Collaborative product development and data exchange in mechanical engineering and other technical industries

Globally operating companies with development and production sites distributed around the world as well as respective partner networks...

Showing the invisible: Using Fischertechnik Models to Make the Integration of Industrial Processes Visible

In contrast to the majority of applications, software used in data integration often doesn’t have a nice, intuitive...

e-works Industry 4.0 visit to SEEBURGER

The Chinese delegation from e-works visited Bretten on 1.4.2019. As part of their Industry 4.0 company visits, a...

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...

Communication Standards in IoT and IIoT

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

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...

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...

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...

Real Time 101 – The Basics

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

IoT Challenges and Industry 4.0

The opportunities that IIoT and Industry 4.0 solutions offer for businesses are manifold. However, there are a number...

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...

Smart Services – from passive to active (I)IoT applications

IoT applications have so far mainly been used in connection with networking and analysis of field and operational...

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...

Big Data, IoT and SEEBURGER

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

Industrial Data Integration – Aggregation and logging of industrial process data by integration of heterogeneous data streams

The integration of the heterogeneous data streams generated in industrial processes enables the optimization of added value. Aggregation...

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...

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...

What is IIoT and Industry 4.0?

In the (industrial) Internet of Things (I)IoT, production processes, supply chains, business processes, services and product life cycles...

Industry 4.0 and Lean Management – How to Manage the Chaos

Value chains are becoming increasingly complex and networked. This is not only due to globalisation, but also to...

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.