Clear. Competent. Comprehensive. The KUKA Consulting approach for Industrie 4.0 Let’s be clear on one point before we So, to summarize – Industrie 4.0 is com- The 阀阀 Consulting approach is based even begin to talk about Industrie 4.0 plex and integrative in equal parts. Yet, on a modular, 昀椀eld-tested procedure solutions: Industrie 4.0 is not a product if everyone is already doing Industrie 4.0, that always focuses on the customer’s or service as is often mistakenly assumed. how can we pull the strings together individual added value. We develop Neither is it a speci昀椀c technique, model, without dampening initiatives? On the solutions according to customer require- or method that can be simply bought contrary, how do we boost their syner- ments in three phases. An important and used. Industrie 4.0 de昀椀nitely con- gies? We enjoy a distinct status in the aspect is that various Industrie 4.0 cerns the product portfolio of estab- market through our 阀阀 Consulting solutions from 阀阀 and our partners lished machinery and system builders, approach, based on our long-standing are 昀椀rst trialed as prototypes to validate their market di昀昀erentiation and posi- industrial know-how and specialists their relevance and e昀昀ective added tioning. All in all, it concerns the entire to speci昀椀cally foster and demand the value at short notice within a customer enterprise. Close examination already relevant Industrie 4.0 skills. In doing so, context. Not Industrie 4.0 for the sake shows that virtually all corporate areas we abide by our hands-on mentality, of digitization, but Industrie 4.0 as an are a昀昀ected one way or another by the because successful Industrie 4.0 opportunity for the integral development subject and are already engaged in consultants earn their laurels on the of individual components, processes, developing measures for future viability. shop 昀氀oor and not in steering systems, or indeed entire corporate areas. committees. This diversity o昀昀ers huge potential to The intrinsic 昀氀exibility of the 阀阀 create a cross-departmental dynamic We have been pairing this know-how approach means that phases can be through interdisciplinary initiatives that with Industrie 4.0 approaches and asso- adjusted to speci昀椀c and changing needs unite the enterprise on the transforma- ciated technologies now for several years. and the pros and cons of particular ini- tion path. Compartmentalized projects This ongoing development of our core tiatives weighed before taking decisions. and mentality have no place in a world competencies makes us the ideal project The scope of a project and the involve- of digital opportunity. partner for digitizing production and ment of further partners is are thus entire business processes in enterprises de昀椀ned by the customer in the course of all sizes and in all sectors. The of the cooperation. 阀阀 supports the Industrie 4.0 accelerator team comple- customer throughout as a sparring ments this existing expertise through partner with sound experience and targeted partnerships with established process know-how. Along with our team specialists. Experts from precisely those of experts from the respective disciplines, areas vital to promote cross-company we can bring structure to the complexity Industrie 4.0 measures, to initiate their of our customers’ speci昀椀c challenges, targeted implementation and, if required, plan de昀椀ned steps, and put them into to provide support. practice as required. From left to right Industrie 4.0 Accelerator Team Rohitashwa Pant Dirk Engelbrecht Robert Kamischke » Industrie 4.0 consulting Holger Jaksch Dr. Kerstin Hö昀氀e starts on the shop 昀氀oor, Stefan Ampenberger not in steering committees.« Dr. Martin Lehl Jonas Podszuweit Christoph Groll Industrie 4.0 Accelerator Team 52�53