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digitalZ Digital Services + virtualZ + cloudZ + controlZ

ZIMMER GROUP COMMITTED TO OUR CUSTOMERS TO MEET THE STANDARD OF PROVIDING OUR CUSTOMERS WITH THE BEST TECHNOLOGY FOR EXTREMELY FAST INTEGRATION AND COMMISSIONING, MAXIMUM PRODUCT AVAILABILITY AND OPTIMAL PRODUCTIVITY, WE ARE COMBINING THE BEST FROM THE WORLD OF MECHATRONICS WITH THE MOST INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FROM THE IOT. FOR YOUR SUCCESS WITHOUT COMPROMISES. The concept of digitalization is on the rise in all areas of life. There is an enormous number of applications for mobile phones, cars are becoming drivable computers, refrigerators inform our mobile phones when stocks are running...

ZIMMER GROUP PIONEER OF DIGITALIZATION One step ahead with Zimmer Group Zimmer Group foresaw this radical change early on and worked consistently to advance the development of a mechatronic component platform. In 2013, the mechatronic component portfolio was introduced and became sensationally popular. Since that point in time, Zimmer Group has continued to write its success story one chapter at a time. A proprietary control platform called the “Advanced Control Module” was developed and this mechatronic platform has been supplemented by “Digital Services.” The future of machine and systems...

digitalZ DIGITAL SERVICES Digital Services for your success The digitalZ software components feature an additional functional scope, expanding the primary functions of mechatronic components and systems from Zimmer Group. They are geared toward various phases in your system’s product lifecycle. From project engineering and development to operation and even service calls, these components support the function of your system, making it more ergonomic, flexible, productive and reliable. The completeness and superior functional scope of its products show you why Zimmer Group has earned its...

virtualZ DIGITAL SERVICES Faster projects thanks to the digital twin The digital twin virtualZ is revolutionizing processes along the entire value chain. It makes it possible to link the individual process steps seamlessly by giving you a virtual image of the product, production or performance. This increases efficiency across the board, minimizes the defect rate, shortens development cycles and even opens up new business models. virtualZ offers complete real-time simulation possibilities in the form of software-in-the-loop or hardware-in-the-loop. Over the last year, virtualZ has enabled...

space, all while offering functions that could not be imagined just a few years ago. The virtual machine can anticipate optimizations and validate them by running tests in the virtual world. It can confirm wear and provide information about the causes through comparison data. Using reliable data, it can demonstrate upgrades under real-world conditions, laying the foundation for assessing retrofitting plans realistically. virtualZ is a combination of Zimmer Group's activities in collaboration with multiple software platforms. The variety of software platforms open the door for maximum...

visualZ DIGITAL SERVICES Visualization for components By providing “visualZ”, Zimmer Group is offering a proprietary specialized, convenient and user-friendly HMI user interface for mechatronic components and systems in order to simplify the process of installing components, for example in the robot control system or in more complex systems. With its fast and intuitively operated interface, the HMI gives users the maximum level of flexibility when creating, storing and restoring device parameters and also provides assistance during diagnostics and preventive maintenance. The HMI User...

cloudZ DIGITAL SERVICES The cloud In 2018, Zimmer Group presented cloudZ, a full-service solution in the area of cloud computing. It is based on a standard IO-Link component combined with an included OPC UA server that runs as a utility program on a PLC, thereby enabling the connection of all Zimmer Group IO-Link products to cloudZ. Multiple leading cloud providers make it possible to have vertical communication from the component to the cloud and from the cloud to the component. The advantages of a connection to cloudZ are as versatile as they are self-evident. These advantages start with...

supportZ DIGITAL SERVICES ZIMMER GROUP SERVICE – PROFESSIONAL, RELIABLE AND EFFECTIVE. YOU CAN COUNT ON OUR SUPPORT WORLDWIDE! FROM COMMISSIONING, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR TO UPGRADES, WE ACCOMPANY THE LIFE CYCLE OF YOUR SYSTEM COMPETENTLY AND RELIABLY. In the future of the IoT, the quantity of networked machines, systems and robots will increase dramatically. Accordingly, the amount of communication will grow significantly. New business models will emerge, traditional markets will be divided up differently and global competition will be fiercer than ever before. By providing supportZ, Zimmer...

SMART COMMUNICATION MODULE TICKET TO DIGITALIZATION End-of-arm – quite smart! As an industry pioneer in the area of digitalization, Zimmer Group continues to press ahead with the expansion of its product strategy. In cooperation with a machine manufacturer, Zimmer Group had already introduced its virtualZ simulation solution, featuring the complete possibilities of real-time simulation, at the Motek trade fair in 2017. In the fall of 2018, the company offered its customers integrated solutions that could connect to its software platform. And now, Zimmer Group will again be presenting two...

ZIMMER GROUP - THE KNOW-HOW FACTORY OUR KNOW-HOW FACTORY WORKS WITH ALL INDUSTRIES AND DELIVERS EVERYTHING FROM A SINGLE SOURCE. OUR PRODUCT RANGE IS FAR REACHING, BOTH IN ITS DEPTH AND ITS BREADTH. DO YOU HAVE A DEVELOPMENT PROBLEM? WE’LL SOLVE IT! SET US A CHALLENGE IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. COUNTLESS INNOVATIONS ORIGINATE FROM OUR COMPANY. WE ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT NEW PRODUCTS AND PRIDE OURSELVES ON OUR CORPORATE PIONEERING SPIRIT. BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, CHILE, ECUADOR, GUYANA, PARAGUAY, PERU, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA: ZIMMER GROUP SOUTH AMERICA IMP. EXP. LTDA Rua Wolsir A. Antonini...