KINEXON Blog

In this section, managing directors and employees of KINEXON Industries and KINEXON Sports report on new product developments, evaluate trends, provide insights into KINEXON’s everyday life and share information on digital transformation in production, logistics, professional sports and live media.

Industry

5 Questions: Ease of Implementation with KINEXON OS

Companies today face numerous challenges when trying to implement new enterprise software throughout their digitalization journey — from IT resources being stretched thin to complex data silos or issues integrating with legacy systems. That’s why KINEXON puts ease-of-use and implementation front and center within its Location-based Process Automation (LPA) software KINEXON OS. We spoke with Mehdi Badache, Project Manager at KINEXON, and asked him 5 questions about how manufacturing and logistics companies can unlock unprecedented value, transparency, and optimization opportunities through a seamless implementation process with clear ROI.

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Sports

How To Track Basketball Analytics

KINEXON PERFORM is the premier solution for performance profiling, conditioning, training loads, and injury management. As a result, more than 80% of NBA teams and more than 50 top NCAA men’s and women’s programs, as well as professional teams across Europe and Asia all rely on KINEXON to take their performance to the next level.

René Prüßner (Head of Sports Science at KINEXON and an expert on tracking basketball analytics.
General

Data security at the highest level - KINEXON is BSI-certified according to ISO27001:2013

Data security is a top priority at KINEXON — as evidenced by our BSI certification. As part of our business activities, we consistently protect our own data as well as that of our customers and partners. 

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Sports

Why It's So Important to Understand the Impact of Mechanical Load in Basketball

Mechanical load (or mechanical loading) is a metric that is tracked in basketball. It’s the sum of acceleration and deceleration load under certain conditions. 

The term may sound difficult to understand, but it’s not. And by accurately determining the total load for each of your players, coaches can draw conclusions about the physical demands of the game and its players.

Basketball player taking a jump shot in a game as his mechanical loading is being monitored by a player tracking system.
Sports

World Premiere in Portugal's Football League: SELECT and KINEXON Generate Live Data with the iBall

The Liga Portugal Bwin is the first football league worldwide to use an official match ball with a tracking sensor inside. The league, SELECT and KINEXON put together a test case regarding accuracy, dependability and a possible implementation of ball and player tracking; and they found a clear answer to whether live data helps make a league more attractive for fans, media and sponsors. 

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Industry

MTU Aero Engines: Monitor Your Entire Production Network With Track & Trace

MTU uses KINEXON OS to monitor the movements of all its manufactured parts in real time. The new system has been driving transparency and efficiency gains from day 1.

Guest writer: Tobias Weidemann

Sports

Prevention of Jumper's Knee With Help of Player Tracking

Handball players belong to the risk group for knee injuries. According to VBG (2021), these are among the second most common injuries in handball at 13.7%. Such injuries, such as patellar tendinitis — commonly known as a jumper’s knee — can be prevented through the use of tracking systems.

Handball player in a game situation throwing the ball
Industry

The Smarter Factory: Staying Ahead of the Competition with Sustainable Production

Sustainability initiatives are having a considerable impact on business strategy. Learn in this post how Location-based Process Automation (LPA) can effectively drive digital transformation, productivity, and sustainability for your production.

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Sports

That Was the Sports Innovation 2022

With the first match-ready ball with integrated tracking sensor, KINEXON caused a sensation at Sports Innovation 2022. Insights, answers to frequently asked questions and further information can be found here!

Industry

Fleet Management Software by KINEXON: Continental Brings Its Autonomous Mobile Robots to the Shopfloor

Technology company Continental will present for the first time in public its Autonomous Mobile Robots for the external market at the LogiMAT 2022, the international intralogistics tradeshow, from May 31 to June 2 in Stuttgart, Germany.

Sports

Football Tracking Systems Briefly Explained

KINEXON is an innovation driver in the field of live tracking and analysis solutions for professional football. We introduce you to the most innovative live tracking and analysis solutions.

Industry

Sustainability 4.0: Driving Sustainability and Growth through Paperless Production

KINEXON IT Project Manager Henrik Buck shares how paperless production can help you achieve both your productivity and sustainability goals.