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The Digital Twin Summer Camp 2024, held at the scenic IFM premises in Siegen, brought together a vibrant mix of industry experts, suppliers, integrators, and operators for an intense and insightful series of hackathons.

During the Machine Builder X event, Dr. Christian Liedtke dives deep into the evolving landscape of digitalization and Industry 4.0.

Join the Conversation: The Heart and Vision Behind the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance

We had an incredible opportunity to connect with some visionary members of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance for our Member Voices series. These engaging video interviews offer a personal insight into the motivations, challenges, and visions of the professionals driving the future of Industry 4.0.

What is it about? The OI4 Alliance and the insightful seminar during WoTS in the Netherlands on 25th September, 2024. The seminar consists of various innovative topics and is kindly supported by the FHI, federatie van technologiebranches.

More than 20 dedicated OI4 members from all over Germany gathered in our Munich office for the OI4 Strategic Leadership Alignment Meeting to evaluate & discuss future roadmap.

On May 22, 2024, the Festo Experience Center in Delft buzzed with innovation and collaboration as around 40 participants gathered for the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) Hackathon, a significant event organized by the WIB working group Autonomous Operations in cooperation with the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance.

Georg Kube, Global Vice President and Head of Industry Data Ecosystems at SAP, recently shared his insights on these initiatives, described them and their importance for the industry, and also covered the role of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance.

Addressing this skepticism within your team is as crucial for a successful implementation as choosing the right approach for your system architecture. In this SPS Spotlight episode, Ekrem Yigitdoel highlights how digital twins enhance manufacturing.

The SPS Italia, held from May 23 to 25, 2023, in Parma, was a significant event with a strong focus on digital and software-based automation where OI4 Alliance had its presence at 2 booths.

Check what we learned and experienced at the Hannover Messe 2024!

Computer & Automation (04/2024): Die Open Industry 4.0 Alliance (OI4) will die Spielregeln der industriellen Digitalisierung neu definieren, indem sie eine App Store Revolution ausruft. Geschäftsführer Ekrem Yigitdoel erläutert im Interview, was hinter diesem hehren Ziel steckt.

This comprehensive paper delves into the collaborative efforts within the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance, focusing on the component supplier work group's exploration of digitalization challenges and the adoption of digital twins.

Focus on Digital Twin, Digital Product Passport, and Joint Industry Initiatives

Digitaler Zwilling, Digital Product Passport und gemeinsame Industrie-Initiativen im Fokus

Members of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance have been hard at work during two exciting hackathons, hosted in collaboration with the Industrial Digital Twin Association (IDTA) and SAP.

The second round of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance's Knowledge Camp took place once again from 28-29 February, on the premises of Alliance member MULTIVAC, in Wolfertschwenden, Germany.

Am 28. und 29. Februar 2024 ging es in die zweite Runde für das Knowledge Camp der Open Industry 4.0 Alliance. Auch in diesem Jahr fand das Event wieder in Wolfertschwenden in den Räumen des Allianz-Mitglieds MULTIVAC statt und bot an zwei Tagen exklusiv für Partner und Mitglieder der Allianz viele interessante Vorträge und Workshops.

Interview with two technology work group leads about their behind-the-scenes work processes.

Further advancing the use of digital twins in Industry 4.0 via open standards.

At its annual meeting, the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance focused on continuity.

For the fourth time, the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance will be represented at the SPS in Nuremberg.

A transparent process enabling industrial app publishers to market their apps securely.

Bereits zum vierten Mal ist die Open Industry 4.0 Alliance auf der SPS in Nürnberg.

The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance is introducing itself for the first time at this year’s DIRA Business and Robotbrag, in Denmark.

Die Open Industry 4.0 Alliance präsentiert sich in diesem Jahr erstmals auf der DIRA Business und Robotbrag in Dänemark.

The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance is introducing itself for the first time at this year’s SPS Italia, in Parma.

Die Open Industry 4.0 Alliance präsentiert sich in diesem Jahr erstmals auf der SPS Italia in Parma.

The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance invited the children of its employees and members to participate in a drawing competition.

Valuable insights from O14 Board Member.

Dr. Christian Liedtke und Ekrem Yigitdoel sprechen über die aktuellen Themen der Allianz.

Dr. Christian Liedtke and Ekrem Yigitdoel discuss the Alliance's current priorities.

Vom 28. Februar bis 2. März 2023 fand das erste Knowledge Camp der Open Industry 4.0 Alliance exklusiv für Mitglieder und Partner statt.

For 3 days, valuable implementation knowledge was shared offline and online in 11 workshops.

Ziel des Projekts am Hauptstandort von GEBHARDT in Sinsheim ist Predictive Maintenance und Vermeidung von Stillstand im Lagerbetrieb.

Connecting a manufacturing cell to the cloud in ongoing production and providing it with all the features of a smart factory.