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...

What is edge computing, and why is edge computing important for processing real-time data?

Edge computing is cutting-edge technology that is transforming the way we process data in digitally networked ecosystems. But...

Real Time 101 – The Basics

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

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...

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...

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...

Communication Standards in IoT and IIoT

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

Data integration for collaborative assembly

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

Artificial Intelligence and the SEEBURGER BIS

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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‘....

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...

OPC UA as standard for IIoT applications

OPC UA – a standard for the exchange of industrial process data with increasing importance. The SEEBURGER Business...

Why Your Supply Chain Needs Real-Time Data

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

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...

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