Shortfacts - May 2019


Open Industry 4.0
At Hannover Messe 2019 (HM), European companies from the mechanical engineering, industrial automation and software sectors are driving forward the founding of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance with a detailed cooperation agreement. The founding members are Beckhoff, Endress+Hauser, Hilscher, ifm, Kuka, Multivac and SAP. The alliance is open to any company. The members intend to create a standardized and open ecosystem for the operation of highly automated factories and plants with the integration of logistics and services. The alliance aims to overcome proprietary isolated solutions and give a decisive boost to the digital transformation of European industry.