Manufacturing

Catena-X, the open data ecosystem in the automotive sector, made a significant impact at the 2023 CESMII Annual Member Meeting. Collaborating with CESMII, Catena-X showcased its innovative approach to smart manufacturing, focusing on regulatory compliance, data-driven super-apps, and decentralized technology. The Catena-X Association's dialogue with CESMII led to discussions about expanding their open-source software core in the U.S. The joint exploration of a C-X Hub U.S. with CESMII marked a successful step in accelerating Catena-X's activities in the U.S., as reflected in their recent engagements and presentations.

Discover the International Manufacturing-X (IM-X) Council, unveiled at the 2023 CESMII Annual Member Meeting, fostering a global collaborative data ecosystem for smart manufacturing. The U.S. and Germany lead the initiative, aligning digital twins and software applications. Dive into Manufacturing-X's inception, the IM-X workshop, and insights on collaborative projects like Catena-X.

The 2023 edition of the “Internationale Automobil Ausstellung” or International Motor Show, known as IAA Mobility, made its return to Munich, marking the event's second presence in the city. This iteration of IAA underscored a significant shift from conventional automotive paradigms to a comprehensive array of mobility solutions. This multi-polar perspective evolved as a theme throught the event.

From September 18 to 23, Hannover hosted the world’s leading trade fair for the manufacturing industry, EMO Hannover, focusing on international production technology. This event brought together innovation leaders from the manufacturing industry like T-Systems International, Siemens, Microsoft and Umati, providing an opportunity to explore aspects such as the future of connectivity or sustainability in production.

On June 5, 2023, at the North American Catena-X event in Austin - T-Systems and Amazon Web Services (AWS) joined hands to provide the first dataspace sandbox development environment in the United States. This engagement is an effort to support the expansion of dataspaces for the automotive industry.

Hannover Fair is one of the world's largest trade shows for industrial technology. It is held annually in Hannover, Germany, and attracts exhibitors and visitors from around the world. The fair is important because it provides a platform for companies to showcase their latest technologies and products in the fields of automation, robotics, energy, industrial software, and other related industries.

The integration of Umati and Living Lab as a demonstration of federated data spaces is being developed to address the challenges of data exchange. The Manufacturing-X Demonstrator highlights the benefits of open standards and promotes interoperability and innovation in the machine building industry

The European Funding Project FENIX connects different pilot regions and transport corridors, to do so the project relies on the know-how of T-Systems.

The FAZ has received a new draft law for the sovereign handling and exchange of industrial data within the EU (“Data Governance Act”, link to FAZ article).