SAP solution: 3D printing

A globally operating automotive supplier in Denklingen, Bavaria, is not only focusing on teaching the latest technologies in its vocational training. With the help of the standard software Bluelight, the entire training organization was digitized and improved.

Together with its parent company SAP, Ariba has unveiled a collaboration platform for complete process control in the cloud.

SAP is opening the early access program for the SAP Distributed Manufacturing application to more customers. With this, SAP aims to firmly anchor 3D printing and on-demand manufacturing in the digital manufacturing environment.

Industry 4.0 is revolutionizing the food industry. The initial skepticism has largely been overcome. Customized packaging "off the shelf" is already in vogue. Recently, the first restaurant with 3D printers for additive food manufacturing opened in London.

There is hardly an IT topic where theoretical possibilities and everyday reality are further apart than Industry 4.0, but manufacturing companies are coming under pressure from several sides.

Predictive maintenance, Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT) - these abstract terms dominate almost every conversation about the future of IT - especially for companies in the manufacturing sector.

Is Germany in danger of falling into mediocrity? According to a recent study by IW Consult, Germany is strong in innovation, but has only average network speeds.

Digitization is changing our world. The Internet and modern technologies are shaping private life and, above all, the business world.