
Two million euros for Industry 4.0 start-up
The Munich-based start-up Remberg has developed software that enables manufacturers, service providers and operators of industrial machinery to map all relevant service processes on a single platform.
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The Munich-based start-up Remberg has developed software that enables manufacturers, service providers and operators of industrial machinery to map all relevant service processes on a single platform.

Three companies from the Friedhelm Loh Group are now launching a scalable edge cloud solution on the market together with Bosch Connected Industry. The aim is to enable customers to better convert existing production data into digital added value.
Despite digitalization and I4.0, the technical functions in a process plant do not become simpler if you break them down to the smallest detail. Nevertheless, the high level of difficulty can be overcome by combining the right tools in the right way.
The necessary new business models are repeatedly cited as the hallmark of an Industry 4.0 environment. But to date, very few companies have seen any of this. Schneider Electric now has a few models up and running.
Investments in predictive maintenance systems are worthwhile in order to proactively detect damage. Not only does this increase the service life of a machine, it also opens up new business models for machine manufacturers.

A new study by the VDMA's Impuls Foundation on digital market foreclosure concludes that the free exchange of data will be massively impaired. The effects will hit SMEs particularly hard.

On September 26, the European association SmartFactory-EU EWIV was founded in Eindhoven (NL). Prof. Dr. Detlef Zühlke, long-time head of SmartFactory-KL, was appointed as the founding managing director.

The aim of a cooperation between the Teutloff Technical Academy, system integrator CSAE and automation supplier Turck is to provide practical training for Industry 4.0

Since 2016, the importance of digital transformation has steadily increased in large German companies. Now it is declining for the first time, according to the latest survey by digital consultancy Etventure. One of the main reasons: trust in their own employees is waning.

Deutsche Telekom is further expanding its 5G ecosystem for industry. In addition to the partnership with network equipment provider Ericsson, three specialists for smart production and development have now joined the network: EK Automation, Konica Minolta and Endress+Hauser.