Geht die Digitalisierung der Welt zu schnell? – „Getränke!“ August 2017: For many years, the increasing digitalization (software-ization) of the world has been either negated, not noticed, or just suppressed in Germany, maybe even in the whole of Europe. By now, even „Der Spiegel“ has taken up the subject of the speed of digitalization [...]

Education first – really? – „Getränke!“ July 2017: A few years ago, I created a Facebook account because I wanted to know what my kids do in digital Nirvana and what they look at. At first, this world was very foreign for me, but gradually, I acquired a liking for this digital parallel universe. [...]

ITQ at interpack presenting the new smart4i demonstrator – May 2017: Interpack, the world’s largest packaging industry fair for the sectors of food, beverages, sweets, baking, pharmacy, cosmetics, non-food and manufactured goods introduces innovative concepts and solutions. This year, the VDMA stand at the interpack has the motto „Smart Future”. In cooperation with ITQ [...]

The Terminator Approach – Living Industrie 4.0 – „Getränke!“ March 2017: What does Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s Terminator movie have to do with Industrie 4.0? This question is to be answered at the Interpack 2017 using an Industrie 4.0 machine demonstrator developed specially for the VDMA. For action has public appeal, in the cinema as well [...]

Industrie 4.0 Management – February 2017: Industry robots are a substantial component of modern, highly-automated production plants because of their full custom programmability and a multitude of possible applications. But the installation and integration of these systems demands a high degree of expert knowledge – because of a broad spectrum of idiosyncratic types and [...]

INDUSTRIE 4.0 – Breaking new ground technologically and organizationally – „Getränke!“ September 2016: In the course of the digital revolution – which has also been called “Industrie 4.0” – many companies are confronted now, or definitely in the near future, with the challenge of leaving the beaten track and breaking new ground technologically as well [...]

Innovation & Immigration – „Getränke!“ September 2016: In the past weeks and months, few days went by when the media did not report on the subjects of innovation and immigration. Unfortunately, when these subjects are covered, lamentations and worries about negative consequences of digitalization or immigration tend to be in the foreground instead of [...]

„e&i elektrotechnik und informationstechnik“ July 2016: Dr.-Ing. Rainer Stetter is the CEO of ITQ GmbH in Garching near Munich, a service and consulting company for systems and software engineering in mechanical engineering and mechatronics. Additionally, he has been involved with innovative and future-oriented education of new technological recruits for many years, to which purpose [...]

„Industry Arena“ July 2016: With the Showcase Mi5, interdependencies of Industrie 4.0 can be demonstrated. Since component manufacturers, system integrators, and machine manufacturers are affected by the changes brought by Industrie 4.0, the showcase creates good conditions for starting the race of cyber-physical technologies along a wide front. New varieties of education are needed. [...]

„Getränke!“ July 2016: Is industrial change made in Germany? It cannot be denied anymore that a lot is changing in our country, politically as well as economically. The change is becoming tangible, and not least for the German industry. Of all things, our core competences, engineering and manufacturing, and even our darling and biggest [...]