In just a few days, UBIK 3 will be officially available to all our customers. This is a big milestone for us and in the following we want to summarize the most important changes that come with this version.

SmartModelling

UBIK 3 will introduce a whole new data modelling experience (“SmartModelling”), that is now an integral part of the suite. SmartModelling will not only dramatically speed up the creation of UBIK Applications, but it will also allow for seamless data exchange across UBIK Servers and thus enable true global collaboration. To make the transition for UBIK engineers as smooth as possible, SmartModelling is fully compatible with the existing UBIK Studio and its data models, leaving the decision when to use it completely with the experts.

Improved Interfaces

Some of our most important interface components have been greatly upgraded with UBIK 3.

The SAP Interface now connects more transactions than ever before and supports stateful communications for complex interface scenarios.

The OPC UA Interface was augmented with a UI for data point browsing, to simplify node addressing against large automation systems.

The COMOS Interface now has the ability to automatically create UBIK Proxy objects during import, which will reduce integration efforts significantly.

Universal Windows Platform

The UBIK Windows client was lifted to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) and this will enable the use of some very exciting features that come with Windows 10.

One of the most apparent changes is the new In-App Annotation feature, which makes use of the newest Microsoft inking techniques and creates a completely new experience when redlining documents of all kind.

The new Hotspotting features will change the way you work with legacy data. UBIK objects and properties can now be placed directly in existing documents, transforming the actual piece of paper into an intelligent user interface.

UBIK 3 also ships with In-App remote support functions, empowering users to request video and audio support directly from their current context of work.

Universal Client Foundation (UCF)

We extracted the UBIK Client Platform and made it completely portable across operating systems. This means that any App can from now on make use of the UBIK Platform with its powerful features across Client and Server. Due to this, our customers and any 3rd party can now create their own mobile UI, for the operating system of their choice (Android, iOS, Windows) and use as many features of the UBIK platform as needed.

Augmented & Mixed Reality

The UBIK Hololens App was greatly improved and now allows the handling of tasks and the creation and placement of notifications in the mixed reality world. Since UBIK 3, Hololens placement information is persisted and shared across devices through the UBIK platform, enabling all devices with the same data models and empowering the Hololens with all the core UBIK features like enterprise connectivity, offline data and delta-sync handling etc.

UBIK 3 reinvents robust marker tracking and combines it with the power of a UBIK data model. New algorithms merge optical tracking and sensor data for the most reliable identification of binary markers, but in UBIK tracking is not where it ends, but actually only where it starts: once tracked, the full flexibility of UBIK data models come into play and supplies the right content, ensuring true scalability for industrial use cases. If markers aren’t the right choice, UBIK 3 also integrates with the all new ARCore from Google, ARKit from Apple and the Microsoft Mixed Reality Platform, bringing these exciting new kits right into industrial applications.

Click to watch our brand new UBIK 3 Release Trailer:

Augmensys at the ViVaTech in Paris and simultaneously at the Automatisa 2017 in Bogotà, Colombia!

At this year’s VivaTech in Paris records were broken once again. Over 68,000 visitors, 500 international speakers, 6,000 start-ups and renowned leaders of the international technology sector met in Paris to discuss the opportunities and challenges of digitalization and to present the latest developments.
In cooperation with Vinci Energies UBIK®, Augmensys attended a fair in France for the first time. Thanks to the strong focus of Vinci Energies (partner and shareholder of Augmensys) on new technologies, the exhibition appearance was designed accordingly and CEO Helmut Guggenbichler had the opportunity to present Augmensys at a top booth in best position. With the showcase “UBIK® on HoloLens” he could inspire numerous visitors and introduce UBIK to big players like AirFrance, Total, Air Liquide or EDf.

At the same time, Charles Craddock, CEO of the Brazilian Augmensys attended the Automatisa 2017 in Bogotà, Colombia, in cooperation with our partner Voith.

The Automatisa is one of the biggest fairs for new technologies with the aim of improving production, engineering and management in the process industry in South America. More than 7,000 experts from this area participated the event and were inspired by UBIK and the HoloLens.

For Augmensys, the name reflects the aim … UBIK is ubiquitous!

To showcase the full scope of the existing UBIK/SAP-Integration, Augmensys and its neighbor at the Lakeside Park, addIT/Atos, just recently integrated a full SAP-demo-system into the UBIK Demo Plant.
The used SAP system already leverages the newest S/4HANA 1610 stack of SAP and enables us also to test and configure the well-proven UBIK/SAP-Interface in even earlier stages of a project, which will result in shorter and more predictable implementations.

Besides that, the partners are planning to extend their cooperation towards SAP-services within UBIK implementation projects, giving Augmensys access to the vast SAP knowhow and expertise of addIT/Atos – thus, our customers can henceforth not only count on extensive UBIK knowhow, but also rely on the concentrated SAP expert knowledge of addIT/Atos.

Furthermore, addIT/Atos also plans to offer UBIK® to its customers in the chemical industry, offering an added value to its own solutions.

The safe feeling of having made a valuable contribution to the maintenance of the future and, of course, also the prospect of a trophy, have motivated us to submit an innovative project for the Maintainer 2017.
The pilot project “Inspectionround using iBeacons” seemed to be the right choice and fortunately we received the “Special Prize for Innovation”. After several domestic awards an international award is a special honour, which increases our visibility beyond Austria’s borders.

The award ceremony took place at the Maindays 2017 in Berlin. Alexander Mankel, CEO of Augmensys Germany, was on stage and took the trophy as a representative of the entire team. After that, we were once again able to introduce the project to the numerous audience and the positive feedback we got impressively confirmed that we deserved the prize.

Thanks again to all the colleagues who developed and implemented this project so successfully!