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... can only unfold "if it is not stopped at the factory gates or at national borders by different technical regulations," emphasized Bosch Board of Management member Dr. Werner Struth. Only with open standards can machines and software from different manufacturers be networked more easily across company and national borders. Struth is responsible for production coordination in the 250 or so Bosch plants worldwide. The company has implemented over 100 Industry 4.0 projects there. These include ...