Demonstration Scenarios for "Indutrie 4.0" in learning factories – an action-oriented approach for transfering

Digitalization and the interconnection of value-adding-processes promise a multitude of opportunities to increase the competitiveness of small- and medium-sized companies. This article presents the results of the research project ‚Effiziente Fabrik 4.0‘, which transforms an already existing production setting of a learning factory by means of approaches of Industrie 4.0 into a digitalized production environment. Moreover it is shown how this retrofitted setting can be used for competency development in the context of Industrie 4.0 and how this vision can be holistically transferred to company practice through a competence center.