What Happens When C‑Levels And Experts From Our Member Compa­nies Meet?

What happens when C‑level exec­u­tives and experts from member compa­nies meet? Real conver­sa­tions. Concrete ideas. Clear next steps.

The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance recently brought together leaders from GEBHARDT Fördertechnik GmbH and Konoike Trans­port Co., Ltd. — a strong example of how collab­o­ra­tion within the commu­nity moves from discus­sion into action.

Under a shared digi­tal­iza­tion frame­work, partic­i­pants explored prac­tical collab­o­ra­tion oppor­tu­ni­ties focused on inter­op­er­able and scal­able indus­trial solu­tions.

Key Topics Discussed

• Digital Twins as a foun­da­tion for inter­op­er­able solu­tions
• Intral­o­gis­tics as a driver for end-to-end digi­tal­iza­tion
• IIoT and condi­tion-moni­toring-based services
• Soft­ware-Defined Automa­tion as an enabler for flex­ible, scal­able systems

These exchanges reflect a core prin­ciple of the alliance: progress happens when members actively work together across company and country bound­aries.

What’s Next

The discus­sions will continue and deepen at the upcoming LogiMAT trade fair in Stuttgart, where partic­i­pating compa­nies will be present on site:

• GEBHARDT Fördertechnik – Hall 5, Booth 5A71
• EPG (Ehrhardt Partner Group) – Hall 4, Booth 4A71

In parallel, the collab­o­ra­tion between EPG Group and Konoike is further devel­oping into a concrete part­ner­ship, high­lighting how initial conver­sa­tions can evolve into tangible joint initia­tives.