On show at EMO Hannover 2019 – Sensor technology is a key mechanical engineering component

The VDMA has compiled a set of business tools in its Sensors for Industry 4.0 guideline. The aim of the guideline is to highlight various tools and methods for lowering sensor costs for the users and manufacturers of sensor systems. The publication features guiding questions and toolboxes. The guideline has been developed by VDMA Forum Industrie 4.0 in cooperation with the wbk Institute of Production Science of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and a VDMA industrial working group consisting of 13 leading sensor manufacturers and users. One of the main initiators of the guide is Prof. Jürgen Fleischer from wbk. "Sensors are the links between the digital and the real world and therefore one of the most important factors in the implementation of Industry 4.0. All higher-level data interpretation systems are blind without the right sensors," says Fleischer. Read more