Re: Ada / Automation fellows

[slos <new.stephane.los@gmail.com>]

Le samedi 28 mars 2015 12:43:09 UTC+1, björn lundin a écrit :
> On 2015-03-27 22:59, slos wrote:
> > Le vendredi 27 mars 2015 16:34:03 UTC+1, björn lundin a écrit :
> 
> > 
> > In another thread you said that you would be interested to give a try at "Ada for Automation" 
> >on a Raspberry Pi. Have you ?
> 
> No - I'm sorry - to much of life takes time ...
> 
> > In my memory you are working in this field :
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_storage_and_retrieval_system
> > And it is in my humble opinion where "Ada for Automation" would perfectly 
> >fit since there is motion control, DB management, GUI...
> 
> I do work in that field - almost.
> However we do not write the on-board software of the cranes/conveyor/agv
> systems anymore. That business was taken over by the hardware vendors 20
> years ago.
> We tell them what to do instead.
>  - pickup a pallet at location 123, put it at 345 and tell us when you
> are done by reporting it as assignment 456
> 
> So we are more of a transport organizer/super-wiser than the actual doer.
> 
> Like a manager with some employees.
> We also tell the truck driver where to pickup and deposit - or pick
> 
> Now - depending of the vendor/age of device the actual telegrams may
> look as above - telegram based - or more detailed -
> * move to pickup location (123) and report back as asm 456
> * pickup a pallet and report back as asm 456
> * move to deposit (345) location and report back as asm 456
> * deposit the pallet and report back as asm 456
> 
> 
> > As you already know Ada, you are more than likely able to tackle the automation tasks. 
> > I can help !
> 
> Thanks. However the world changes quite fast and the current trend is
> 
> * ERP systems like SAP or JD Edwards says they can do the WMS as well
> * Hardware vendors like Knapp or Dematic or Vanderlande says they can do
> the WCS as well.
> 
> Those areas are what we live on and the competition gets worse every
> year. Unfortunately I don't see our involvement with lower level of
> automation increase - more than communication with goods-to-man
> equipment on a socket level - unless we sell hardware too.
> Which we do not currently - and never has. So I do not see that coming.
> 
> --
> Björn
Hello Björn,

Future does not seem bright for your company. You are caught in between.
Good luck !

BR,
Stéphane