{"id":2953,"date":"2024-01-26T20:18:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T19:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lni40.de\/?p=2953"},"modified":"2024-01-26T22:25:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T21:25:58","slug":"the-turn-of-the-year-a-chance-to-look-back-and-look-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lni40.de\/en\/the-turn-of-the-year-a-chance-to-look-back-and-look-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"The turn of the year - a chance to look back and look ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt's hard to believe how quickly time has passed. The new year has only just ended and 2024 is already full steam ahead. \n\nOne year ago, LNI 4.0 and all its members started the transformation process into the data economy. And today we look back with pleasure on the good foundations, experiences, progress and successes that we were able to achieve together.\n\nThat's why we want to take a brief look back at the rather exciting year 2023 and what we can take away from it for 2024 - great events and achievements that we are proud of, but also challenges and \"lessons learned\" (i.e. bruises that are inevitable). \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What were the notable highlights in 2023?\nWhat exactly are we planning for 2024? \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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LNI 4.0 started its journey into the data economy in 2023. As a non-profit and pre-competitive association for the transfer of German SMEs to Industry 4.0.
LNI 4.0 will support the establishment of the data economy with demonstrators and transfer measures, particularly in the context of Manufacturing-X.<\/p>

We have been working on Industry 4.0 since 2015, primarily on the interoperability of machines and store floors \/ production lines.
In more than 120 test projects (known as use cases), a wide variety of problems and solutions were addressed and implemented as examples.
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Our activities in our LNI 4.0 testbeds<\/strong> have picked up speed again due to market demand (and ultimately also due to the elimination of corona restrictions) and are driving new topics in the areas of standardization and applications for SMEs.<\/p>

Our very active testbeds are:<\/strong>
1. TSN (time-sensitive networking) - since 2017 with more than ten companies involved across the board
<\/strong>2. edge management - since 2018 also with more than ten companies involved across the board
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The TSN<\/strong> Testbed (Time Sensitive Networking) deals with different approaches to time synchronization in production (down to the micro-second range). The TSM testbed is supported by Fraunhofer in Augsburg. We meet online three times a year and monthly to \"plug\" TSN devices and their software in order to discuss the results and prepare new topics. In 2024<\/strong> are still the IEEE 802.1 and IEC\/IEEE 60802<\/strong> standards on the agenda. You can find details here<\/a>.<\/p>

In the Edge Management<\/strong> Testbed, use cases for the management of edge devices and their software are tested via edge management systems. In 2023, there was a technological switch to the AAS (Asset Administration Shell) to manage the devices and software versions. For In 2024, the Edge resources will be shared<\/strong> is aimed for. New companies will also join the demonstrator and provide impetus. Further details can be found here: .<\/p>

The AAS Testbed<\/strong> (Asset Administration Shell) implements the latest regulatory requirements internationally. These are CO2 management and supply chain resilience as well as product passports. These key topics are also highly topical outside Europe and so, in addition to the USA<\/strong> in the future Canada and Korea<\/strong> directly involved in the demonstrator via real industrial supply chains. This will be implemented from 2024. Further information is available here<\/a>.<\/p>

According to the motto \"Keeping the good and embracing the new\", we will continue these three testbeds at full speed.<\/strong>
From 2024<\/strong> we build step by step New fourth testbed \"Data\"<\/strong> on.<\/p>

It is not only the experience of how the testbeds are managed efficiently, how the participants \/ members are best and visibly involved, how topics can be advanced pre-competitively in plugfests, but above all the concrete and operational issues from the market<\/strong>which are incorporated into all testbeds.<\/p>

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Our special highlights are the leading trade fairs <\/b> for the Industry 4.0 community - the Hannover Messe (HMI) and SPS Drives Nuremberg.<\/b><\/p>

LNI 4.0 also participates at regular intervals in the Digital Summit of the Federal Government, <\/b>in 2023 for the first time with its own demonstrator, the AAS Demonstrator for CO2 management.<\/p>

In 2023, the two leading trade fairs were once again fully available and were overwhelmingly well received by visitors and the community. LNI 4.0 introduced the Demonstrators of all three testbeds<\/b> and was thus not only able to demonstrate the latest results of the interoperability tests in real industrial setups, but also gain new members for the association.<\/p>

Of course, we were there in 2023 and will be there again in 2024 - LNI 4.0 as a co-exhibitor at the joint stand of the Industry 4.0 platform.<\/p>

Hannover Messe 2024 will take place from April 22 - 26, 2024.
SPS Drives Nuremberg will take place from November 12 - 14, 2024.<\/p>

The Digital Summit 2023<\/a>
was a special highlight for LNI 4.0. In the Market of Opportunities, we presented the AAS Demonstrator<\/strong> that the CO2 management and resilience internationally and industrially<\/strong>. With the visit of state secretaries and important representatives of the BMWK and BMBF ministries as well as the steering committee of the Industry 4.0 platform, LNI 4.0 was able to achieve great success. Attention for the Industry 4.0 topics of the future<\/strong> generate.<\/p>

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What would LNI 4.0 be without special <\/span>Events, conferences and workshops outside the LNI 4.0 testbeds?<\/b><\/p>

In 2023, LNI 4.0 successfully held presentations and panel discussions at the following events, among others<\/span><\/p>