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WORK­GROUPS

Groups that
ACTU­ALLY work.

The work­groups of the OI4 Alliance are the tech­nical back­bone of our commu­nity, driving the devel­op­ment, inte­gra­tion, and stan­dard­iza­tion of solu­tions that enable inter­op­er­ability across indus­tries.

They provide a struc­tured approach to address chal­lenges in Industry 4.0, ensuring compa­nies can effi­ciently imple­ment digital solu­tions.

By bringing industry leaders, suppliers, and oper­a­tors together, our work­groups trans­late real-world chal­lenges into orga­nized, collab­o­ra­tive efforts that lead to prac­tical and scal­able solu­tions.

From edge
to cloud

Appli­ca­tion
Manage­ment (AM)

The Appli­ca­tion Manage­ment Work­group is focused on ensuring soft­ware inter­op­er­ability and secu­rity within the Open Industry 4.0 ecosystem by devel­oping best prac­tices, require­ments, and processes for managing appli­ca­tions across different plat­forms and ensuring their authen­ticity, integrity, and effec­tive deploy­ment.

“For us, the OI4 is a driver for the adop­tion of stan­dards. Choosing the right ones, trying them out and recom­mending them to others is the core of the appli­ca­tion manage­ment working group. This is where we at FLECS are happy to contribute our exper­tise.”

— Samuel Greising, Flecs

“Our mission as the Appli­ca­tion Manage­ment Work­group is to define guide­lines for apps and app stores to ensure inter­op­er­ability. This enables our users to easily inte­grate apps and enhance their compet­i­tive advan­tage. We support the stan­dard­iza­tion driven by the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance, as Open Automa­tion is a central part of our strategy at Lenze to shape the future of automa­tion tech­nology.”

— Paulin Werner, Encoway

Compo­nent Supplier (CS)

The Compo­nent Supplier Work­group focuses on inte­grating digital services from compo­nent suppliers into the value chain of different indus­tries, ensuring that these services are aligned with the Open Industry 4.0 concepts and Archi­tec­tural Guardrails, and supporting industry-specific use cases through collab­o­ra­tion with machine builders, oper­a­tors, and other stake­holders.

“The Compo­nent Supplier Work­group provides us with a collab­o­ra­tive plat­form to develop inno­v­a­tive, stan­­­dards-based solu­tions along­side other industry leaders. The seam­less inte­gra­tion of our digital services into diverse indus­trial value chains is crucial for enhancing effi­ciency and driving inno­va­tion.”

— Christoph Baschnagel, Dunker­mo­toren 

“Phys­ical compo­nents are the foun­da­tion of any appli­ca­tion, making their Digital Twin an essen­tial part of its digital coun­ter­part. Collab­o­rating with peers in this work­group enables unified solu­tions that drive greater value for our customers.”

— Thomas Weiss­chuh, AS-Schneider

Digital Twin (DT)

The Digital Twin Work­group focuses on creating and inte­grating inter­op­er­able digital twin capa­bil­i­ties within the Open Industry 4.0 ecosystem, enabling asset-centric collab­o­ra­tion, seam­less data exchange, and secure manage­ment of digital twin data across various systems and stake­holders.

“The working group ‘Digital Twin Concept’ provides the perfect frame­work not only to discuss inno­v­a­tive and value adding ideas around the topic of Digital Twins, but also to prepare and initiate their imple­men­ta­tion in prac­tice.”

— Rüdiger Fritz, Twin­dus­trial

“In the working group, we discuss current concepts and chal­lenges related to the stan­dard­ized digital twin (AAS) as the main concept to ensure inter­op­er­ability for rele­vant Industry 4.0 use cases. The objec­tives are best prac­tices and guide­lines to bring the use of stan­dard­ized digital twins into produc­tion and thus drive the imple­men­ta­tion of Industry 4.0 among OI4 members and their customers.”

— Michael Riester, Endress+Hauser

Indus­trial Cyber Secu­rity (ICS)

The Indus­trial Cyber Secu­rity Work­group focuses on defining and inte­grating compre­hen­sive indus­trial cyber­se­cu­rity require­ments across all layers of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance’s Archi­tec­tural Guardrails, ensuring that secu­rity is embedded by design in all systems, processes, and appli­ca­tions within the IIoT ecosystem.

“Step into the future of indus­trial secu­rity with our ICS Work­group at the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance! As the work­group lead, I invite you to join us in harnessing the power of collab­o­ra­tion, tapping into the wealth of knowl­edge from industry experts, and partic­i­pating in dynamic webi­nars and hands-on hackathons. Get involved today and help shape the next gener­a­tion of indus­trial secu­rity!”

— Daniel Bitzer, ifm

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— Andres Prieto, Wibu Systems

Open Edge Computing (OEC)

The Open Edge Computing Work­group focuses on defining and imple­menting stan­­­dards-based require­ments for an Open Edge Computing plat­form within the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance, ensuring inter­op­er­ability between edge devices, appli­ca­tions, and other layers in the alliance’s Archi­tec­tural Guardrails, while inte­grating secu­rity and facil­i­tating cross-layer commu­ni­ca­tion.

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— Konrad Heidrich, Hilscher

“The Open Edge Computing Working Group plays a key role in Industry 4.0 and IIoT by connecting OT with the cloud and enabling effi­cient, decen­tral­ized data processing at the edge. This reduces latency, enhances secu­rity, and allows for faster responses to indus­trial processes. Through our collab­o­ra­tion, we drive stan­dard­ized, inter­op­er­able solu­tions that sustain­ably accel­erate the digital trans­for­ma­tion of the industry.”

— Thomas Wein­schenk, Endress+Hauser

Remote Device Manage­ment (RDM)

The Remote Device Manage­ment Work­group focuses on enabling and inte­grating remote device manage­ment func­tion­al­i­ties within the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance ecosystem, ensuring seam­less manage­ment of devices across the archi­tec­ture for tasks such as soft­ware updates, provi­sioning, and disaster recovery, while supporting inter­op­er­ability and compli­ance with industry stan­dards.

“The Remote Device Manage­ment Work­group creates trans­parency in existing device manage­ment methods across the industry and helps to iden­tify gaps where we can make mean­ingful contri­bu­tions. Addressing these gaps allows us to develop compre­hen­sive and inter­op­er­able device manage­ment solu­tions for our customers.”

— Vitaliy Vole­vach, Siemens

“As the Remote Device Manage­ment working group at the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance, we enhance trans­parency in device manage­ment, bridge gaps in stan­dards, and guide the inte­gra­tion of existing solu­tion in new stan­dards. Our goal is to enable cross-vendor device manage­ment, espe­cially to meet upcoming secu­rity regu­la­tions.”

— Martin Flöer, Weid­müller