INDUSTRY 4.0: NO-ONE CAN GO IT ALONE

摘要

When HARTING built its Industry 4.0 demonstrator as part of the SmartFactory~(KL) concept five years ago, one thing became clear: no one can implement Industry 4.0 by themselves. A circle of partners quickly coalesced which joined forces and found a way to meet this challenge. In the course of the first few meetings, it became apparent that Industry 4.0 would see a whole new form of co-operation arise, as Gavin Stoppel, product manager, explains... While there is always going to be competition between the various companies in the marketplace, these companies realise that generating solutions to complex challenges requires them to come together and co-operate as partners - which means that their solutions must work together as well. This process sees the specific competencies of the different participants bundled into an overall solution.