Digitalisation and industry 4.0 | innovation | trends of technology | Smart Glasses are no longer a radical innovation. Since the market was opened by the " Google Glass" in 2014 the data glasses, which make it possible to dive into an audio-visual world, is known to everyone. At thyssenkrupp rothe erde the technology has also been used for remote support since 2019.

Automotive-sector | Digitalisation and industry 4.0 | innovation | With the help of innovative technologies, we are preparing the automotive sector for a digitalized and agile future for example at our BILSTEIN plant in Hamilton, Ohio. The complex facility for shock absorbers is the perfect test environment for a central IoT solution: Our Connected Factory.

Digitalisation and industry 4.0 | innovation | People at thyssenkrupp | Increasing digitalization has already changed our everyday work enormously. We have access to information anytime and anywhere. However, digitization on its own can only partly improve our everyday working life. There are further enormous possibilities to make processes more efficient, collaboration easier and development processes more creative. In February 2020, thyssenkrupp employees, therefore, launched an interactive fair on "New Ways Of Working".

Corporate culture | Digitalisation and industry 4.0 | People at thyssenkrupp | “In times of change, take advantage of the new wind instead of fighting it”. That’s the view of the Digital Sales Lab (DSL), say Michelle Labonté, Chiara Möllerfriedrich and Kim Nitsch.

Digitalisation and industry 4.0 | Engineering | innovation | People at thyssenkrupp | They research electromobility, design huge industrial plants, develop software that enables production plants to communicate with each other, and even work in the most remote places in the world: engineers ensure progress - and hardly any job is as multifaceted as theirs. During the official "Engineers Week" we focus on their pioneering spirit and showcase the various fields of our engineers’ work. Jörg Plenert, technical director (CTO) at thyssenkrupp Materials IoT GmbH, works with his team on the smart industry platform toii®. As part of the Engineers Week, he gives us an insight into his day-to-day work and tells us what inspires him about his job.

Digitalisation and industry 4.0 | Smart factory | trends of technology | For the future of thyssenkrupp, our colleagues around the world are working to make our company more flexible, efficient, and powerful. Our #newtk strategy focuses on this performance idea. For example, through innovations in customer service and digital communication via smartphone apps. With service apps we create value for our elevator customers and enable them to view and track the status of their system at any time – easily via smartphone.