WORLD OF INDUSTRIES 6/2019

EDITORIAL
The digital future has
long since arrived
Dear readers,
The world of industry is digital now, from production through to logistics.
This is what you will find out when you read “World of Industries”. You will
encounter terms such as big data, smart sensors, real-time data transmission
and human-machine interface. These words describe technologies
and technical processes in the context of the digitization of industrial
processes or Industry 4.0, which have
now become commonplace. However, it
was not so long ago that almost nobody
was able to describe the fourth industrial
revolution, as it is called, clearly and
comprehensibly. Motivated by this
unfortunate state of affairs, the experienced
editorial staff of World of Industries worked from the beginning to
clarify the situation. Instead of writing theoretical treatises, we have given
a “face” to digitalization by using concrete user examples. We show the
technical methods and concepts with which digitalization can be profitably
implemented in industrial and logistical practice. We are
therefore equipped with a network that has grown over
the years between us and the leading representatives of
the industrial and logistics sector. On the editorial side
we are always very close to the innovations and
visions. We are convinced that the fourth industrial
revolution is in full swing, but that it will probably
never really be completed, so we will not run out of
exciting content concerning this subject. We will
keep you up to date.
Digitalization is running
through all disciplines
of industrial production
Manfred Weber
-Editorm.weber@vfmz.de
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Winfried Bauer (Editor-in-chief),
E-mail: w.bauer@vfmz.de
Peter Becker (Editor-in-chief),
E-mail: p.becker@vfmz.de
Nicole Steinicke (Editor-in-chief),
E-mail: s.steinicke@vfmz.de
Manfred Weber, E-mail: m.weber@vfmz.de
Svenja Stenner, E-mail: s.stenner@vfmz.de
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Winfried Bauer
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