Industry 4.0

The fourth industrial revolution

Merging the real world and cyberspace, huge volumes of data forming the basis for accurate production decisions, companies growing together digitally, products and production in digital dialogue: that’s Industry 4.0, also referred to as the fourth industrial revolution, and similarly momentous today as the steam engine was 250 years ago.

Facts & figures

40 bn Euro
planned investments in Industry 4.0 applications (German industry)

At one of our hot strip mills we have implemented an Industry 4.0 solution that goes way beyond the boundaries of an individual company. The processes of the supplier, the hot strip mill (manufacturer) and the customers are connected in a digital network.

In our Ilsenburg plant, camshafts and the machines used to produce them are in active dialogue. Each camshaft has its own unique ID and passes through the production process almost as if it had a first and last name. And it carries a large amount of data.

Thanks to increasing processing power and improved software tools, we can now design entire car production lines, complete with machines, robots and handling equipment, on the computer.

Staying safe in the Industrial Data Space

thyssenkrupp has implemented the first application for the Industrial Data Space, a new virtual data space in which companies can exchange information securely. The first use case is an information system for truck logistics at thyssenkrupp Steel Europe. It proves that the idea behind the Industrial Data Space works.

Industry 4.0

The fourth industrial revolution

Facts & figures

Business processes without boundaries

In dialogue: Producat and production

3D plant design

Staying safe in the Industrial Data Space