Empowering Industrial AI Ecosystems

Welcome to the Plattform Industrie 4.0!

Plattform Industrie 4.0 Realigned:

Reiche invites Industry to Kick-off

Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche invites decision-makers from across industry to a kick-off. The goal is a new start with a clear mandate: Plattform Industrie 4.0 is pivoting decisively toward practical application, with Industrial AI as its focus topic. Henrik Schunk, Chair of the Steering Committee of Plattform Industrie 4.0, welcomed the invitation: "Now we need to get moving and push forward."

The realignment of Plattform Industrie 4.0

Our Motivation. Our Goals.

Why we are rethinking and acting – and what we are building upon

Industrial AI is not just changing individual processes. It is transforming the entire industrial value chain: fundamentally, irrevocably, revolutionarily – and at a pace that leaves no room for delay. At the same time, German industry players possess a unique treasure trove of data whose full potential is just waiting to be discovered. This is exactly why now is the right time to harness this unique opportunity to usher in a new phase of transformation in industrial value creation while proactively shaping it. It is precisely for this reason that Plattform Industrie 4.0 is taking a new direction under the motto “Empowering Industrial AI.”

In doing so, we are building on a strong foundation that we have created together over the past ten years through unique pioneering work. Particularly industrial data ecosystems and digital infrastructure are extremely important for the future of Industrie 4.0.

 

The common goals driving us

With Industrial AI, we will reshape the competitive future of Germany and Europe. To this end, a strong network of leading industrial companies will set clear common goals at Hannover Messe 2026. At the same time, the network will outline the essential requirements that must be established in order to achieve these goals.

Explore the topics of the Plattform Industrie 4.0

Learn more about our areas of focus.

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Industrial AI – Driving Future Value Creation

Industrial AI can only realize its full potential when all system levels are consistently aligned.

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How industrial data ecosystems work

A shared vision for an integrated, trustworthy overall system of digital value creation networks.

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The Digital Infrastructure of the Future

The 8ra Initiative represents a paradigm shift towards the sovereign digital infrastructure of the future.

 

Within the leadership of Plattform Industrie 4.0, companies, policymakers, associations, and science are committed to these goals at the highest level. A spokesperson represents the platform externally on behalf of the leadership. A new steering committee coordinates the platform’s work. And each of the four areas of action is led by two high-ranking representatives.

VOICES FROM INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH

We are Driving the Realignment of the Plattform Industrie 4.0

Click through the statements from decision-makers within Plattform Industrie 4.0 network to find out how crucial Industrial AI is for the German industrial sector, what central role the realignment of Plattform Industrie 4.0 plays—and what matters most today.

Christina Raab

Accenture

Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann

Dr. Gunther Kegel

ZVEI

Thomas Böck

Festo

Hartmut Rauen

VDMA

Dr. Dirk Elvermann

BASF

Prof. Dr. Holger Hanselka

Fraunhofer

Stefan Basenach

ABB

Prof. Dr. Peter Liggesmeyer

Fraunhofer

Dr. Ralf Wintergerst

Bitkom

Dr. Tanja Rückert

Bosch

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Highlights of Hannover Messe Day 1

The first day of the trade fair at Plattform Industrie 4.0 was marked by international encounters, high-level booth visits, and substantive input.

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From 2011 to Today: Plattform Industrie 4.0 at a Glance

From the declaration of the fourth industrial revolution in 2011 to the development of international cooperation, Manufacturing-X, and the 8ra Initiative – Plattform Industrie 4.0 has been shaping the digital transformation of industry for over a decade.

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Plattform Industrie 4.0 Leverages Industrial AI to Drive Forward the Digital Transformation

At Hannover Messe, Plattform Industrie 4.0 is sending a clear signal: Industrial AI is the key lever for the competitiveness of Germany as an industrial hub.

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Calendar

Important Dates Related to the Restructuring.

Kickoff Community Dialogue: Empowering Industrial AI

The Future of the Industry 4.0 Platform – Vision, Realignment, and Opportunities for Participation

Community Dialogue: Cloud and Data Infrastructures in the New Plattform Industrie 4.0

Community Dialogue: Shaping Industrial AI Together – Exchange within the New Plattform Industrie 4.0