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Traceability describes the ability to seamlessly track products and their components through production. In this blog post, I use the success story of a global corporation in the field of special-purpose machine construction to show why traceability in production is so relevant, what benefits it brings and how we support its implementation.

Today's world is fast-moving and digitally networked. The streams of data flowing through our modern infrastructures are almost inexhaustible. From industrial plants to networked vehicles and smart cities - huge amounts of data are in circulation everywhere. In my blog post, I show how this data can be processed efficiently and in real time and what edge computing has to do with it.

In a globalised world, companies need to manage their supply chains efficiently and securely. The Supply Chain Control Tower (SCCT) is a centralised platform that provides a single source of truth, bringing together all the relevant data and enabling informed decisions to be made in real time. In my blog post, you will learn how an SCCT with technologies such as AI and digital twins can make your supply chain transparent, flexible and crisis-proof.

In the world of Industry 4.0, efficient and reliable data is the be-all and end-all. But what do you do when standard solutions are not enough? Then you need a customised solution. In my blog post, you can find out how a new OPC UA client with DuckDB integration was created and what impressive benefits it offers in production.

The efficiency of order fulfilment is a key success factor in the modern business world, especially in the manufacturing industry. Automating these processes end-to-end can be a huge challenge. In this blog post, I introduce the end-to-end automation of order processing using the example of an orchestra and present a successful solution approach.

In the manufacturing industry, there is often talk of digital transformation. This is intended to pave the way for Industry 4.0. The opportunities and potential benefits of digitalisation are well known. The question is: why is it still only making slow progress? I get to the bottom of this question in my blog post.

If you want to develop viable, successful solutions over the long term and also be able to evaluate and channel the potential of the Internet of Things, IoT needs to be strategically anchored at your organisation. This is where the IoT factory comes in handy. I will explain what that is in my blog post.

An anomaly is a data point or pattern in a time series that differs from the data you would typically expect to receive. Anomaly detection deals with the task of identifying these irregularities. In this blog post, we will be presenting approaches used to analyse time series data and detect anomalies. Along with that, you will also find out how to successfully integrate the algorithms into a smart product platform.

Many established SMEs in the manufacturing industry in Germany struggle with the challenge of using heterogeneous machinery: they operate machines made by different manufacturers, some of which are newer than others, and some of which are used more than others – all depending on their company’s individual history. If we are talking exclusively about digitalising and standardising these types of manufacturing environments in the sense of modern Industry 4.0 applications, then there is one question in the industry that is more pressing than any other: is a conversion or retrofit worthwhile at all?