"Spark.NXT" : A Look Around The Massive 76-Acre Bosch Campus

In India, Bosch is well-known as a leading provider of technology and services in Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, Energy, and Building Technology. Bosch began manufacturing in India in 1951 and has since expanded to 16 manufacturing sites and seven development and application centres.

Bosch unveiled its new smart campus in Bangalore on June 30th, with a capacity of around 10,000 employees. Spark.NXT, a new 76-acre smart campus, is the name of the infrastructure. Bosch has invested Rs 800 crore in the development of this new facility over the last five years, which includes multiple smart solutions based on security, sustainability, and user experience. PM Narendra Modi officially opened Bosch India's new "smart" campus in Bengaluru.

Soumitra Bhattacharya, managing director of Bosch Limited and president of the Bosch Group, India, "With our new Spark.NXT campus, the company continues to invest in smart and sustainable solutions that are 'Invented for life' and supports the government's vision for an Atmanirbhar Bharat.”, as told to Asia Business Outlook.

By revamping its headquarters in Adugodi, Bengaluru, Bosch is increasing its AIoT activities there. In order to go towards the future of work, this smart infrastructure was created by utilising AI, IoT, automation, and digitalization technologies. As part of an extensive reskilling drive, it has also taught over 10,000 employees over the past two years.

Here are some of the most recent details about Bosch smart inventions for the new campus-:

Application of the "Smart Work" Hybrid Work Model

As firms reintroduce employees to the workplace, Bosch has created a hybrid work model in which employees report to work only 2-3 times each week. On the Bosch campus, which was created with flexible workspaces in mind, staff members can make reservations for a seat or desk in advance. In the hybrid work regime, there would be a 70% daily campus attendance rate, which would result in a 20% real estate expense savings.

Utilization of an interactive visitor management system (VMS) to streamline the visitor experience

Receptionists and security managers may quickly see upcoming and prior appointments on the user-friendly dashboard of the visitor management software, which makes it easier for them to plan their days. They can view the total number of expected, checked-in, and departing guests. A smooth visiting experience is ensured by having this information readily available. Organizations are seen as needing to prioritize visitor management in order to improve security and the visitor experience. The Adugodi campus created a smart visitor management kiosk to realize this ambition, forgoing traditional visitor management practices in favour of automating the guest experience by equipping the campus with a smart visitor management system (VMS).

The Smart Incident Management Solution may eliminate all manual interactions

It can be difficult to manage all of these intelligent components at times. The teams are inundated with never-ending questions, which makes daily operations challenging, if any of these facility components—such as the lighting, the air conditioning, the parking, visitor management, or even finding their way out—has a problem. Numerous calls, connections, finding the problem, and choosing the right provider for the solution could delay the actual resolution of the problem. This manual reliance on facilities will be greatly reduced by the Bosch Smart Incident Management solution. All alerts generated by these campus components will be intelligently classified, tickets will be created, and alerts will be correctly routed to the appropriate component owner thanks to a virtual helpdesk called Smart Incident Management System. Additionally, it guarantees that these alerts are accompanied by a knowledgeable set of trained recommendations, enabling the solution provider to quickly browse the available solution set. If the solution is missing, it will be created by the solution provider, and these resolutions will then receive additional training in the future.

Introducing PARK ZEUS, the SMART Parking Solution

With a 50% reduction in manual security efforts, the smart parking solution Park ZEUS provides visitors and employees with a picture-perfect parking experience. The future vehicle-free campus, which will only permit electric vehicles, will also have a showcase store for Bosch as well as an experience centre. A modern corporate solution called Park Zeus puts safety, increased productivity, and employee comfort first. It makes an effort to address problems like wasteful parking for a fleet of taxis, a lack of executive parking, ineffective visitor parking management, time lost to parking, inefficient use of parking slots, and unauthorized use of nighttime parking spaces.

Enhance Associate Comfort and Well-Being by Creating Personalized Microclimates (BIANCA)

BIANCA's main objective is to use the available infrastructure to transform the current system into an intelligent solution. Multiple sensing points were used by the BMS/HVAC system to collect data that BIANCA used to customize the microclimate for higher energy efficiency and productivity. In order to gather feedback on thermal comfort in open office spaces and develop personalised comfort profiles for office occupants, the user comfort interface is connected to the webpage. A baseline for energy consumption will be created using the initial website feedback. This solution's main advantages are that it maximizes associate thermal comfort by offering custom microclimates that move with the associate in accordance with their thermal preferences. Due to the optimized HVAC usage, Bosch gains two key benefits as a result: higher associate productivity and lower energy costs. BIANCA is tightly integrated with Flexi Booking in this connected smart campus by creating zones and making it simple for employees to select their workspace based on temperature preferences.

Application of an air quality monitoring system to keep an eye on pollution levels.

The quality of the air has a growing impact on people's quality of life. Currently, one of the most serious environmental problems facing the world is air pollution. 21 of the top 30 most polluted cities in the world today are located in India. In fact, the recommended annual ambient air quality standards are not met in 122 Indian cities. In the modern world, air pollution is one of the main factors contributing to adverse respiratory issues. Bosch is deeply committed to enhancing air quality, as evidenced by its motto, "Invented for life." The Air Quality Monitoring System measures pollutants in real time. Data on air quality is sent from the system to the cloud over LTE. The front end and API are used to make the data accessible. With the help of our solution, detailed information on air quality can be given. This enables facility management to highlight the importance of spending time on campus.

Technological Environment for a Smarter Future

New market forces are being created by a wave of megatrends, including rapid globalization and technological advancements. Innovation is essential for any organization to survive and prosper in such a setting. Innovation, though, is no longer just about producing benefits for specific people, groups, or societies. Bosch's smart innovations have a much broader ultimate goal in mind; they want to help build a smart future where people can live with the highest quality of life possible.