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

Digitization and Industry 4.0 | future of production | In production work in the future, employees will obtain additional information from data glasses – for instance, through the videobased knowledge database tech tube, which thyssenkrupp is currently testing.

Corporate culture | Digitization and Industry 4.0 | future of production | innovation | Knowledge is now more widely distributed, and innovation is happening more often in small companies. For the visionary Henry Chesbrough, this means the future clearly belongs to open innovation.

future of production | More than 500 robots manufacture the body shell of the smart fortwo. Uwe Kasper and Michael Schumacher, together with their project team, got the entire process rolling – and thanks to great teamwork, in record time too.

future of production | At Ilsenburg , the physical world of things is fused with data networks to form a cyber-physical system.

future of production | How should companies set themselves apart and stay ahead of the competition? Avoiding an insular mindset and investing time and resources to study products and services from others companies are key elements for success in a highly competitive industry.