company”
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