The Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industrie 4.0) is the ongoing automation of traditional manufacturing and industrial practices, using modern smart technology. Large-scale machine-to-machine communication (M2M) and the internet of things (IoT) are integrated for increased automation, improved communication and self-monitoring, and production of smart machines. They aim to be able to analyze and diagnose issues without the need for human intervention
The key to innovation lies in electronics, wether it is for Industry 4.0, cloud systems or autonomous vehicles.
RealIZM blog series “Hardware security” – Part 2 Making sure that electronic components and assemblies are genuine and fully traceable through their production chain, the researchers active in the SiEvEI 4.0 project are putting several protection mechanisms to use. Among…
RealIZM blog series “Hardware security” – Part 1 With increasing globalization and more complex supply chains, electronic hardware is also becoming more susceptible to manipulation. Jan Hefer, a member of the RF & Smart Sensor Systems department, is working hard…
The four Fraunhofer institutes – Fraunhofer FOKUS, Fraunhofer HHI, Fraunhofer IPK, and Fraunhofer IZM – have been cooperating under the umbrella of the Berlin Center for Digital Transformation since 2017, pooling their expertise in the fields of information and communication…
Modern society is relying more and more on connected, digitalized, and automated technology – an epochal change that touches on all aspects of business life, including the manufacturing of products. Fraunhofer IZM is at the forefront of this trend, creating…
