The document discusses Production 4.0 and a new vision for the factory of the future called Production 4.0. It notes that current production systems were designed in the 1970s-1990s and are not ready for digitalization. Production 4.0 aims to create a highly flexible, completely digital and self-optimizing factory that runs on engineering data and optimizes the supply chain in real-time, even for lot sizes of one. It argues this will require a new, integrated "Production-Process Platform" that combines engineering, production and logistics on a single platform using real-time data from connected resources. This integrated platform is predicted to deliver efficiency gains of 10-20% through predictive process control and optimization of production

1. Production 4.0 - new paths for the automotive industry
09/20/2017

2. nextLAP founders
Founder and CTO
until 03/2015 with the Audi Group in
various positions and functions in
Production, Planning and IT - last position
Director IT-Production Audi Ingolstadt
successfully established an e-commerce
company before
studied information science, received
doctorate in manufacturing automation
and production systems
Founder and CEO
until 03/2015 with the Volkswagen and
Audi Group in various positions and
functions, always in direct reporting line to
the CIO - last position SVP IT-Production
Audi Group
successfully established and sold an
e-business company before and gained
experience in IT consulting after studied
industrial engineering
André Ziemke Dr. Thomas Stöckel
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3. nextLAP summary
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4. Current process and system landscape at Production was designed
in the '70s, '80s and '90s and is not ready for digitalization
process and IT-system breaks
Engineering Production
ManufacturingLogistics
Digital Factory
Digital Factory
M. Control
L. Control
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5. Industry 4.0 won't solve integration problems on process side,
it has a strong focus on individual technologies
RFID
Cloud
Horizontal
Integration
IoT
Internet of
Things
Vertical
Integration
Smart Factory Cyber
Physical
Systems
IT-
Security
Smart ToolsSmart Data
Worker
Guidance
Software
Big Data
Apps
Paperless
Factory
Fern-
wartung
3D
Printing
Predictive
Mainten.
Drones
Human
Roboter-
Collab.
Virtual/
Augmented
Reality
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6. RFID
Cloud
Horizontal
Integration
IoT
Internet of
Things
Vertical
Integration
Smart Factory Cyber
Physical
Systems
IT-
Security
Smart ToolsSmart Data
Worker
Guidance
Software
Big
Data
Apps
Paperless
Factory
Fern-
wartung
3D
Printing
Predictive
Mainten.
Drones
Human
Roboter-
Collab.
Virtual/
Augmented
Reality
Process is leading!
Digitization needs a new, integrating eco-system
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7. Production 4.0 is our vision of the factory of the future
highly flexible
completely digital
self optimizing with AI
"JIS" for every part
runs on engineering data
optimizing supply chain in real-time
efficient even at lot size 1
is a product by itself
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8. Digitization shapes the next level of production system
BasicsPrinciples
new elements through digitization
Productivity, quality, delivery reliability
Principles such as quality in process,
tact, just-in-time
Connectivity Simplification
Principles such as standardized processes, continuous improvement,
elimination of waste, employee responsibility
Machine-Learning
Control of production and logistics via real-time data
100% digitized ressources based on Internet-of-things
Network infrastrucure
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9. In Production 4.0 integration happens on a Production-Process-
Platform, combining engineering, production and logistics
Production-Process-Platform
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10. The key benefit will be predictive process control
Production and logistics are optimized and controlled in real-time
Production and logistics are pre-calculated
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11. Such an integrated platform delivers 10-20% efficiency gain
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12. Use case “SmartRack” of the Production-Process-Platform
approach with nextLAP IP/1 software solution
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SmartRackIP/1
Production-Process-Platform

13. Thank you!
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