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Which properties does a product need in order to be Industrie 4.0 compatible? The Reference Architecture Model Industrie 4.0 and the Industrie 4.0 component provide a basic method and orientation.…

​​This GMA Status Report presents a reference architecture model (RAMI4.0) for semantic technologies and their benefits for automation and its associated technologies. The structures and functions…

​The term INDUSTRIE 4.0 has spread quickly and finds international interest among producers, relevant technology-oriented industries, research and policy.The implementation strategy for INDUSTRIE…

Download: Electrical connectivity for Industrie 4.0? - Challenges for electrical connectivity as a result of emerging “Industrie 4.0” concepts

Software can be regarded as the key link between the components of the automation architecture. Its development or maintenance already makes up a large share of the total outlay. This White Paper…

​The German electrical industry plays a key role when it comes to implementing smart factories in the manufacturing and smart plants in processing industry. This position paper deals with what…

By 2025, the smart work piece will be produced in the smart factory. Work pieces taking care of their own processing will be a perfectly normal phenomenon. What a great opportunity for the German…

The continuous further development of products and solutions in automation requires standardised and flexibly adaptable industrial services that are oriented to the entire life cycle of an…

Download: The Reference Architectural Model Industrie 4.0 (RAMI 4.0)

Driven by ever shorter product launch times, the chemical/pharmaceutical industry, in particular, is developing modularization concepts for its process plants.In 2013, the “Modular Automation”…