INSIGHT ISSUE 01 | 2021

27 INSIGHT | Tracking the Future Prysmian’s E3X technology features a thin durable coating applied in the factory, used for overhead transmission lines that increases current capacity, reduces ice adhesion and reduces line sag transforming power grid sustainability, reliability, resilience and cost of ownership. Customer innovation workshops revealed a strong interest in field applications to upgrade existing overhead infrastructure. In partnership with Infosys Advanced Engineering Group, Prysmian has now developed specialized robots that will prepare and apply the coating while the overhead line continues to function -- which can be a game-changer. Predictive Quality is a project that uses sophisticated statistical and artificial intelligence algorithms to crunch data collected from Prysmian’s fibre optics factory machinery in order to predict production quality, thereby reducing scrap and costs, optimizing procedures, and improving cable quality. Carlotta Dainese, who leads Prysmian Group’s Digital Innovation Lab, partnered with MoxOff, a spin-off created at Milan’s Polytechnic that applies mathematics to industrial processes. This unique production tool has been successfully tested at Prysmian Group’s Battipaglia optical fibers plant near Naples, Italy. E3X FIELD ROBOTS "Advanced robotics and sensor technologies can play a key role to provide innovative services even in traditionally conservative market segments as long as we solve a real customer problem and increase the safety & reliability of the power grid." Valeria Garcia Vice President and Chief Engineer R&D for Prysmian North America PREDICTIVE QUALITY