
Cooperation (www.computer-automation.de)
Kubermatic and Flecs simplify app management
Kubermatic and Flecs will work together in the future to make industrial applications easier to provide and production environments more flexible to control.

Focus on App-based Automation (www.computer-automation.de)
Marketplace as a Service
For three years, the start-up Flecs has been active in the industrial automation market. The company’s vision is to automate the installation and updating of industrial apps - ideally following an as-a-service model. Patric Scholz, co-founder, outlines the strategy.

Focus on Aapp-based Automation (www.computer-automation.de)
The Vertical Farming Demonstrator
The focus of this year's presentation by the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance is the showcase of a vertical farming demonstrator. Through three use cases, it highlights the multi-vendor approach and interoperability within synergistic projects.

Licensing of apps (www.computer-automation.de)
Flecs and Wibu-Systems cooperate
Wibu-Systems and Flecs Technologies have agreed to work together. Together, they want to simplify the procurement and purchasing process for industrial apps and enable simple and secure licensing of apps.

Licensing apps (www.computer-automation.de)
Flecs and Wibu-Systems cooperate
Wibu-Systems and Flecs Technologies have agreed to work as partners. Together, they want to simplify the procurement and purchasing process for industrial apps and enable simple and secure licensing of apps.

Flecs (www.computer-automation.de)
Revolution of the business model
Linux-based automation systems, including PLCs, industrial PCs and IoT devices, are currently leading to the consolidation and opening up of systems. However, opening up only on a device basis is only half the battle.

Open Industry 4.0 Alliance (OI4) (www.computer-automation.de)
The app store revolution
The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance (OI4) wants to redefine the rules of the game in industrial digitalization by calling for an app store revolution. Managing Director Ekrem Yigitdoel explains in an interview what lies behind this noble goal.

Flecs (www.computer-automation.de)
Industrial Control as a Service
Four companies have set out to completely virtualize the infrastructure and control of a production plant in a development project. The first results are now available.
