Digitalisation and industry 4.0 | future of production | Smart factory | Worth knowing | What will work look like in the future? There is no clear-cut answer for this difficult question. However, it is possible to say how it might look like – that is what we do with our foresight series: In our second scenario, efficiency is everything: production is highly automated, factories are deserted. Human workers are only required for monitoring and emergency purposes – everything else is performed by machines.

energy concepts | future of production | Smart factory | Sustainability and climate protection | In the Chinese city of Zhongshan, thyssenkrupp has built an elevator plant that takes eco-friendly production to a whole new level – with wind-powered lighting thrown in.

Digitalisation and industry 4.0 | innovation | Smart factory | Simple repetition of processes is a thing of the past; the future demands flexibility. At the Advanced Robotics Lab, a young team is working on the robot revolution – much to the excitement of potential users.

Automotive-sector | Digitalisation and industry 4.0 | Smart factory | In the factories of the future, man and robot will work even more closely together, on one and the same production line. But robots can present a danger to people and are therefore usually locked up. In its Florange steering factory, thyssenkrupp has freed one of its machines. And it’s not just the company that profits, but the workers, too.

Smart factory | Engineers in the spotlight: Get to know Stéphane Graff, who represents the many dedicated specialists at thyssenkrupp. He characterizes materials and conducts feasibility studies for hot forming.

Smart factory | The easy way to order spare parts online – one that saves the customer a lot of time and lost production. Young engineer Ramille de Castro is overseeing the PSPN rollout in Brazil.