data exchange

Circular Economy Enabled by Digitization

Circular Economy Enabled by Digitization

Digital networking in the procurement of manufacturing companies
Pius Finkel ORCID Icon, Peter Wurster ORCID Icon, David Pfister
Current developments in digitalization and data economy, especially multilateral data sharing platforms, offer the potential to accelerate the implementation of circular economy practices in the manufacturing industry. This article systematically examines the extent to which digitalization could serve as a catalyst for circular economy in the procurement of such companies. As a basis for the following research, eight experts from five leading global manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive and aviation industries were interviewed. This article demonstrates practical hypotheses for the sustainable design of supply chains and proposes two specific use cases for circular economy practices that can proactively counteract the use of resources.
Industry 4.0 Science | Volume 41 | 2025 | Edition 1 | Pages 26-33 | DOI 10.30844/I4SE.25.1.26
Challenges of Digitalization in Intermodal Transport

Challenges of Digitalization in Intermodal Transport

Data models for the exchange of planning data for regional freight tram transportation
Jonas Ziegler, Ingo Dittrich, Theo Lutz ORCID Icon, Lisa Fäßler
The logistics industry is currently being confronted with various challenges, such as the lack of drivers, global disruptions to supply chains and the environmental impact of freight transport. In a comparison between the modes of transport, this speaks for a greater shift in freight transport from road to rail. In this article, the challenges for this shift are examined and it is shown to what extent data models can simplify the transport planning and economic assessment of regional freight tram transports. (Only in German)
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 6 | Pages 59-62
Reference Model for the Process-Oriented Integration of Simulation Partners

Reference Model for the Process-Oriented Integration of Simulation Partners

Jürgen Panzer, Bernd Wiermeier, Markus Hofer
In this contribution we want to go into the difficulty of the integration of in-house as well as external development partners in the simulation process. We will focus on the process oriented exchange of simulation data in heterogeneous PDM/SDM system environments, taking into consideration the protection of the know-how of the participating partners. In this contribution a model, as well as its prototypical implementation, are introduced as a solution.
Industrie Management | Volume 24 | 2008 | Edition 3 | Pages 64-66
The Realization of a STEP Data Interface

The Realization of a STEP Data Interface

Calculation programs of the German Research Association for Gears and Transmissions
Bernd-Robert Höhn, Karl Steingröver, Michael Jaroš
The calculation programs of the German Research Association for Gears and Transmissions were developed at the leading German instituts and are able to calculate nearly all aspects of a gear unit. For the automatic data exchange between these programs a standardized interface was created. Based on the standard ISO 10303 ‘STEP’ [1] a product model for gear units was developed at the Gear Research Centre (FZG) of the Technical University of Munich to realize a central data base. Meanwhile this product model is published as VDMA guideline 23900 [2]. A converter program enables the connection to the FVA programs. Additionally this converter program includes a data interface to CAD systems.
Industrie Management | Volume 21 | 2005 | Edition 2 | Pages 23-26