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OPC UA for Robotics – Part 1 : Vertical Integration

What SMEs need to consider in the context of digital transformation in order to establish and ensure the operational technology security (OT security) of their machines and systems.b

How to introduce AI-based planning systems: from identifying suitable use cases and creating digital foundations to designing agile and human-centered innovation processes.

Tools for woodworking – Data model for the description of geometry and process parameters

OPC UA for Machinery – Part 1: Basic Building Blocks

OPC UA for Machinery – Part 101: Result Transfer

OPC UA for Machinery – Part 4: Energy Management

We honor outstanding companies that demonstrate the innovative strength in Baden-Württemberg with excellent digitalization solutions, highly innovative developments and holistic transformation projects.

OPC UA interfaces for plastics and rubber machinery – Peripheral devices – Part 3: LSR Dosing Systems

Data Spaces enable secure data exchange and unlock untapped potential. Hannover Messe 2025 offers the ideal platform to present the current state of the industry.

Study by the IMPULS Foundation for Engineering Education for Industry 4.0 develops the first target profile for engineers in industry 4.0 Appeal to universities: Making teaching more interdisciplinary New competencies: Computer Science, Data Science and Data Security

After the very weak economy in 2024, hopes are pinned on markets picking up in 2025 / Politicians must set business-friendly framework conditions

With the Call for Papers, HANNOVER MESSE is addressing all exhibitors and partners who would like to enrich the content of the forum program at the world's most important industrial trade fair with their contributions.

Attention all those interested in Europe! With our new web seminar series "EU Bubble talks - 30 minutes insights from Brussels", we take a look behind the scenes of European politics and take you with us.

Together with members and partners, the trade association celebrated its 25th anniversary in Würzburg. One thing became particularly clear: the trade association and its topics are playing an increasingly important role in the industry.

The EU Data Act regulates data traffic between companies with far-reaching consequences. With the new Quick Guide, the VDMA focuses on technical requirements using the example of the OPC UA standard with Companion Specifications.

SMARTENANCE aims to harmonize data spaces across different sectors, modernize IoT platforms, demonstrate the performance of multilateral digital value chains and support data space participation.

Data is the blood of the complex organism of product development. The results report "Digital Product Development" by the WZL of RWTH Aachen University and the VDMA compactly shows how the many pieces of information can be effectively linked.

As part of the "X-Forge BW" project led by Fraunhofer IPA, a guideline for the use of machine data was created together with well-known companies. This is available for download free of charge.

The new portable demonstrator depicts platform-independent interoperability by implementing OPC UA Companion Specifications.

The new guide "Industrie 4.0 Interoperability through OPC UA with Companion Specifications - Added Value for Stakeholders in the Machinery and Plant Engineering Sector" is available for download.

With the support of experienced scouts from the field, the first steps toward digitization become more tangible.

Industry 4.0 and digitalisation are primarily associated with networked production and the associated new business models, a high degree of automation and a multitude of possible applications. This requires interoperability between a wide range of machines, components and systems and the provision of all relevant data.

OPC UA for Tightening Systems - Part 1: Asset Management, Results and Basic Events

OPC UA for Weihenstephan Standards

The success of Industry 4.0 depends on the reform of the German law on general terms and conditions.

Interoperability is a key pillar of efficient digital transformation and the long-term positioning of every company in the global market. Stay up to date with our newsletter.

More than 28,000 volunteers developed solutions to Covid-19 challenges in 48 h at the federal government's virtual hackathon - and these are also relevant to mechanical engineering.

The collection "Industrie 4.0 Research at German Research Institutes" offers VDMA members an overview of the German research landscape in this field. In the 2019 edition, around 40 universities and institutes present their current projects.

The working group "Research I40 and AI" aims to initiate cross-industry research projects on Industry 4.0 and AI. Interested member companies can participate in the topics.

The Industrial Collective Research (IGF) represents a unique innovation platform for small and medium-sized enterprises. As an open-topic and industry-driven program, IGF is an important component in pre-competitive research for mechanical and plant engineering.

The Industrial Collective Research (IGF) represents a unique innovation platform for small and medium-sized enterprises. As an open-topic and industry-driven programme, IGF is an important building block in pre-competitive research for mechanical and plant engineering.

The guide "Self-learning Production Processes - Implementation Strategy for Reinforcement Learning in Industrial Practice" introduces the topic of Machine Learning and shows step by step how an implementation of industrial Reinforcement Learning can be carried out in one's own company. Application examples illustrate the procedure.

The "Intelligent and self-learning production processes" project investigated how machines can teach themselves optimal processes independently and through interaction with the environment using little data. The ML method "reinforcement learning" was used for this and tested on two applications.

Analysis of 1700 questionnaires shows deficits in specialist knowledge about industry 4.0 Universities must develop curricula for industry 4.0 Employees must be prepared for digital change through further training strategies

An important basis for the successful introduction of Industry 4.0 is the manufacturer-independent exchange of data in production. The open interface standard OPC UA is increasingly established for this purpose. The VDMA guideline shows how companies can successfully introduce industry 4.0 communication with OPC UA.

New VDMA guideline now available

At the 5th VDMA Future Business Summit, around 60 participants from industry and research discussed the opportunities offered by a digitized recycling economy for mechanical engineering and heard what is already possible today.

Merging Industrie 4.0 and Lean Management offers great potential for successfully developing companies. The VDMA Guideline is intended to support companies.

The VDMA is building a bridge between mechanical engineering and start-ups and has introduced a new event format for this purpose: the hackathon.