Intelligent connected industry – secure & reliable data exchange
Manufacturing - X
Initiative for digitalisation of supply chains in industry
A sovereign data room for the entire industry is being created under the name Manufacturing-X. Unlike the analog hall, this is not located in one place, but is available wherever there is Internet access. This means that many companies - from SMEs to corporations - can exchange data securely and confidentially along value chains in an open and decentralized data room without relinquishing control.
Necessity
Use cases such as just-in-time production, the Supply Chain Act and product recalls create a demand for information along the entire supply chain.
Use cases
Traceability
Carbon Footprint Management
Circular Economy
Condition Monitoring led Services
Manufacturing as a Services-On demand Manufacturing
Target Group
Midsize to Large Enterprises
Mechanical and Plant Engineering & Related Industries
Software service providers (integrators) who build solutions for the manufacturing industry
Digitization managers, production managers, engineers, IT managers
Needs profile: Technology innovators, efficiency enhancers, risk managers, sustainability managers
National and International
Early Adaptors und technology oriented company
DEMO
Explore & Learn
Managed & orchestrated by Smart Systems Hub
TEST
Develop & Test
Managed & orchestrated by Initiative-X
PRODUCTION
Run & Maintain
Managed & orchestrated by Operator-X
Manufacturing-X Explore&Learn Environment
Our goal is to reduce complexity. With this experimental field, companies do not have to deal with data exchange formats and authentication processes, we provide these components ready-to-use. Each participant can use identities and wallets, and connectors are also provided that are used exclusively for their own use case.
This allows us to focus fully on the integration applications for business value.
Get to know the Explore & Learn Environment
Identify implementation opportunities
Evaluate the benefits of the technology
Develop use cases
Decentralised Data Rooms
Each participant in the shared data room - such as production companies, parts suppliers or service partners - defines independently and autonomously which data is shared with whom and for how long. This means that only the information that is relevant to the respective partner and process is passed on. Importantly, the data remains in the respective company and is not stored in the cloud or another centralised data storage location.
Partner Use Cases
The Manufacturing-X Explore&Learn environment is currently already being used by four X-Initiatives with 63 companies for sovereign data exchange.
Use Cases
Real-time Monitoring for Plant Engineers
Product Change Notification
Carbon Footprint
Tracking via Asset Administration Shell
Dismanteling in Production
Popup Testbed
The Smart Systems Hub pop-up test is a mobile testbed that uses real use cases to demonstrate the added value of the data room landscape.
The Testbed is a physical environment to showcase a specific Manufacturing-X use case to the public.
Each wooden box contains a different asset, such as:
a Fischtechnik model factory (simulating a real-life factory in miniature format)
a Cobot
a 3D printer
Software applications
These assets exchange data, which can be made visible via the popup testbed. It can be easily transported to events. If a different use case needs to be showcased, components can be swapped out or modified.
Companies can co-develop a box with us. For example, the Fischertechnik model was built with multiple HUB partners.
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MarkusReisch
Director Cloud & Technology Architecture / Manufacturing-X Expert
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