Predictive Maintenance – Part 1: Predictive Maintenance 101 – What Is It and Where Is It Used?

Sooner or later, components in constant use start to wear out. You need to repair or replace them...

5G to Accelerate B2B-Integration in (I)IoT Through a Smart Farming Pilot Project

So far, we have only known concepts such as smart cities or smart regions through mainly small, specialist...

Why Your Supply Chain Needs Real-Time Data

Progressive digitalisation has meant that we require – and expect – far more of our supply chains these...

The Bullwhip Effect: What Is It and What Causes It?

Let’s start with a question. What is the connection between a bullwhip and a supply chain? It sounds...

Interoperability – a core requirement of industry 4.0

On the road towards Industry 4.0, companies modernize their IT infrastructure and the digitalization of business processes to...

Predictive Maintenance – Part 2: How does predictive maintenance work?

This article follows our piece on Predictive Maintenance 101 – What Is It and Where Is It Used?...

Green Logistics: How Digitalization is Driving Sustainability in Logistics

Can digitalization help drive sustainability in the logistics sector? Oh yes! This is not merely possible, but in...

Communication Standards in IoT and IIoT

For seamless communication between applications, devices and machines and with corporate IT systems, a uniform communication basis is...

Assembly Control with the Manufacturing Integration Bus

How can robots and other automated components of a plant be efficiently controlled in a heterogeneous IT environment...

Digital Value Chains are Transforming B2B-Integration – From EDI to IDS?

Digital transformation is changing the entire value chain. Data is increasingly becoming a commodity. As data-driven business models...

The Bullwhip Effect: Solutions to Tame the Chaos

The bullwhip effect describes a phenomenon in supply chain management. It illustrates how fluctuations in orders increase in...

Big Data, IoT and SEEBURGER

What do bread rolls and big data have in common? Data is generated in masses – even in...

Blockchain – Disruptively Positive Technology for the CPG Industry

Deloitte recently published a very interesting article entitled ‘The adoption of disruptive technologies in the consumer products industry‘....

IIoT (Industrial IoT) and Industry 4.0 – Examples

By connecting and integrating machines and facilities with complex IT systems, IIoT and Industry 4.0 offer new possibilities...

B2B E-Commerce Part 4 – Intelligent Systems Integration in E-Commerce

The first part of our blog series on systems integration for e-commerce was an e-commerce 101. The second...

Is Your Track & Trace Solution Real-Time or a Waste of Time?

Tracking and tracing parts throughout the automotive supply chain used to be a case of ship and forget...

Real Time 101 – The Basics

IT systems are increasingly becoming more intelligent, networked and autonomous. This digital transformation not only makes a company’s...

Цифровые близнецы энергосистем: интеллектуальное будущее электроэнергетики

Современные энергосистемы сталкиваются с беспрецедентными вызовами: рост доли возобновляемых источников, усложнение сетевой топологии, необходимость обеспечения устойчивости к киберугрозам....

Why Integration Platforms are the Central Hub for Smart Services

Smart Services are becoming more and more important throughout the entire product life cycle of mechanical engineering. As...

Information Security in Mechanical and Plant Engineering

Information security in data exchange and integration along the entire value chain in mechanical and plant engineering presents...

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

Revolutionize manufacturing and logistics with IIoT solutions that connect devices, analyze data, and optimize operations. Explore real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and smart factories that enhance productivity and reduce costs. Stay ahead by adopting technologies that redefine industrial efficiency.