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How manufacturers go about digitalisation

Real projects at manufacturing SMEs: what the challenge was, what they did and what it delivered. From quoting to the shop floor.

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ITThe Cyber ScanA Digital Defense Review that examines systems, assets and infrastructure and makes the largest cyber risks visibleRelevant toEvery sector in manufacturingRead the full case →

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About this knowledge base

Every case in this knowledge base comes from manufacturing and describes a project that was actually carried out at a manufacturing SME. One project is still running; that is noted with the case, and its figures will follow once it is finished. The cases were supplied by various digitalisation experts who guided such a project themselves. They shared their experience with us so that other entrepreneurs can learn from it.

We publish that knowledge with one aim: to inspire other manufacturers and to accelerate innovation in the region. So what you read here is what turned out to be possible in practice, which challenge came before it and what it delivered. It is not an offer, not product advice and not an endorsement of any particular supplier or tool.

All cases are anonymised: company names, partner names, locations and software brand names have been left out or replaced by a neutral description. The savings and percentages mentioned are indicative, come from the report of the expert involved and have not been independently verified. What a comparable approach delivers at your own company depends on your starting position, so no rights can be derived from these figures.

Do you recognise your own situation in a case and want to know whether the approach would suit you? Then get in touch with the contact person named at the foot of that case. Do you think you have a case that belongs here? You can submit it with the button at the top of this page.