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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

From Drivetrain to Blockchain: transparency in the automotive supply chain

Blockchain is increasingly becoming more widespread in its use outside of just the financial services industry. Providing the...

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...

Artificial Intelligence and the SEEBURGER BIS

Artificial intelligence is playing an ever greater part in our everyday lives. Intelligent systems are behind ever more...

Using Real Time Data in Smart Manufacturing

We are currently in the fourth industrial revolution, which is characterised by widespread digitalisation and connecting all manner...

Цифровые близнецы энергосистем: интеллектуальное будущее электроэнергетики

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

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...

Industrial Internet of Things in the 5G Era: Transforming Manufacturing Communications and Real-Time Operations

The convergence of fifth-generation wireless technology with Industrial Internet of Things represents a paradigm shift that fundamentally redefines...

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...

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‘....

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...

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...

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...

Data integration for collaborative assembly

Customers expect increasingly individualized products in very small quantities. In Industry 4.0, this goes all the way to...

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...

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...

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.