The Second Report Meeting of the consortium study “Facing the Smart Future” took place in the premises of the KEX AG in Aachen on June 22nd 2016. Over 40 partners of renowned, international companies like Audi, 3M, Alfred Kärcher, Rehau, Vorwerk and LG participated in the event.
The intermediate results of the study were represented by the specific experts and discussed in groups within the scope of two workshop sessions. Afterwards the partners had the opportunity to vote for the most interesting business case which will be analysed in detail in the last stage of the project. This offers the partners the possibility to influence the focus of the study.
The keynote speaker Dr. Henkel of Fraunhofer SIT presented the topic "IT security of Industrie 4.0 - Protection of data within the production". Moreover the partners had the opportunity to get together, network and exchange their views on the future of smart products, production and services.
A guided tour through the Fraunhofer IPT completed a successful meeting.
The Study will end on October 20th with the Final Report Meeting.
