The Internet of Things (IoT). A technological Snapshot

Estratègia i Intel·ligència Competitiva
December 2017
The Internet of
Things (IoT)
A Technological
Snapshot
Analysis of
Opportunities
Document Presenting the Stateof the Art
of IoT Technology at International Level
and in Catalonia

Technological Snapshot:Internet of Things December 2017| 2
Contents
1. Definition of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Its Importance to Industry 3
2. Global Leaders in IoT: Key Players 7
3. The Global Market for IoT. Current and Expected Data 10
4. World Map Showing the Key Regions and Hubs 14
5. Top Global Investors 15
6. Key Trends in IoT 17
7. Recent and Future Applications by Demand Sector. Example Cases 18
8. IoT in Catalonia 22
9. TECNIO Centres that Work with IoT 27
10. Examples of IoT in Catalonia 29

Definition of the Internet of Things
How important is it?
• IoT is an essential driver of innovation. It is aimed at consumers, data-based business opportunities, the
transformation of industry, new applications and even new business models and revenue streams in all sectors of the
digital transformation economy.
What is IoT?
• The Internet of things (IoT) describes the digital connection of everyday objects
to the Internet in order to achieve total control over such objects.
What does it involve?
• It consists of equipping a range of devices with embedded computing
systems and connecting them using standard technologies. This allows different
devices to communicate and interact, both among themselves and with more
centralized controllers.
Source: IDC 2016 and authors’ own data
“The concept of IoT takes a number of names, depending on its field of application. If it applies to cities,
it is known as smart cities; if it applies to industry, it is known as industrial IoT; if it applies to vehicles,
it is known as connected vehicles.”
Source: Authors’ own data

Out of all Industry 4.0 technologies, IoT is considered to have the greatest transformative power and is inextricably linked to
other technologies, including:
Source: IDC 2016
FIFTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ORGANIZATIONS REGARD IOT AS A STRATEGIC BUSINESS THAT WILL ALLOW
THEM TO COMPETE MORE EFFICIENTLY.
New technologies generate huge volumes of data. IoT allows huge amounts of data to be
transferred and stored, and provides innovative new analysis methods for the interpretation of mass
data within the context of the application’s purpose.
Within Industry 4.0, more and more organizations are beginning to use cloud-based software that
allows them to store and share data across organizational boundaries.
Big data
The cloud
Collaborative robotics
The field of collaborative robotics seeks to create interaction between humans and robots; the robot
does not substitute humans, but rather helps them. It also promotes communication between
machines within a process, so robots must have specific characteristics.
Sensors
Integrated chips and sensors enable objects to be equipped with a memory with respect to their
behaviour. This makes it possible to support the configuration of production resources (machines,
robots, etc.), and to control, manage and optimize them.

THE IOT ECOSYSTEM ALLOWS USERS TO CONNECT AND CONTROL THEIR DEVICES REMOTELY.
A practical example of IoT
By using a remote control device (e.g. a smartphone or a tablet), users can send or request information through the network
to the IoT device.
Next, the device generates the order and sends the requested information through the network to be analysed and
represented on the remote control device (the smartphone or tablet).
Process of connecting an IoT washing machine
External interfaces
Analytics Additional tools
Data display
Processing and activation
Device management
Connectivity andnormalization
Database
1
2
3
1. The IoT device
connects to the local
Wi-Fi.
2. The app for the IoT
device is dow nloaded.
3. The IoT device is
registered on the IoT
platform.
Features of an IoT washing machine
º
External interfaces
Analytics Additional tools
Data display
Processing and activation
Device management
Connectivity andnormalization
Database
1
2 3 4
5
1. Lower-than-normal water
pressure is detected.
2. The washing machine system
indicatesthree actionsto be
carried out:
a) Switch of f the washing
machine.
b) Notify the user.
c) Notify customer support.
3. The washing machine
switches off automatically.
4. The user is notified.
5. Customer support is notified.

The Importance of IoT to Industry
Cross-sectoral: It is a technology that applies to numerous sectors, including production (smart factories), mobility
(smart cities) and home automation (smart homes).
Support for decision-making: Having access to real-time data concerning business, process and product variables
facilitates more agile decision-making based on real knowledge.
Cost reduction: More efficient processes that are connected on two levels: device to device and device to person. This
can translate into lower costs, since it provides information on the use and operation of devices, supply chains and
facilities, and the connectivity between different devices.
Impact on innovation: IoT generates innovation opportunities for companies in different areas: products, processes and
business models.
Real-time control and predictability: The state of assets can be monitored in real time and future behaviour
anticipated. In this way, it is possible to identify possible failures before they occur and therefore implement predictive
maintenance systems.

Global Leaders in IoT
These are some of the main players in the world of IoT:
Source: IoT Analytics

Cisco has created a dynamic Connections Counter that
makes it possible to estimate the number of connected objects
from July 2013 to 2020.
Digital Life is the best-know n solution. Its w ebsite features a
w ide range of home automation measures that can be
controlled through a mobile phone application.
Bosch w ill build a plant in Dresden, Germany, to meet the demand
generated by the grow ing number of devices w ith IoT technology.
The new plant w ill focus on the manufacture of 12-inch w afer
chips.
GE has created a parallel organization called General Electric
Digital that focuses on predictive maintenance and other aspects
of IoT. Moreover, its Predix platform is designed to make
development in the industrial IoT more straightforw ard.
British chip design company ARM has ventured into the w orld of
IoT. The company’s low -pow er designs have represented the
cornerstone of its consumer goods, and this has enabled it to
establish a place in the IoT ecosystem, w ith designs that can be
used in low -pow er connected sensors.
Fujitsu Global’s move into IoT covers the entire range of fields in
the Internet industry, including smart utilities and energy, smart
manufacturing, transport and logistics, and retail. It also sells
analytics services so that businesses can make sense of all the
data being generated by their sensors.
The acquisition of Nest, w hich markets smart thermostats and
fire detectors that learn patterns and interact w ith their
ow ners, w as the company’s first foray into the field now know n
as smart homes.
Amazon Web Services is the most important provider of cloud
services. It has a variety of platforms (e.g. Kinesis, S3,
Lambda, Machine Learning and DynamoDB) for building IoT
applications that allow users to create their ow n IoT
applications for controlling IoT sensor data remotely.
The Intel IoT platform is a scalable and interoperable
reference model that connects devices and delivers data to
the cloud. Intel’s IoT products can be found in buildings, smart
cities and connected cars.
Key Players in the IoT Market
IBM has a range of products in this area, including an M2M
messaging platform called MessageSight, MobileFirst, w hich offers
mobile products, and BlueMix, a development platform for
applications for managing the collection and analysis of IoT data.
Source: Computer World UK

Follow ing the acquisition of the Aruba Netw orks netw ork
provider in 2015 and Niara in 2017 to complement the
security of its netw orkportfolio, the company now offers IoT
packages through the Universal IoT Platform.
Source: Computer World UK
Key Players in the IoT Market
Microsoft plans to make IoT applicable to the company’s
daily activities. Examples include its Window s Embedded
operating systems, w hich are designed to compile and
analyse data, and products such as smart systems.
Oracle aims to provide IoT solutions in real time. In order
to achieve this, it offers a range of services that includes a
platform to enable Java in embedded sensor devices, a
middlew are platform to create applications for capturing
data and databases to store it.
It helped create AllJoyn, an open-source IoT framew orkfor
connecting devices that is now managed by the Linux
Foundation.
Qualcomm has focused on the automotive industry,
w earables, healthcare and education.
SAP created S/4HANA, a cloud platform that provides
real-time information on the data obtained by connected
sensors.
Acquired by Samsung, SmartThings manufactures its ow n
IoT infrastructure equipment, such as IoT portals and low -
pow er technologies that use non-licensed spectrum, but it
also has an IoT consumer division that focuses on
products for the connected home.
Its Starter Kit includes connectors and motion sensors
that connect to a central hub and can be view ed through a
smartphone application.
Salesforce says that IoT is not just about connected
machines, but that it presents a new opportunity for
marketers to glean deeper insights into their prospects and
customers. It is about connected products and marketing
too.

Current and Expected Data
The global IoT market is expected to be worth 14.4 trillion
dollars in 2022, with most of the investment focusing on
improving the user experience.
Size of the IoT market
Source: Business Insider
Aggregate investment in IoT is expected to be 4.8 trillion
dollars between 2016 and 2021.
Revenues from the IoT market will increase from 1,928 billion
dollars in 2013 to 7,065 billion dollars by 2020.
Investment and return
Source: BI Intelligence Estimates
3.7 trillion
dollars
Improvements in
the user
experience
3 trillion
dollars
Time-to-market
reduction
2.7 trillion
dollars
Supply chain and
logistics
2.5 trillion
dollars
Cost reduction
2.5 trillion
dollars
Increase in labour
productivity
14.4 trillion dollars
Estimated value of the global
IoT market by 2022
Source: Cisco and Business
Insider
Estimated investment in IoT by sector

Source: “Advancing the Internet of Thingsin Europe” (European
Commission, 2016)
Source: Cisco IBSG
Number of connected devices
Forecasts indicate that there will be between 20 and 30 billion IoT devices
by 2020. This translates to around four devices for every human on Earth.
The number of connections within the European Union is estimated to
increase from approximately 1.8 million in 2013 to almost 6 billion in 2020.
This means that the EU IoT market would be worth more than one trillion
euros by 2020.
Source: “Business Insider Global IoT ExecutiveSurvey” (2016)
It is worth noting that there is some inconsistency between the estimates of the main IoT market indicators for 2020:
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32
50
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
IDC GARTNER CISCO
Bilionsdedispositius
20B - 30B
Estimate of connected devices (2020) according to
different sources

THE INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) IS TRANSFORMING COMPANIES, GOVERNMENTS AND
CONSUMERS AND CHANGING THE WAY THEY INTERACT WITH THE WORLD.
The three main groups in the IoT ecosystem and their respective forecasts are as follows:
5
0,9
0,4
7,7
2,1
4,7
11,2
3
7,7
Negocis Consumidors Governs
No. devices (billion units)
ROI ($ bn)Investment ($ bn)
Source: Authors’ own data based on different
sources

The impact of IoT on industry is expected to grow
exponentially in the coming years and to result in an
increase in the GDP of the world’s major economies of 10.6
trillion dollars in the next 15 years.
National absorptive capacity (NAC) measures the extent to
which countries have woven the industrial IoT into their
economic fabric, and takes social, economic and political
factors into account.
China:
$1.8 trillion
United Kingdom: $531
billion
Germany: $700 billion
United States:
$7.1 trillion
IoT market for the year 2030 (US $)
Source: Accenture’sreport “Winning with the Industrial Internet of Things”
(2015)
64 63,9 63,2 62,4 61,8
59 58,8
55 54,4 54,3 54,1
52,2 50,9
47,1 45,7
33 32,4 31,3 29,9
21,3
Ranking of countries according to their
national absorptive capacity (NAC)
The Global Market for IoT

Key IoT Development Hubs
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22
24
25
26
27
30
33
33
41
57
76
88
96
325
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Berlin
Denver
Hong Kong/Shenzhen
Tokyo
Toronto
Bangalore
Seattle
San Diego
Chicago
Paris
Los Angeles
Boston
New York
London
San Francico
Number of IoT company headquarters
Ranking of the top 15 IoT cities
The United States tops the ranking of IoT companies, while Europe takes second place, with more than 2,000 start-ups in the
sector.
Source: IoT AnalyticsDatabase of 2000+ IoT Companies
San Francisco
New York
Boston
Los Angeles
Chicago
San Diego
Seattle
Denver

Top Global Investors
FIVE OF THE TOP 12 IOT INVESTORS ARE CORPORATE VENTURE ARMS.
Ranking of top IoT investors (2012-2016)
Source: CB Insights

Main Global Investors
INTEL CAPITAL AND QUALCOMM VENTURES ARE THE TOP INVESTORS IN IOT START-UPS.
Both companies have been active investors in wearables and sensor start-ups. Since Intel and Qualcomm are involved in
designing and/or manufacturing ever-smaller chips to power mobile devices, this area likely offers them strategic value.
Intel Capital has invested in BodyLabs, a manufacturer of 3D body-scanning sensors, and Sano Intelligence, a biometric sensor
developer. Intel Capital has also invested in wearables companies and betted on IoT infrastructurestart-ups such as Stratoscale,
Bocom Intelligent Network Technologies and SigFox.
Qualcomm Ventures recently invested in the drone company 3D Robotics and inWhistle Labs, a company that manufactures a
dog wearable. It also invested in sensor networks developed by Panoramic Power, Placemeter and Streetline, which measure
energy usage and traffic in public places.
The third most active investors were Foundry Group and Kleiner, Perkins Caufield & Byers. Foundry Group has made multiple
bets on IoT-related hardware investments: Fitbit, LittleBits and MakerBot.
Source: CB Insights
KPCB has been active across IoT categories, including wearables (Jawbone and Motiv), home automation (Enlighted and
Nest) and automotive (Inrix and Waze).

Key IoT Trends
BUSINESS
TECHNOLOGY
FIELD
IoT platforms
Smart cities
Smart mobility
Smart homes
Industry 4.0
Business process
optimization
Connected
ecosystem
Embedded chips
Blockchain and
cyber security
Data hubIoT analytics
Big data Cloud
From product-
based business
models to
customer-based
business models
Local RFID and Wi-
Fi systems
M2M
communication

IoT is currently being applied to sectors in which there is strong potential for connection:
In the next 10 years, the IoT revolution will profoundly alter manufacturing, energy, agriculture,
transport and other industrial sectors that together account for nearly two thirds of world GDP.
Source: Authors’ own data based on information from the documents“Advancing the Internet of Thingsin Europe” (European Commission, 2016) and “OECD Digital Economy Outlook2015” (OECD, 2015)
Smart homes
Personal well-being and
wearables Advanced manufacturing Smart energy
Smart cities
Automated driving / smart
mobility Smart agriculture Circular economy
Recent Applications by Demand Sector

FORECASTS INDICATE THAT, BY 2018, 40% OF THE TOP 100 MANUFACTURERS WILL RELY ON
CONNECTED PRODUCTS TO PROVIDE PRODUCT AS A SERVICE.
Recent Applications by Demand Sector
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160 210
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1.590
350
1.160
150
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930
740
1.660
850
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500
1.000
1.500
2.000
2.500
3.000
3.500
4.000
Bilions$
Previsió pessimista Previsió optimista
Settings Main applications
Healthcare Monitoring and management of illnesses to improve patient
w ell-being.
Home Energy management, safety and security, chore automation,
usage-based design of appliances.
Retail
Automated checkout, layout optimization, smart CRM, in-
store personalized promotions, inventory shrinkage
prevention.
Offices Organizational redesign and w orker monitoring, augmented
reality for training, energy monitoring, building security.
Factories Operations optimization, predictive maintenance, inventory
optimization, health and safety.
Worksites Operations optimization, equipment maintenance, health and
safety, IoT-enabled R&D.
Vehicles Condition-based maintenance, reduced insurance.
Cities Public safety and health, traffic control, resource
management.
Outside Logistics routing, autonomous cars and trucks,
navigation.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute Analysis
Economic impact of IoT by sector

Smart homes
Personal
well-being
and
wearables
Recent and Future Applications
Sports performance Smart watch
Parental control
Smart glasses
Healthcare
Location of personal
belongings
Monitoring of a patient’s
condition
Caries prevention
Maintenance of
plants
State of household
appliances
Efficient heat
management
Smart lighting
Balanced diet
Habit reminders
Current
applications
Future
applications

Retail
Smart cities
Smart
mobility
Car park optimization
Air-quality
measurement
Smart lighting
People counting
Optimized waste
collection
Availability of a
network of services
Autonomous cars
Personalized changing
rooms
Automation of
purchasing
Recent and Future Applications
Food expiry
Fitness tracking
Parking space
management
Current
applications
Future
applications

The IoT in Catalonia
150
CONSOLIDATED
COMPANIES
€1.4 BN
TURNOVER
7,437
JOBS
KEY DATA ON THE INDUSTRY 4.0-RELATED IOT SECTOR IN CATALONIA
― A study carried out by ACCIÓ on Industry 4.0 in Catalonia identified companies that offer IoT-related products and services in
industry. The close relationship between IoT and other technologies such as big data, the cloud and cyber security makes it
difficult to distinguish between the companies engaged in each of these technologies, since most work in more than one. All of
these companies make up a segment known as “Data and Connectivity”.
― The Data and Connectivity segmentpresents the following indicators:
€426 M
TURNOVER
ATTRIBUTABLE
TO INDUSTRY 4.0
Main companies by turnover level in the Data and Connectivity segment in Catalonia

Value Chain and Map of Players
SOLUTIONS PROVIDERS
INTEGRATORS END USERS
IoT solutions
Installers
Engineers
Consultancies
Automotive and motorcycle industry
Machinery, metallurgy and capital
goods
Healthcare and medical equipment
Pharmaceutical industry
Construction
Food
Circular economy
Fashion
Home
DISTRIBUTORS
Other entities
Software
development
Hardware
manufacturers
Clusters and
associations
Training and technology transfer

The IoT Ecosystem in Catalonia
IoT companies in Catalonia Clusters and
associations
Source: Authors’ own data based on different sources, including the IoT Catalan Alliance company directory
Fairs
Note: Incomplete table. It includes general companies that work in IoT and not just IoT applied to Industry 4.0.

126 Catalan IoT start-ups identified: high level of dynamism
Source: Authors’ own data based on the Barcelona & Catalonia Startup Hub
Note: It includes general companies that work in IoT and not just IoT applied to Industry 4.0.

Catalan companies at the 2017 IoT Solutions World Congress
Catalan government’s stand
- TelecommunicationsTechnology
Centre of Catalonia (CTTC)
- UPC Technology Centre (CIT UPC)
- EURECAT
- i2CAT Foundation
- LEITAT
- ACKSTORM
- Agrifood Alternative Technologies
- Ateknea Solutions
- Beabloo
- Bismart Business Intelligence Specialist
Services
- Datawatt - Seinon Solutions
- Effitronix Systems
- Hemav
- IN2 Ingeniería de la
Información
- Industrial Shields
- PickData
- Sensing & Control
- SIRT
- Smilics
- TAI Smart Factory
- Tecsidel
Companies TECNIO technology agents
BarcelonaCity Council’s stand
- AEInnova
- Atlantis
- BIT Physical Retail
- Datalong
- Emser
- im3
- inLab FIB UPC
- iquadrat
- Mycelium Network
- Nice People at Work
- Opentrends
- Rokubun
- Sparsity
- Tandem
- Thingtia
- Vintegris
- Zolertia
Companies with theirown stand at the
2017 IoT Solutions World Congress
- NEXIONA CONNECTOCRATS
- Accent Systems
- Automatitzacio De Processos i
Mediambient (PROMAUT Group)
- Barcelona City Council
- Enginyeria de Software
- Harting Iberia
- Farnell Components
- ACCIÓ
- Austrian Trade Office
- Itoplas Engineering
- Oasys Outsourcing Automation
Systems
- STP Group
- Test Motors
- S-CONNECT
- ACKSTORM
- Agrifood Alternative Technologies
- Ateknea Solutions
- Beabloo
- Bismart Business Intelligence Specialist
Services
- Datawatt - Seinon Solutions
- Effitronix Systems
- Hemav
Note: This list includes general companies that work in IoT and not just IoT applied to Industry 4.0.

TECNIO Centres Specializing in IoT
Technological innovation centre that operatesin the
field of optical engineering. Itsactivitiesfocuson the
development of real applicationsfor light, especially in
the fieldsof health sciences, optical sensors (real-time
data acquisition, visionin remote areasof the visible
spectrum), lighting, displaysand energy, the
incorporation of optical devicesfor the control and
measurement of productionprocesses and the
manufacture of optical systemsand components.
Research on new principles and properties of
materials for microsystems, new manufacturing and
assembly methods, new algorithms for integrating
information processing, new applications of
microsystems in microinstrumentation and process
control. Applications in: bioelectronics, medicine, the
environment, agriculture and food, the automotive
industry, robotics, instrumentation and
pharmaceuticals.
Centre specializing inthe constructionof functional
prototypesthat can be industrializedand
commercialized.Expertsin applicationsfor the
control of energy and/or movement. Technologies
developed:electricity, control electronics, power
electronics, industrial communicationsand digital
control with processors. Applicationsfor these
technologies: from the automation of processors and
machinesto renewableenergiesand the electrical
grid, among many others.
The centre isbased in Castelldefelsand carriesout
basic and appliedresearch that focuseson the
following lines: communication systems, networks
and technologiesand geomatics. With respect to
Industry 4.0, it hasdeveloped virtualized and
software-defined networks, simulation, RFID, wireless
power collection and transfer, machine-to-machine
communications, IoT platforms, among many other
technologies.
Cutting-edge research on medical image analysis;
visual object recognition; document analysis;
interpretation of images, colour and texture;
embedded vision; visual perception; industrial vision;
indexingand multimediarecovery; interpretation of
video surveillance images; interactive3D viewing; and
augmentedreality. Highly specialized technical
consulting and technology transfer throughcustom
development for companies.
The centre specializesin information technology and
the development of software for the management and
analysisof large volumesof data for companiesand
the government. Itstechnology portfolioincludesa
system for managinglargevolumesof informationin
the form of a high-performance networkor graph and
a smart citiesmanagement platform for interactingwith
mobile applicationsand definingthe best route
according to personalized andcustomizable criteria in
real time.

Centre Easy conducts basic research in the field of
artificial intelligence and carries out technology
transfer in a number of applied research projects.
It specializes in artificial intelligence and
MachCrow d, smart digital technologies and their
transfer to industry.
Eurecat w as created w hen several technology centres
came together, and it therefore benefits from more
than 600 professionals w ith a w ide range of expertise
in both industry and the digital w orld. With respect to
Industry 4.0, its fields of research include new
manufacturing processes, autonomous robotics,
simulation, 3D printing, big data and IT security.
The GTI focuses on the human aspects of technology
and explores new uses and new technologies, w ith
research components relating to human-computer
interaction, technology-supported learning and 3D
graphics.
In terms of Industry 4.0, the centre has developed and
implemented robots and telematic applications. It also
has a specialization area focusing on serious gaming.
Starlab’s areas of w orkare space technology and
neuroscience, tw o fields w ith a common feature: the
increasing availability of information.
With respect to Industry 4.0, it engages in lines of
w orkrelated to the cloud and IoT.
The centre, w hich is part of the Spanish National
Research Council (CSIC) and is located on the UAB
campus, is dedicated to research in the field of
artificial intelligence. It also carries out technology
transfer to companies to improve processes through
the use of artificial intelligence.
In addition, it develops decision-making support
systems.
A leading technology centre in the field of smart cities
and the healthcare industry that promotes the use of
ICTs. Its main Industry 4.0-related lines of research
are communications, decision-making support
systems, human-computer interaction and security. It
carries out research in these areas and transfers the
technology to companies.
The centre boasts state-of-the-art facilities w here its
projects are carried out.

The centre hassix research and development
divisions: Advanced Materials, Environmental
Technology and Biotechnology, Device Design and
Engineering, Biomedicine, Safety and Sustainability,
and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods.
In the field of Industry 4.0, it developsthe following
advanced manufacturinglines: collaborative robotics,
printed electronics, roll-to-roll processing, rapid
manufacturing, 3D printing and offlineprogramming.
The MCIA works in the fieldsof energy efficiency,
electromobility and industrial systems.
With regard to Industry 4.0, it developstechnologiesfor
the collection, processing, transmission and storage of
information indigital format,and for the creation of
solutionsfor controlling, monitoringand supporting the
decision-makingprocess. It also developstechnologies
that are involved in themaintenance and control of
production plants, industrial processes and machinery,
and integrated smart management systems.
The centre carriesout research and innovation in
advanced Internet architectures, applicationsand services.
It focuses on research linesrelatingto fixed andmobile
network architectures, wirelesssensor networks and
content-based multimediatechnologies, with the aim of
developing new products, services and applicationsin the
fieldsof eHealth, smart citiesand smart regions, advanced
manufacturing andculture/creativity. It managesAnella
Industrial.
CEPHIS aimsto become a leading centre inthe fieldof
flexibleelectronics.
The centre researchestechnologies, methodsand
applicationsfor generating physically and functionally
flexibleelectronic systems.
Flexible electronicscan be used to improve the
adaptation, in termsof comfort and cost, of new
environmentsfor the application of electronic systems
(people, cars, homes, cities, Industry 4.0, etc.). The
physical flexibility makesit possible to mechanically and
functionally adaptthe associated computing.

Smart parking system
Urbiotica has developed a
smart parking system in the
tourist town of L’Escala,
which is strongly affected by
seasonality.
This system aims to reduce
traffic congestion caused by
vehicles looking for parking
spaces.
Patient telemonitoring system
This system monitors the vital signs of patients with
complex chronic illnesses and patients who require such
care following acute episodes or before and after surgery.
Reduction of water
consumption for the
cultivation of apples
The fruit cooperatives of
Girona have implemented the
Giroreg system, an IoT-based
system for plot-level irrigation
on the basis of the high-
frequency measurement of
the soil’s water content.
Examples of IoT in Catalonia

System for the elimination of public transport barriers
for people with visual impairments
The objective of the project is to eliminate the barriers
faced by people with visual and cognitive impairments
when using public transport. The system helps users by
guiding them through metro stations and indicating the
buses they should board.
This involves a sensor that is directly connected
to the mobile phones of tourist apartment owners
and alerts them when noise thresholds are
exceeded.
The device is activated through pattern
recognition that calculates when an unacceptable
noise level is reached.
The aim of the solution was to implement
dynamic traffic light selection systems on two
of the city’s main thoroughfares: Gran Via de
les Corts Catalanes and Ronda del General
Mitre.
The implementation of seven traffic monitoring sections on
Gran Via and six on Ronda del General Mitre made it
possible to monitor traffic between 16 intersections on
Ronda del General Mitre and 14 on Gran Via.

Predictive maintenance system
MICO24 is a predictive system developed by Effitronix in 2009
with the aim of obtaining complete control of machines to increase
productivity, prevent unplanned downtime and reduce the costs
associated with corrective maintenance.
Since then, it has been implemented in a number of companies,
including La Farga Group, a family-owned company and world leader
in copper recycling technology. In 2010, MICO24 was implemented
at La Farga Rod in some critical elements of its production process.
The system analyses the data from sensors installed at key points in
the elements to be controlled, processes the data and sends
information to the company concerning the incident and the
corrective measure to be applied. The success of the first
implementation led to a new MICO24 being installed at La Farga Tub
at the end of 2011. It has since been extended and is now used for
quality control and production tasks.
Benefits obtained
• 100% reduction in unplanned downtime
• 10% increase in production
• 30% reduction in maintenance costs
• 15% reduction in energy consumption
• Reduction in occupational hazards

Control of machine operations
Industrias Puigjaner, S.A. (DENN) is a family business founded in 1885 in
Barcelona. It is dedicated to the manufacture of machines for metal
forming by spinning. The company’s biggest assets are its expertise and
its capacity for development that allows it to offer an extensive product
range within the niche market of metal forming by spinning.
Along with the Tecnalia technology centre, it has developed a web portal
called Denn Data for controlling the online production of its
machines, process parameters, energy consumption and alarms from
any device.
As part of the project, an integrated data capture and management
system and a cloud data management and analysis tool have been
developed. This project has been developed for the NTR (Network
Technology Revolution) series of spinning lathes.
In a second phase, the analysis of this data and the use of machine
learning algorithms (advanced analytics) will allow DENN to predict
customer problems, anticipate production downtime and carry out
both preventive and predictive maintenance.

Standardization of manufacturing processes
Gestamp has developed a project for the digitization of hot
stamping lines to collect more than 1,800 useful indicators to gain
information about the operation of the machinery.
The information collected provides information about the cycle time
and different operating parameters that reveal the efficiency of the
machinery and the quality of the finished parts.
The ultimate goal of this project is to standardize, as far as
possible, the manufacturing processes across Gestamp’s
different manufacturing plants.
To implement this digitization and data processing process, Gestamp
has designed a series of algorithms and entrusted the safekeeping
of the data and some aspects of cyber security to Microsoft through
a collaboration agreement.

Feed Planner is an innovative solution for
predicting and managing feed orders.
Company specializing in the computerization of processes in the agri-food
industry, especially in animal feed and animal production, with a view to
controlling optimal production and supporting its expansion with the best IT
solutions and service delivery based on customer needs.
It allows users to predict and plan future feed orders, in an easy and intuitive
way, based on the current and future needs of the animals on the farms
served by the company.
This technological solution is easily configurable and generates predictive feed orders automatically, which are then sent to
the farmer for validation and to the feed factory for manufacture and distribution. By working in a predictive manner,
according to the animals’ needs, it is possible to plan the manufacture of feed in the long term and achieve comprehensive
control of feed and animal inventories.

In2 is a technology company created in 1994 and specializing in the
development and implementation of solutions based on open-source
technologies. It provides digital solutions to meet customers’ business
goals and increase their profits.
It offers its customers experience in the development and implementation of solutions aimed at guaranteeing security,
interoperability and efficiency in the field of healthcare, and in the use of the Internet and mobility to increase sales and
create customer loyalty in the tourism industry.
Integrated and secure messaging system
IN2tant is an integrated and secure instant messaging system for communication
between people, corporate systems and IoT devices.
It is based on securing and monitoring communications, controlling authentication and providing integration
(interoperability) with systems or devices.
It offers the following advantages:
• It provides a confidential environment for communications.
• It allows information generated by processes carried out in companies or initiated by devices to be shared and
communicated within a secure network.
• It provides access to information in a comprehensive and secure way.
• All interactions within the tool can be audited to check that the information and systems are being used properly.

Industrial solution for the monitoring and control of installations based on the measurement of
electrical and environmental parameters, the analysis of this data on the EvoCloud platform and
the remote or automated control of these installations.
Bridge LR: Industrial solution for monitoring and control of wireless installations
Company dedicated to the development of industrial software and electronics solutions
and specializing in data capture and communications. PickData offers industrial
solutions for the remote management and monitoring of a large number of machines,
sensors and installations. These range from standard solutions to customized software
and electronics solutions.
Bridge LR is a new device that
provides LoRaTM
radio
communications to any Modbus RS-
485 device, thereby turning it into a
long-range wireless sensor and
resulting in cheaper, faster
installations.

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