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Date 22.–23.10.2024
Partners
22.10.2024 – Day 1
Until 09:00
Individual arrival to Park & Ride near Memmingen

10:00 – Visit 1
GROB-WERKE, Mindelheim

GROB-WERKE will be demonstrating data acquisition, visualization and visualization and evaluation in real time via a self-developed, fully integrated BDE / MDE solution with special functionalities for machining and machine-heavy production as well as a connectivity solution for manufacturer and age-independent machine and system connection.

14:45 - Visit 2
ifm electronic, Tettnang

At ifm electronic, you will see digitalization of the entire value chain. Fully autonomous production supply in combination with worker assistance systems and digital store floor management.

18:00 - open end
Transfer to Hotel Rad (Tettnang), dinner together and overnight stay
23.10.2024 – Day 2
07:15 - 07:45
Joint breakfast & Feedback

09:15 Uhr – Presentation
NEONEX

In his presentation, NEONEX Senior Partner Dr. Jochen Schlick discusses the challenges that industrial companies with production sites in high-wage countries will face over the next three years and derives maxims for action that industrial managers must have on their radar in order to ensure the success of their companies.

13:15 Uhr – Visit 3
DMG MORI, Pfronten

Information processing, data acquisition and evaluation becomes an element of workplace design with the help of the Tulip low-code platform. This significantly increases transparency at DMG Mori and lays the foundation for efficient management work.

Feedback round and subsequent transfer back to Park & Ride

ifm electronic

ifm electronic contributes to improving the living and working conditions of all people. To this end, ifm develops innovative Industry 4.0 solutions and corresponding software and cloud products to make existing company processes digitally usable.

Revenue
1.2 MRD €
Employees
8.100
Website
ifm.com

DMG MORI

DMG MORI continues to drive forward the future fields of automation, digitalization and sustainability! With its core business of turning and milling machines, advanced technologies and additive manufacturing, DMG MORI is one of the world's leading manufacturers of machine tools.

Revenue
2 MRD €
Employees
6.800
Website
dmgmori.com

GROB-WERKE

GROB-WERKE has been a pioneer in the construction of innovative production and automation systems for almost 100 years. As a globally operating family business, GROB-WERKE develops and manufactures systems and machine tools.

Revenue
€ 1,37 bn.
Employees
8.085
Website
grobgroup.com
Investment

1,990 € plus VAT incl. bus transfer, meals and one overnight stay

Language
Deutsch

Your contact
Dr. Fabian Dietrich
Project Manager
Dr. Jochen Schlick, Senior Partner & Co-Founder
Your trainer
Dr. Jochen Schlick
Senior Partner & Co-Founder

Passed tour
Date 4.– 5.06.2024
Partners
4.06.2024 – Day 1
Until 07:15
Individual arrival to P+M Aichelberg

09:45 – Visit 1
DMG MORI, Pfronten

Information processing, data acquisition and evaluation become an element of workplace design with the help of the Tulip low-code platform. This significantly increases transparency at DMG Mori and lays the foundation for efficient management work.

14:45 - Visit 2
ifm electronic, Tettnang

At ifm electronic, you will see digitalization of the entire value chain. Fully autonomous production supply in combination with worker assistance systems and digital store floor management.

18:00 - open end
Transfer to the hotel, dinner together and overnight stay
5.06.2024 – Day 2
07:15 - 07:45
Joined breakfast & Feedback

09:15 Uhr – Presentation
NEONEX

In his presentation, NEONEX Senior Partner Dr. Jochen Schlick discusses the challenges that industrial companies with production sites in high-wage countries will face over the next three years and derives maxims for action that industrial managers must have on their radar in order to ensure the success of their companies.

13:15 Uhr – Visit 3
Festool, Weilheim

At FESTOOL, you will learn how a human-centered digital transformation can be mastered with specially developed applications on low-code platforms that are used alongside an MES system. You will also experience highly automated intralogistics with AGVs.

Feedback round and subsequent transfer back to P&M Aichelberg

ifm Electronics

Ifm Electronics contributes to improving the living and working conditions of all people. To this end, ifm develops innovative Industry 4.0 solutions and corresponding software and cloud products to make existing company processes digitally usable.

Revenue
1.2 MRD €
Employees
8.100
Website
ifm.com

DMG MORI

DMG MORI continues to drive forward the future fields of automation, digitalization and sustainability! With its core business of turning and milling machines, advanced technologies and additive manufacturing, DMG MORI is one of the world's leading manufacturers of machine tools.

Revenue
2 MRD €
Employees
6.800
Website
dmgmori.com

FESTOOL

FESTOOL is a renowned manufacturer of high-quality power tools and system solutions that improves the quality of work and productivity of craftsmen and professional users through innovative products, precise workmanship and ergonomic design

Revenue
739,3 Mio. €
Employees
3.000
Website
festool.de
Investment

1,990 € plus VAT incl. bus transfer, meals and one overnight stay

Language
Deutsch

Jana Kopp, Project Manager
Your contact
Jana Densborn
Project Manager
Dr. Jochen Schlick, Senior Partner & Co-Founder
Your trainer
Dr. Jochen Schlick
Senior Partner & Co-Founder

Passed tour
Date 11.–12.10.2023
Partner/ Stopps
11.10.2023 – Day 1
Until 13:00
Individual arrival at the hotel

14:30 – Visit 1
ifm electronic

At ifm electronic you will see digitalization of the entire value chain. Fully autonomous production supply in interaction with worker assistance systems and digital store floor management.

18:45 - open end
Round of introductions followed by dinner together
12.10.2023 – Tag 2
07:30 - 08:30 Uhr
Gemeinsames Frühstück & Feedback

09:00 Uhr – Presentation
NEONEX

"Industrial competitiveness: Eight maxims of action for managers".

13:00 Uhr – Besuch 2
DMG MORI AG

Information processing, data acquisition and evaluation become an element of workplace design with the help of the Tulip low code platform.

15:30
Feedback round and subsequent transfer back to the hotel

ifm Electronics

Ifm Electronics trägt zur Verbesserung der Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen aller Menschen bei. Dafür entwickelt ifm innovative Industrie 4.0-Lösungen und entsprechende Software und Cloud-Produkte, um bestehende Unternehmensprozesse digital nutzbar zu machen.

Revenue
1.2 MRD €
Employees
8.100
Website
ifm.de

DMG MORI

DMG MORI treibt die Zukunftsfelder Automatisierung, Digitalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit weiter voran! Mit dem Kerngeschäft mit Dreh- und Fräsmaschinen, Advanced Technologies und Additive Manufacturing zählt DMG MORI zu den weltweit führenden Herstellern von Werkzeugmaschinen.

Revenue
2 MRD €
Employees
6.800
Website
dmgmori.de
Investment

1.490 Euro zzgl. MwSt. inkl. Bustransfer, Verpflegung und einer Übernachtung

Language
Deutsch

Ihr Ansprechpartner
Dr. Jochen Schlick, Senior Partner & Co-Founder
Es begleitet Sie
Dr. Jochen Schlick
Senior Partner & Co-Founder

Passed tour
Date 13.–14.03.2023
2 Tage Programm Mit Stopps bei

What participants say about the tour

Many new approaches, technical solutions and organizational principles
Digitization enables the radical redesign of processes. But the process must lead!
Other companies are further ahead than we are in some respects. In successful companies, the clear vision always comes first.

13.03.2023 – Day 1
Until 08:30
Individual arrival to Graben-Neudorf

09:00 – Visit 1
SEW-Eurodrive GmbH & Co KG

At SEW Eurodrive, you will experience the continuous development from Lean Excellence to Digital Excellence: With a clear vision and people at the center.

13:30 – Visit 2
Robert Bosch GmbH

At its Industrie 4.0 lead plant in Feuerbach, Bosch relies on networked logistics with smart supermarkets, automated material bookings, digitized milk runs, and fully autonomous ActiveShuttles. Bosch also relies on an automated production assistant that works hand in hand with human employees.

Abschluss Tag 1
Transfer zum Hotel, gemeinsames Abendessen
14.03.2023 – Day 2
Until 08:30
Transfer from hotel to Pfronten

09:00 Uhr – Besuch 2
ifm electronic GmbH

At ifm electronic you will see a comprehensive digitalization of the entire value chain. Starting with digital store floor management to worker assistance systems and autonomous production supply.

15:00 Uhr - Workshop
NEONEX

In einem gemeinsamen Workshop reflektieren wir die erfassten Eindrücke und diskutieren die Wirkmechanismen der smarten Use cases von SEW, Bosch und ifm. Außerdem bietet der Workshop Platz für die erste Einschätzung der Potentiale für die Unternehmen der Teilnehmer. Anschließend Rücktransfer nach Graben-Neudorf und gemeinsamer Abschluss

End of day 2
Afterwards, transfer back to Graben-Neudorf and joint conclusion.

SEW Eurodrive

SEW Eurodrive moves the world! As an international market leader in the field of drive technology and drive automation, SEW's motors, gear units, electric motors and associated services can be found in everything from airport logistics to the industrial process industry.

Revenue
3.1 MRD €
Employees
19.000
Website
sew.eurodrive.de

Robert Bosch GmbH

For more than 130 years, the name "Bosch" has been associated with pioneering technology and groundbreaking inventions that have made history. Bosch is a global company that operates in a wide variety of fields.

Revenue
78,7 MRD €
Employees
400.000
Website
bosch.de

ifm Electronics

Ifm Electronics contributes to improving the living and working conditions of all people. To this end, ifm develops innovative Industry 4.0 solutions and corresponding software and cloud products to make existing company processes digitally usable.

Revenue
1.2 MRD €
Employees
8.100
Website
ifm.de
Investment

1.890 Euro plus VAT incl. bus transfer, lunch, break catering and one overnight stay

Language
Deutsch

Your contact

Passed tour
Date 12.–13.10.2022
Our partners

What participants say about the tour

Very different companies with different approaches, but pursuing the same goal
Very good organization as well as selection of companies.
Despite the different company sizes as well as business areas, good ideas could be taken away from all companies.

12.10.2022 - Day 1
Until 8:30
Individual arrival to Böblingen

9:00 - Visit 1
Mercedes Benz Factory 56

In Factory56, you will gain insights into modern automotive production and the example of a factory that is completely defined by software. Driverless transport systems replicate an automotive line. The line logistics are also fully automated.

13:30 - Visit 2
SEW Eurodrive GmbH & Co. KG

At SEW Eurodrive, you will experience an optimized order handling process with fully automated logistics, smart automated assembly processes and a lean organizational structure.

End to day 1
Afterwards transfer to the hotel, dinner together and overnight stay.
12.10.2022 - Tag 2
Bis 8:30 Uhr
Transfer vom Hotel nach Pfronten

9:00 - Besuch 3
DMG MORI AG

Die Informationsverarbeitung, Datengewinnung und Auswertung wird mit Hilfe der Low Code Plattform Tulip zu einem Element der Arbeitsplatzgestaltung. Dies steigert die Transparenz bei DMG Mori signifikant und legt so den Grundstein für eine effiziente Führungsarbeit.

15:00 Uhr - Besuch 4
Ifm electronic GmbH

Bei ifm electronic sehen Sie Digitalisierung der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette. Vollautonome Produktionsversorgung im Zusammenspiel mit Werkerassistenzsystemen und digitalem Shopfloor-Management.

Ende Tag 2
Anschließend Rücktransfer nach Böblingen und gemeinsamer Abschluss

SEW Eurodrive

SEW Eurodrive moves the world! As an international market leader in the field of drive technology and drive automation, SEW's motors, gear units, electric motors and associated services can be found in everything from airport logistics to the industrial process industry.

Revenue
3,1 MRD €
Employees
19.000
Website
sew-eurodrive.de

DMG MORI

DMG MORI continues to drive the future fields of automation, digitalization and sustainability! With its core business of turning and milling machines, advanced technologies and additive manufacturing, DMG MORI is one of the world's leading manufacturers of machine tools.

Revenue
2,0 MRD €
Employees
6.800
Website
dmgmori.de

Mercedes Benz

Mercedes Benz Group AG is one of the most successful automotive companies in the world. With Factory 56, the company embodies new standards for automotive manufacturing and makes a clear commitment to Germany as a business location

Revenue
167,97 MRD €
Employees
172.000
Website
group.mercedes-benz.com

ifm electronic

Ifm Electronic contributes to improving the living and working conditions of all people. For this purpose, ifm develops innovative Industry 4.0 solutions and corresponding software and cloud products to make existing company processes digitally usable

Revenue
1,2 MRD €
Employees
8.100
Website
ifm.de
Investment

1.890,- € incl. meals, bus transfer and one overnight stay.

Language
Deutsch

Your contact
Dr. Jochen Schlick, Senior Partner & Co-Founder
Your trainer
Dr. Jochen Schlick
Senior Partner & Co-Founder

WHAT IT'S ABOUT
On a two-day tour, you will visit various digital transformation pioneers with other executives and us and learn how the Smart Factory as a tool for Operational Excellence is transforming the factory and business operations. You will experience first-hand how other companies are treading the path of Digital Transformation and how their effectiveness & efficiency has increased by extending Lean thinking with digital technologies. The direct comparison and discussion with other participants will give you an orientation on how to start the Digital Transformation in your company and how to follow the path to the Smart Factory.

PARTICIPANTS
Management, middle and senior executives from production and production-related IT and sales departments.


What participants say

"Very many suggestions, very practical, very open companies that are not afraid to answer all questions honestly.
"The diverse impressions need to be sorted and prioritized. My company should set out more urgently on the path toward digitization."
"Very good that the staff spoke very frankly from the field!"