Industrial IoT

Feature "Industrial IoT"

Companies Must React to Data Growth Strategically

All communication services from one single source and via one single port – a practical solution to the growing data volume thanks to Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0. Alexander Frese from ITENOS explains.

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Feature "Gaia-X"

Car Repair 4.0: The Vision of Europe’s Data Infrastructure Comes True

The Gaia-X flagship project Car Repair 4.0 is advancing digitalization in the automotive industry as reported by eco's Ralf Schädel.

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Feature "Digital Production"

How SMEs Can Approach Digital Transformation

Joining the IoT revolution can be particularly daunting for small and medium-sized enterprises. Dr. Bettina Horster, Board Member, VIVAI Software AG & Director of IoT at eco, talked to dotmagazine about how SMEs can approach digital transformation and why they should do so.

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Feature "Digital Infrastructure"

Hello Car

Ivo Ivanov from DE-CIX, on providing car makers with high-performance, reliable & secure interconnection to enhance their cars and protect their customers.

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Feature "Digital Business Models"

More Turnover and Better Margins With Machine Services in the SME Sector

Nils Klute, eco Association, looks at how data-based as-a-service business models help modern plants solve production problems and minimize risks.

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Feature "Service-Meister"

Interfaces, Integration, and Interoperability for AI Tools

The Service-Meister team, on creating templates and all necessary blueprints to realize the vision of Service 4.0.

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Feature "Encryption"

Industry 4.0: The Authentication of Things within the Internet of Things – PKI as a Solution Approach

Klaus M. Brisch, LL.M. and Marco Müller-ter Jung, LL.M., from DWF Germany, shed light on the question whether a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in compliance with the security infrastructure implemented by the electronic signature legislation is suitable to establish a secure authentication within the Internet of Things. Numerous applications depend on the communication between different devices and their ability to interact with each other.

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

3D Printing: Rights to Data and IT Security in the Field of Additive Manufacturing

An exploration of the legal implications of copyright law for industrial 3D printing, and of the importance of IT security for Additive Manufacturing, by Klaus M. Brisch, LL.M. and Marco Müller-ter Jung, LL.M., DWF Germany

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

Four Steps on the Path to the Smart Factory

Smart manufacturing offers companies many opportunities to expand or even completely reinvent their business model. Florian Weigmann from plusserver explains how to get started.

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Feature "Digital Infrastructure"

Industrial Internet of Things: How the Right Infrastructure Boosts Growth and Innovation

Donald Badoux, Managing Director of Equinix Germany, on how the right IoT Infrastructure can help companies fully monetize previously unavailable or inaccessible enterprise- and machine-generated data in the industrial Internet of Things.

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Feature "Multi Cloud"

Digital Hypes & Their Consequences: Optimal Cloud Infrastructure for Data Monsters

Issues such as IoT, deep learning, or blockchain call for enormous distributed IT resources. Without broadband and simple connects to cloud providers, multi cloud would become a nightmare, explains Alexander Frese from ITENOS.

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Feature "Connected Car"

The Paradigm Shift: The Transformation of the Automotive Industry

Ralf Schädel, eco Association, on the fully connected cars of the future and seven trends for suppliers – driving change towards smarter mobility.

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

The Future of Production – Intelligent Networking & Digital Orientation

Edge computing, cloud, 5G, and artificial intelligence are the driving forces in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to optimize production processes, writes Tatjana Hein from the eco Association.

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

Industry 4.0: Rising to the Cybersecurity Challenge in Smart Manufacturing

The article discusses the smart manufacturing sector by highlighting its characteristics and illustrating what the main challenges are for enterprises in the sector, and how TANGO project proposes a solution to mitigate cybersecurity risks through a dedicated case study.

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Feature "Artificial Intelligence"

Finding and Training Up Skilled Workers with AI: How Car Repair 4.0 is Laying the Groundwork

Juan Hahn from the Car Repair Shop 4.0 consortium assesses the short supply of skilled workers in the car repair sector and the positive impact of AI support.

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Feature "Artificial Intelligence"

Applying and Perfecting AI Applications for Industrial Use Cases

Henrik Oppermann from USU on AI in the mechanical service industry, companies sharing data and cooperating, and how AI can support humans without replacing them.

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

2017: The Year of Automation?

How will the robotic revolution impact on employment? How do software-driven approaches change productivity in manufacturing and how is automation changing the production landscape in 2017? Marco Comastri from CA Technologies looks at the risks and the potential of Industry 4.0

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Feature "Artificial Intelligence"

An AI-based Service Ecosystem for Industry 4.0

Enabling a shift in the supply structure from pure products to smart services is central to supporting industry with digitalization. Service-Meister presents a user-centric platform-economic solution.

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

Shaping the Digital Production Age

Rudolf Preuss, CEO of Arendar IT-Security Ltd., explains how cybercrime is challenging today’s manufacturing landscape and how to protect industrial production from attacks.

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Feature "Cybersecurity"

Securing Industrial IoT – Business Continuity for Connected Production Plants

What are the security risks of introducing IoT into production plants? What should companies do to mitigate such risks? Wolfgang Strasser, CEO of @Yet, talks to dotmagazine about securing IoT plants and products, and what to do in the event of a cyber attack.

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

Gaia-X to Harmonize Europe’s Manufacturing

Connecting plants across the board to manufacture with greater resilience – Nils Klute from EuroCloud reports on how Gaia-X can harmonize Europe’s manufacturing networks.

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

Rent Instead of Buy: Pay-Per-Part Models in Industrial Service

Nils Klute from EuroCloud Deutschland on how usage-based business models are helping airplanes, industrial services, and the circular economy take off.

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

Internet Access is the Key to Sustainable Development

Internet infrastructure is contributing to the achievement of the United Nations’ global development goals: Alexander Rabe, Managing Director of the eco Association, on how IoT improves water supply and makes agriculture more efficient.

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Feature "Artificial Intelligence"

AI in SMEs: Focus on Solving Real Problems, Instead of FOMO

AI holds immense potential for businesses, but many SMEs struggle to implement it effectively. Christine Neubauer of the eco Association shares practical guidance on how SMEs can focus on solving real problems with AI, instead of just chasing the latest hype.

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Feature "Service-Meister"

How SMEs Succeed with AI & Standards – Not Only in Service

Hauke Timmermann from eco shows how AI and the Service-Meister project are revolutionizing industrial service for SMEs.

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Feature "Artificial Intelligence"

Building Blocks for Technical Service 4.0

The Service-Meister team illustrates the digitalization of the manufacturing service industry – moving from products to service via AI building blocks.

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

IoT and Industry 4.0 Paving the Way

eco's Managing Director Alexander Rabe argues that industrial IoT requires a rethinking of central value creation processes, or even of entire business models.

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Feature "Service-Meister"

AR and VR at Work: Industrial Service with Augmented Reality

Nils Klute on how AR and VR are being used to archive expert knowledge and train junior staff in the Service-Meister project.

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

Driving Digital Transformation

Forecasts of social disintegration and wide-spread unemployment caused by Industrial IoT are a melodramatic overreaction stemming from the fear of change. To the horseshoe smithy, the car also posed an existential threat – but does that mean we should return to the dark ages? Judith Ellis explores the attitudes to digital transformation, the challenges from smaller companies, and the steps needed to make it a success.

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

Using Artificial Intelligence to Create a Service Ecosystem for Technical Service in the Age of Industry 4.0

AI has the potential to offer support to small and medium-sized enterprises in their efforts to remain competitive in an increasingly complex global marketplace, Andreas Weiss explains.

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Feature "IoT"

IT Security Label as a Framework for More Security in IoT

Tatjana Hein from eco reports on the development of a security label for IoT devices by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

doteditorial July 2017

How will the fourth industrial revolution transform business culture and industry? What are the social benefits of industrial IoT? And how can small and medium-sized companies keep up with the pace of change in modern manufacturing? The July 2017 issue of dotmagazine, “Digital Production” explores the brave new world of Industry 4.0 – what’s already happening, how to adapt, how to ensure security, protect intellectual property, and how to succeed using digital production methods.

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Feature "Cybersecurity"

The Current Situation of IoT Security and What to Do

Hardly any IT market sector in recent years has experienced growth rates like those in IoT, but securing networked devices and IoT structures still lags behind, explains Olaf Pursche from the AV-Test Institute.

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