Pepperl+Fuchs Takes Lead in Industry 4.0 Data Space with ‘Manufacturing-X’

Mannheim, Germany – Pepperl+Fuchs, a company that has been at the forefront of shaping the understanding of Industry 4.0, recently showcased the next phase of the Manufacturing-X initiative at the HANNOVER MESSE trade fair in Germany. With the ‘Manufacturing-X’ initiative, the Industry 4.0 platform is creating a sovereign data space across industries and companies, with the aim of enabling multilateral cooperation along supply chains and taking digital value creation processes to a new level.

Along with its subsidiary Neoception, Pepperl+Fuchs showcased several exhibits with interlinked content, demonstrating the intelligent use of various technologies and standards to enable continuous digital collaboration within a data ecosystem. This initiative follows Pepperl+Fuchs’ contribution to the Reference Architecture Model Industry 4.0 (RAMI).

Implementing and utilizing an ‘Asset Administration Shell’ (AAS) as a key component for integrating objects and assets into digital value-added networks lies at the heart of this application-driven concept. The demonstrations ranged from discrete medium-sized production environments to corporate structures in the process industry. Visitors and interested parties learned more about the various aspects of digital information access and the digital infrastructure required for this at the show display.

Image Source: Pepperl + Fuchs

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