The networking of things is increasingly permeating our living and working environments. This is also increasingly the case in the manufacturing industry, where the IoT is becoming a Industry 4.0 shows. The IT2Industry conference, which was launched by Messe München, has now taken place for the first time.
Best practice examples and the latest news on this topic were presented in over 30 lectures. The aim is to provide companies with a basis for decision-making and reliable guidance on how to successfully cross the threshold into the Industry 4.0 era. The "Smart Digital Award", which is presented by the Bavarian state government, is also linked to the political sphere.
Service management in Industry 4.0
From our point of view, the Connection with the service an important topic. Service automation is high up on the list of measures for Industry 4.0 in the manufacturing industry. Automated exchange of information as a basis for the Service management was a focal point of the trade fair. The major infrastructure providers, such as Telefónica Germany, Huawei and Pepperl+Fuchs, presented the status quo here. In particular, further developments based on the IO-Link communication system for the connection of intelligent sensors and actuators to an automation system, which are now being given an air interface with adapters in a first step, are an important basis for improved Integration of "things".
Security questions must be answered
The Safety aspect IoT and Industry 4.0 was another topic that took center stage at the IT2Industry Conference. In many of the discussions during the specialist presentations, numerous reservations were raised, particularly by SMEs. For example, the fear was expressed that damage could be caused by a Manipulation in the production process in the worst case, can lead to business closure. These concerns must be taken into account in the transition to Industry 4.0 in order to allay companies' potential fears of introducing industrial IoT measures.
Award for innovative ICT applications
The conference concluded with the presentation of the "Smart Digital Awards" by the Bavarian Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology Ilse Aigner. In the Kaisersaal of the Bavarian Residence, the two winners in the "Startup" and "Business" categories were selected from a record high of 50 applications for their Innovations honored. This gave the topic of IoT a worthy setting and shows the importance and visibility behind the ideas of the Internet of Things.
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