1st Speaker
Prof. Dr. Peter Post
Vice President Applied Research
Festo AG & Co. KG
Esslingen, Germany

"Digitization in pneumatics for increasing automation efficiency”

Recent developments in automation technology including pneumatics have to be evaluated in the context of many discussions around Industry 4.0. Therefore, four main fields of activities need to be covered when talking about Industry 4.0: Horizontal integration, vertical integration, lifecycle management/engineering and people. In all this fields modern pneumatic developments are offering solutions, which will be addressed in the presentation.

2nd Speaker
Dr. Steffen Haack
Senior Vice President Industrial Hydraulics
Bosch Rexroth AG
Lohr, Germany

„Industrial Hydraulics- are we really on track concerning Industry 4.0?“

Industry 4.0, a term that we encounter almost every day. What are the effects of networking of machines and entire factories as well as the ongoing digitalization on machine and plant design today and in the future? Based on some theoretical considerations, the entire engineering process is examined from the first product idea to the installed solution.
The requirements of Industry 4.0 are major challenges for manufacturers and users, but they also offer huge potential. What about Hydraulics, are we really on track? The first steps with electro-hydraulic solutions have been taken, but there is still a lot of work and effort needed not least in order to close the gap to electrical solutions.