Arrival at thyssenkrupp

On February 12, we took the train from Munich to Essen to attend the Beyond Conventions at Thyssenkrupp.

Arriving early, we got right to work testing the demos and creating a screen capture of the application right on the spot to present a representative demonstration of our potential solution.

You don’t realize the size of the Thyssenkrupp site until you’re there. The story behind is also fascinating. If you want to know more about it, you can read on the company website or on Wikipedia how the group and the families behind it have managed to make the company grow so much.

Beyond Conventions Event

Our presentations at various corporates went very well. The demos with the VR glasses and the Microsoft Hololens were also very well received. Nevertheless, we didn’t expect to make it to the finalists among so many applicants, especially since many of the startups were there with entire teams. So we packed up and slowly prepared for the announcement of the winners and for the departure.

We got the pitch!

Shortly before we were about to go to the participants to say goodbye, the name COEZBAY sounded through the speakers and it looked like our presentation had found the approval of more people than initially thought.

We won the pitch at Open Grid Europe GmbH for the Augmented Reality Supports Pipeline Construction challenge and shortly after we were called again to accept the award as one of the top 3 startups, which was a great honor considering the high number of participants.

First stress tests

Back in Munich, we immediately started to work on the demo we had been working on and equipped it with larger CAD data in order to expand the stress test and to make good use of the time until the negotiations. An excerpt from the demo can be found directly below.

We are growing!

In the meantime, a friend of ours just joined our team, Frederik Steinmetz, with whom we had already worked in the past. Having not worked in augmented and virtual reality before, he got an entertaining introduction to it in the home office.

Immediately afterwards, we also started a small hackathon among friends.

Off to Gescher

And soon we were off to Gescher, to our new customer, Open Grid Europe GmbH, where we tested our solution on site, geodata-supported and under almost real circumstances.

Actually, we had reserved a small car for the journey. But due to the lack of vehicles, we got an upgrade to a slightly larger vehicle. At this point a big thank you to Sixt.

Hotel und letzte Tests

Before that, of course, we did some tests in the hotel, for which the hotel room and hotel foyer at the late hour was downright offered. This must have looked funny for the employees as well as for the visitors of the hotel.

Gescher Sightseeing

After completing the tasks, we used the time for some sightseeing and visited the bell museum, for which Gescher is famous among other things.

Finale Präsentation

Die Phase 1 unseres MVP’s (Minimum Viable Product) war abgeschlossen und die finale Präsentation verlief zufriedenstellend.

Through the cooperation with Open Grid Europe GmbH, we have learned a lot. Starting with the planning, to the implementation, to the presentation to larger corporations. At the corporate level, many things are handled differently than with startups and medium-sized businesses.

We hope to continue our cooperation in the future and would like to express our sincere thanks to the competent team at Open Grid Europe GmbH.

For data protection reasons, we have refrained from mentioning various names outside COEZBAY GMBH in this article.

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In the coming months, it will be our task to press ahead with further expansion and to complete projects. We are also planning to expand our team. We are still looking for sales experts to accompany us on our way.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported us and look forward to the next adventures together.

We also took this opportunity to adapt the corporate design a bit and created an intro video for the company website.

And for the contact area we were inspired by the first aerial view of our company. Just check the contact area on the company page or have a look here.

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The finished image film:

All in all, this project was a complete success. Firstly we took the opportunity to personally experience TIMEHOUSE from all perspectives. In other words, we were often on site, talking to the management and staff to get an idea of TIMEHOUSE’s identity. To sum up, we were convinced that TIMEHOUSE’s terrific team is simply fabulous. As a result, we were very much involved in the interior design and the possibilities on site. For instance, we were very impressed by the attention to detail in the selection of home accessories. In addition we liked the economical and sustainable use of the cosmetic articles. Special attention was paid to the charging stations for electric vehicles.
In conclusion, the implementation phase was relatively quick. In the following some impressions in the Making-Of.

Making Of – Timehouse Image Film Project:

In this project we not only found new customers but also friends.
Many thanks for the excellent cooperation!

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Our task was to make the underground rooms virtually accessible for various applications. Radioactivity and the life-threatening environment, made us use laser scan data to create the virtual scenes. We optimized the data and prepared it for real-time use. Then we started the programming work, which was simultaneously accompanied by the visual experience.

Real-time exposure posed a particular challenge because it is usually very dark underground. For this reason, we used a lot of artificial real-time lighting, which we have individually adapted to each room. We also adjusted many textures to reflect the realism of the scenery.

We realized this project in cooperation with the Team of BGE and Greenpost GmbH. While we took care of the content, it was the task of Greenpost GmbH to program the hardware solution and the interfaces.

Some impressions of the VR Project for BGE Federal company for radioactive waste disposal.

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All in all it was a successful test. Even though the neighbors felt a little annoyed for a short time about the noise caused, an agreement was reached and we were able to complete our test successfully. After a good preparation and adjustment of the individual components, it is easy for us to create 360 degree content with the drone. This also means that in the coming weeks we will realize the same tests under a helicopter. Already today we can say that we will unfortunately not provide the content due to data protection guidelines.

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As a Bavarian company, it is a particular pleasure for us to realize projects in Bavaria. Starting with the magnificent mountains, the beautiful rivers and the wonderful lakes. This time we have realized this for ourselves free of charge. Not quite true. One drone (the DJI Mavic Pro) fell by the wayside. Nevertheless it was an action-packed tour with lots of fun and joy.

But you should still keep a certain distance. Or …

The Bavarian Sunrise Tour was a successful change. We thank our team member Michael Radeck for this idea and for his commitment. We learned a lot about drone technologies, weather and safety precautions when working with drones.

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The Samsung Gear 360 is the first 360 degree camera by Samsung Electronics. It was released as a part of the Samsung Gear family of devices. It uses two cameras to take 360° photos and videos.

There are two models:
The original model released in 2016, the SM-C200, a sphere.
The updated model released in 2017, the SM-R210, a smaller sphere with integral handle.

It is important to mention that special permission is required for recording with a vehicle and in road traffic. Especially if you want to do this in active road traffic.

This is of course due to the privacy policy. But above all because of the safety in road traffic.

Usually it is best to involve the police and the relevant authorities. We have realized the tests mostly on private and commercial properties.

Now a few impressions:

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Enjoy the CarVia fleet in Virtual Reality

It was a special pleasure for us to realize this project together with CarVia. It was a good opportunity for us to test our equipment and to deliver good content to the ladies and gentlemen of CarVia. Besides photos and 3D scans we could also use the opportunity to test our 360 degree camera. All in all the VR content can only be enjoyed with VR glasses. Conclusion: Everything else is 2D.

We look forward to further cooperation and wish continued success!

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Two fully glazed high-capacity cabins transport up to 580 passengers per hour to the peak, banishing queues to history. Along the journey, they traverse the world’s highest steelwork pylon for aerial tramways at 127 metres, the world’s greatest overall height difference of 1,945 metres over one section as well as the world’s longest unsupported span, measuring 3,213 metres. Three incredible records – without even mentioning the magnificent panoramic views offered by the spacious cabins with floor-to-ceiling glazing. Thanks to heated windows, unobstructed visibility can also be enjoyed in bad weather. Views extend even as far as Munich on clear days.

Here are a few impressions:

All in all, an action-packed project in which we also fulfilled personal wishes. It is fabulous when you can approach projects in this way. At this point we would also like to thank the service staff of the peak or cable car. Without them all this would not have been possible.

Mission “With Suddeutsche Zeitung to the Top of Germany” completed successfully.

Check out the final content!

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HSE24 stands for Home Shopping Europe GmbH, a home shopping and e-commerce company that presents and sells its products on television and other channels.

HSE24 broadcasts a 24-hour program and sells its products to customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. 16 hours of the program are produced live in the studios of three stations in Ismaning near Munich. Approximately 925 of its own employees and 2,400 more at partner companies in the areas of call centers for order acceptance and logistics are responsible for operation. According to the company’s own information, it sends out an average of 37,000 parcels daily and also handles an average of 44,000 calls daily.

The HSE24 team was really nice. After we finished the conventional filming, we took off with a DJI Phantom. So the pretty model and the umbrella filmed from above.

The project was successfully completed and the hero of the day at the HSE24 Product Presentation was the watering can.

We would like to thank the great cameraman and the fabulous team of HSE24 and look forward to further cooperation.

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