Leyard Europe’s journey through time st the Porsche Museum

The Porsche Museum offers holographic storytelling designed by Frankfurt-based digital design agency, Liganova Horizon, delivered via a combination of clever LED technology from Leyard Europe, specially manufactured mirror discs and 3D content. This reddot 2022 award winning project offers visitors a new way of immersing themselves in the world of Porsche through a futuristic installation that puts a spotlight on the Egger-Lohner C.2 Phaeton – the oldest surviving design from founder, Ferdinand Porsche.

After more than a year of research, planning and execution, the 1898 Egger-Lohner C.2 Phaeton, one of the most important vehicles in the company’s collection, has been given its proper accolade as the opening exhibit. Powered by the ‘Octagon-Engine’, an electric motor developed by Ferdinand Porsche and mounted in front of the rear axle, the electric car drove through the streets of Vienna 123 years ago. Today, it stands on a pedestal approximately five metres in diameter, at the front of which is a technically sophisticated Future Heritage Portal that makes it look as if it is travelling from the past into the present.

“The image on the background LED video wall is refracted twice by transmissive mirrors, creating an infinity mirror effect that makes the content appear limitless,” explains Laurin Schmid, Field Sales Manager, DACH, at Leyard Europe. “Another ring of LED video wall modules is inserted between the two mirrors, further enhancing the effect, as does the LED floor on which the exhibit stands, which continues to extend the content.”

Leyard Carbonlight CLO3.9 LED panels were used for the background. These outdoor-ready 3.9mm pixel pitch LED displays were chosen because of the required brightness. For the ring between the mirrors, Leyard CLI-Flex-2.6 modules were installed. “Due to the flexibility of these modules, and a substructure specially made by Leyard Europe, a perfect, stepless circle was created for the image display,” adds Schmid.

For the LED floor beneath the exhibit, the load-bearing capacity was crucial due to the high point load of the vehicle standing on stilts. Here, CarbonLight CLF-5.2 was selected, its lightweight carbon fiber frame creating a high-strength structure built to withstand loads up to 500kg per display, making it ideal. Inside the circle on which the Egger-Lohner C.2 Phaeton stands, audio components were installed to complete the comprehensive audiovisual experience for the visitor, with international design agency, Liganova Horizon, responsible for content, using images and sound to take the viewer on a journey from 1898 to the here and now. “Many visitors have never associated the horseless carriage with electric mobility,” says Iris Haker, curator

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at the Porsche Museum. “Now we’ve created a real wow effect. Every visitor is drawn into Porsche’s electric beginnings thanks to ‘infinity mirror’ technology in a previously unseen way.”

The overall construction of the exhibit, in particular the design and sourcing of the specially made mirror glass panes, which are unique due to their size alone. “Throughout the project, a unique dynamic developed between the companies to develop the best solution to realise this amazing project,” concludes Schmid. “Driven by this enthusiasm, the result is an iconic exhibit that perfectly reflects

TeamViewer AR supports Samsung SDS in warehouse operations

Samsung SDS is using TeamViewer’s Augmented Reality (AR) platform Frontline to digitalise its warehouse picking operations. TeamViewer Frontline’s vision picking solution has been deployed in Samsung SDS’ Global Parts Center Europe (GPCE) in Breda to improve its Europe-wide logistics in spare parts ordering and shipping. Among the benefits that Samsung SDS achieved through the implementation of TeamViewer Frontline are an increase in picking speed of up to 30 percent, better workplace ergonomics, and a lower picking error rate.

Mr. WonWoo Cho, President EU/CIS at Samsung SDS explains: “At ful business. With our vision picking solution, enterprises have the opportunity to digitalize the tasks and processes of the frontline workforce in the logistics sector and seamlessly connect them to the company’s digital warehouse management infrastructure. It’s great to see how Samsung SDS and its employees now benefit from these improved processes.”

By introducing TeamViewer, Samsung SDS was able to replace the former process, based on handheld RF scanner guns, in less than four weeks. TeamViewer Frontline’s picking solution guides the warehouse workers through the picking process with clear step-by-step instructions, displayed on smart glasses directly in their field of view. Together with integrated voice control and in combination with ring scanners, it provides 100 percent hands-free information to the workers. Frontline is seamlessly integrated with the company’s SAP system for a real-time connection to relevant order data. The company is currently examining opportunities to further roll out the solution in other warehouses.

Samsung SDS is using TeamViewer’s Augmented Reality (AR) platform Frontline to digitalise its warehouse picking operations. TeamViewer Frontline’s vision picking solution has been deployed in Samsung SDS’ Global Parts Center Europe (GPCE) in Breda to improve its Europe-wide logistics in spare parts ordering and shipping.

The Porsche Museum offers holographic storytelling designed by Frankfurt-based digital design agency, Liganova Horizon, delivered via a combination of clever LED technology from Leyard Europe, specially manufactured mirror discs and 3D content

Porsche's visionary ideas and innovative strength. With this striking example of holographic storytelling, the team was able to span more than 120 years of Porsche´s history, making museum visits a unique and fascinating experience!”

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Coffee House and Signagelive power expansion

Rapidly expanding coffee shop chain, The Coffee House, is serving the perfect blend of community spirit and technology, partnering with Signagelive - a digital signage solutions provider, to power its ambitious plans for change and expansion. Already on course to fulfil its vision of becoming northern England’s number one coffee operator, the chain is set to double its growth within the next 24 months. Since adopting Signagelive-powered digital signage via reseller, TenAV in 2019, The Coffee House chain has boomed. Plans are already underway this year to open its fourteenth store in June. The roll-out of a Signagelive-driven network of fifty screens gives the business a more impactful platform to redefine the coffee experience. More than this, the Signagelive content management system (CMS), which is currently being used to create, manage, and deliver content to the chain’s high-brightness window displays and menu boards. This has proved operationally important for initiatives, such as recruitment drives.

Samsung SDS, we are constantly looking at ways to digitally enhance and improve our logistics organization. Through the visualized and easy-to-access information on the smart glasses, the picking with TeamViewer’s AR-based solution is much more intuitive and makes a real difference in the daily work of our warehouse pickers. We are able to take picking efficiency and accuracy to a whole new level, while increasing employee satisfaction at the same time.”

Jan Junker, Executive Vice President Sales EMEA added: “Smooth and efficient warehouse operations are the backbone of a success-

From the opening of its first store, eleven years ago in Lymm, Cheshire by brothers, Chris and Steve Shelmerdine, The Coffee House, as a brand, has sought to change the way people eat, drink, and relax. Throughout all its store locations, the chain has re-imagined the local coffee shop experience, building its success on exclusively serving its own roasted coffee and high-quality, hand-produced food, and fostering an inclusive sense of community. When customers walk through the doors, they are immersed in a uniquely local experience, surrounded by wall art, which captures and pays homage to the area’s heritage. This recipe of uniquely blended coffee and local heritage is what has driven the chain’s popularity, but it is The Coffee House’s future-ready strategy that has enabled the business to accelerate and sustain its growth.

In 2019, The Coffee House had to decide how to grow and centralise its management. Chris Shelmerdine explains: “The challenge we faced was how to expand and streamline our operations, without jeopardising the unique micro-cultures that we reflect and support in each of our store locations. We wanted to be able to amplify our reach and scale up, but not at the expense of de-personalising the local coffee shop experience that we had worked so hard to create. At the time, we were impressed by how fast-food chains were go-