NEWS & PRESS

This step rein­forces indus­trial trans­for­ma­tion and strategy, guided by a new advi­sory board post-anniver­sary.

Curious to see what happened last evening, while Chris­tian and I went networking at the Spon­sors’ Evening. And no surprise:  our youngest team members — can you believe the youngest is only 17 years old?! — had found a bril­liantly simple solu­tion.

This morning, as I arrived at the fair­grounds, I spotted a group of students doing Pilates under the palm trees — a bril­liant way to start the day! I think I might join them tomorrow.

The second day kicked off with a coffee and standup meeting in the entry court. All the teams went back to their tables, some teams diving straight into proto­typing. Our “soft­ware – team” continued refining their setups from yesterday and installing the soft­ware on their system. However, the day quickly turned into a true test of problem-solving skills, pushing our team to think creatively and adapt on the fly.

What’s This Event About?

The SMART GREEN ISLAND MAKEATHON is back for its 8th year, bringing together 500 students, spon­sors, and inno­va­tors to tackle sustain­ability chal­lenges to the island of Gran Canaria, Spain. Orga­nized by our member ITQ GmbH, the event fosters young talent, crit­ical thinking, and hands-on collab­o­ra­tion.

New OI4 project results at SPS 2024: Latest digital twin use cases and multi-vendor solu­tions can be found in Hall 5.

How collab­o­ra­tion and shared vision are driving open inno­va­tion in Industry 4.0 – insights from OI4 Alliance members.

The hackathons united key stake­holders to tackle indus­trial AAS chal­lenges.

OI4 Members’ views on Industry 4.0 chal­lenges and driving inno­va­tion — with fun surprise insights along the way.

Join us at WoTS 2024 for first­hand insights into our hackathons, plus read an inter­view with the OI4 Alliance’s MD.

More than 20 dedi­cated OI4 Members gath­ered in Munich to align on future strategy, driving inno­va­tion and value.

The 2024 AAS Hackathon in Delft brought experts together to drive inno­va­tion in AAS and digital twin tech­nology.

What are Manufacturing‑X and Factory‑X—and how does the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance help shape their impact? SAP’s Georg Kube shares insights into these EU-funded initia­tives, high­lighting how OI4 drives adop­tion, defines use cases, and supports industry-wide digital trans­for­ma­tion.

SPS Italia 2023 in Parma show­cased digital and soft­­­ware-based automa­tion with hands-on demos and expert talks, high­lighting the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance’s commit­ment to collab­o­ra­tion and inno­va­tion.

The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance (OI4) aims to rede­fine the rules of indus­trial digi­tal­iza­tion by launching an App Store revo­lu­tion. Managing Director Ekrem Yigit­doel explains in the inter­view what lies behind this ambi­tious goal.

Discover how the OI4 Alliance’s compo­nent supplier work­group explores digital twin adop­tion, AAS imple­men­ta­tion, and collab­o­ra­tive paths toward indus­trial stan­dard­iza­tion.

Open Industry 4.0 Alliance show­cases digital twins and DPP at 2024 Hannover Messe to drive inter­op­er­ability.

Two OI4 hackathons, in collab­o­ra­tion with IDTA and SAP, explored the poten­tial of AAS and Digital Product Passports—tackling real-world chal­lenges, fostering collab­o­ra­tion, and advancing digital trans­for­ma­tion.

OI4 Knowl­edge Camp 2024 gath­ered 130+ atten­dees committed to advancing projects like the Digital Product Pass­port.

Expe­ri­ence seam­less data exchange with stan­dard­ized digital twins across vendors—live at Hannover Messe 2024.

Boosting smart manu­fac­turing: DTC and OI4 Alliance join forces for next-level inter­op­er­ability.

Open Industry 4.0 Alliance sets 2024 course with new lead­er­ship, global expan­sion, and key industry projects.

Discover the OI4 Flag­ship Store at SPS 2023 — a secure market­place for indus­trial apps, powered by Hilscher.

Explore digital twins, DPP, and vulner­a­bility manage­ment with the OI4 Alliance at SPS 2023 in Nurem­berg, Germany.

OI4 Alliance makes its debut at SPS Italia. Join us in Parma, May 23 to 25, to explore IIoT solu­tions and part­ner­ships.

OI4 Alliance makes its Denmark debut at DIRA Busi­ness and Robot­brag, May 3 to 4 – explore industry 4.0 oppor­tu­ni­ties.

Future through a child’s eyes: OI4 Alliance’s compe­ti­tion supports creativity and German Chil­dren’s Cancer Aid.

At the first Knowl­edge Camp of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance, over 200 participants—on-site and online—shared prac­tical insights across 43 hours of work­shops and talks. Hosted by MULTIVAC, the event fostered deep exchange on topics like AAS, Open Edge, and Industry 4.0 collab­o­ra­tion in a highly engaging member-exclu­­­sive setting.

Knowl­edge Camp 2023 was the first of its kind: Read on edge computing and data spaces gaining trac­tion among experts.

At the Sustain­ability Factory in the Nether­lands, the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance show­cased how fast, collab­o­ra­tive digi­tal­iza­tion can work in the process industry.

OI4 Alliance strengthens lead­er­ship and expands in Europe with new entity to drive Industry 4.0 imple­men­ta­tion.

The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance and Labs Network Indus­trie 4.0 (LNI 4.0) are joining forces to accel­erate digital trans­for­ma­tion through real-world testing.

The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance is inte­grating ECLASS as a key stan­dard for digital twins, enabling seam­less, cross-industry data exchange. This part­ner­ship strengthens member capa­bil­i­ties in IIoT and ensures consis­tent, machine-read­­­able product infor­ma­tion across systems.

Anna Prin­ci­pato, the new Commu­nity & Regional Hub Manager at the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance, shares her vision for strength­ening member engage­ment, launching regional hubs, and driving inter­na­tional collab­o­ra­tion to bring Industry 4.0 inno­va­tions closer to real-world adop­tion.

The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance accel­er­ates its inter­na­tional strategy with a strong focus on the Netherlands—highlighted by its pres­ence at WoTS 2022 and a new part­ner­ship with TNO. A key mile­stone: the award-winning Sustain­ability Factory project show­casing real-world Industry 4.0 inte­gra­tion.

OI4 Alliance awards GEBHARDT and Dunker­mo­toren for predic­tive main­te­nance inte­gra­tion in live ware­house ops.

Connect with OI4 Alliance at Hannover Messe 2022 to discover how industry 4.0 drives resilience and sustain­ability.

OI4 Alliance supports EU Data Act — helping members unlock data poten­tial and drive new busi­ness models.

SAP’s Georg Kube on the OI4 Alliance’s future: goals, expan­sion, and value through industry collab­o­ra­tion.

The OI4 Demon­strator at the Dutch Sustain­ability Factory shows how quickly and effec­tively Alliance members can deliver real-world Industry 4.0 solutions—earning the first OI4 Imple­men­ta­tion Award and proving the value of collab­o­ra­tion across vendors, tech­nolo­gies, and indus­tries.

Aalborg Univer­sity proves OI4 Alliance’s open archi­tec­ture can easily connect shop floor to cloud computing.

OI4 Alliance and IDTA partner to drive industry 4.0 with inter­op­er­able digital twins — first projects to be unveiled soon.

OI4 Alliance grows to 92 members in 2021, strengthens lead­er­ship, and cele­brates first Imple­men­ta­tion Award winner.

OI4 Alliance launches projects and Market­place Direc­tory — learn how inter­op­er­ability drives smart manu­fac­turing.

OI4 Alliance event united 100 industry leaders to explore inter­op­er­ability and digi­tal­iza­tion in food & beverage.

Ekrem Yigit­doel, former Voith VP and OI4 Founding Member, named Managing Director to drive growth and inno­va­tion.

Discover how KUKA, together with members of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance, trans­formed an active produc­tion cell into a smart factory showcase—connecting machines to the cloud, enabling predic­tive main­te­nance, and unlocking real-time data insights. A powerful example of Industry 4.0 in action, built on collab­o­ra­tion and inno­va­tion in the brown­field.

OI4 Alliance joins forces with Pack­aging Valley to boost effi­ciency and predic­tive main­te­nance in the pack­aging sector.

Multivac and Schiwa are using OI4 Alliance’s open archi­tec­ture to boost effi­ciency and trans­parency in pack­aging.