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Welcome to News & Blogs of Open Industry 4 Alliance, your hub for staying updated on the latest company events, news, and insights. Explore our plat­form to discover the newest devel­op­ments, announce­ments, and initia­tives driving inno­va­tion in Industry 4.0. Join us as we share our journey and contribute to shaping the future of indus­trial tech­nology together.

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March 15th, 2025

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.

March 14th, 2025

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.

March 13th, 2025

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.

Smart Green Island Makeathon
March 12th, 2025

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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.

October 15th, 2024

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

Three men and woman representing the member voices behind the OI4 Alliance's vision for an Industry 4.0 collaborative network
August 21st, 2024

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

Group of Asset Administration Shell experts in front of the building where the OI4 Digital Twin Summer Camp 2024 took place
August 21st, 2024

The hackathons united key stake­holders to tackle indus­trial AAS chal­lenges.

Two man and one woman in the middle about to represent Industry 4.0 challenges and visions from OI4 Members
July 8th, 2024

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

June 24th, 2024

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

people sitting on chair
June 20th, 2024

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

Six experts at the 2024 AAS Hackathon in Delft stand together in an industrial setting, giving a thumbs-up in front of a FESTO banner, celebrating collaboration in Asset Administration Shell technology
June 19th, 2024

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

March 27th, 2024

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

March 18th, 2024

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

December 12th, 2023

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

December 12th, 2023

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

November 2nd, 2023

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

November 2nd, 2023

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

April 28th, 2023

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

April 27th, 2023

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

April 12th, 2023

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

A group of people standing on an auditorium's stairs, raising their hands and smiling after the OI4 Knowledge Camp 2023 on Edge Computing and Data Spaces
March 2nd, 2023

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

December 13th, 2022

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

July 12th, 2022

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

May 3rd, 2022

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

March 22nd, 2022

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

February 28th, 2022

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

January 25th, 2022

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

January 12th, 2022

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

December 13th, 2021

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

The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance at the SPS in Nuremberg
October 21st, 2021

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

October 7th, 2021

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

October 1st, 2021

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

September 6th, 2021

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

May 17th, 2021

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