From virtual SIMULATIONS to real-world IMPLEMENTATIONS, AUTONOMIZATION is fundamentally changing the world we live in. DIGITAL TWINS make it possible to model, test and optimize complex processes long before they become REALITY in the physical world. But that’s not all. …
Artificial intelligence: the unseen tsunami heading for the world of work
Professor Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Feldmann discusses the opportunities, the threats, and a possible way forward
Picture the scene in 2030. You’re not woken early by your alarm because a humanoid robot is already making your coffee and planning your day for …
Digital twins pave the way for sustainable heating
Hennigsdorf’s carbon-neutral heating supply
Back in 2015, the town of Hennigsdorf in Brandenburg took the decision to move towards a carbon-neutral district heating network. This led it to become a model for the decarbonization of district heating. A major milestone …
How Digital Twins make Energy Consumption more intelligent
Industrial Responsibility in the Age of the Energy Transition
Industrial electricity consumption is enormous, energy costs are high, and the consequences for our climate are negative. This could improve in the future if intelligent tools are implemented to make energy …
A transparent approach to sustainability
The Steinbeis Consulting Group Sustainability helped ITSG GmbH to use the VSME voluntary reporting standard
Based in Offenbach, ITSG GmbH is the central IT service provider for Germany’s statutory health insurance system and has been driving innovation in public healthcare …
Semantics, structure and machine intelligence
From data containers to semantic models – why digital twins need a foundation
Digital twins are widely regarded as a key enabler of connected industry. Yet many companies still treat them as little more than digital replicas of production data. …
A winning combination of technology and teamwork
With its innovative cell culture system and a structured M&A process, Green Elephant Biotech is gearing up for growth
Green Elephant Biotech is a young biotech startup based in Gießen with big ambitions. Its founders, Dr. Joel Eichmann and Felix …
Creating (added) value by sharing data
How SMEs can benefit from secure data exchange
For years, both industry and the research community have been talking about the value of data. Few if any enterprises can still doubt that data has become the raw material of new …
Precise modeling
TOPAS Model Fitting enables simple, user-friendly digital twin creation
Digital twins are fundamental to advances in automation, making it possible to create virtual replicas of technological systems, test out different scenarios and optimize processes. But if reliable conclusions are to …
Intelligent Management Automation: When Leadership Meets AI
From industrial automation to intelligent management support
For decades, automation has shaped industrial value creation — from assembly lines to robotics and cyber‑physical systems. Until now, automation has focused primarily on production and business processes. But with artificial intelligence entering …
Time for a reality check
Lessons learned from a trip to China
They say you learn from traveling – so what did our travels teach us? This was the question that Professor Dr. Michael Auer, Dr.-Ing. Walter Beck and Uwe Haug found themselves asking after …
Digital twins – the silent powerhouse of digitalization
Digital twins have evolved from a tool into a connected, intelligent and autonomous universal concept
In just a few years, digital twins have gone from being static representations of individual products to intelligent, connected systems – a transformation that has …
Two worlds, one goal: how management and legal experts join forces to create a data trust
FSTI experts aim to strengthen trust in data-driven partnerships
Whether in industry, trade or the service sector, data-driven business models are considered the backbone of digital transformation. They offer enormous potential - provided that the data required for them can …
Supporting identification in the virtual realm with digital product passports
Unique IDs: the key to autonomization
Any discussion about autonomization in technology and business must inevitably address the need for reliable data and digital twins. While automation is based on predefined processes, autonomization refers to a system’s ability to carry …
Taking virtual product development and process design to a new level of efficiency
OpenLB makes simulation software accessible to SMEs
If you’re a simulation engineer, then the following scenario may well be familiar to you. You spend weeks meshing a geometry, configuring the setup and wrestling with grid convergence issues – and then …
Value-added theses
A study by Steinbeis experts in Villingen-Schwenningen found that theses from vocational schools are worth over a million euros to the regional economy
Universities and academic research institutions have long been regarded as drivers of innovation. But in more recent …
Inseparable: reputation and organizational credibility
The 7FOR reputation model devised by Werner Bruns systematically measures organizational credibility
Reputation has become a key factor for organizational value creation in the digital transformation. In an environment characterized by interconnectedness, information overload and algorithmic public opinion formation, it …
“It’s knowledge that makes the difference – not the data itself”
How digital twins enable new business models and cooperation among equal partners
What have digital twins got to do with cooperation, collaboration and sustainability? Why is data of limited value without specialists to interpret it? And how much must enterprises …
Digitalization: a strategic necessity and key to success
Enterprise Architecture Management: the practitioner’s case for the digital twin
In order to make targeted use of the huge opportunities offered by the digital transformation, enterprises need strategic tools that provide guidance and enable change. Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) is …
Enabling simulation-driven development with digital twins
Simulations show the way forward for driver assistance systems and autonomous driving
The reason for developing a digital twin is typically to create a realistic representation of a real object and how it interacts with the environment. Ideally, the digital …
Building the future of robotics with the Global Robotics Expansion Network
Steinbeis SUTM is one of the partners in a global robotics network in Beijing E-Town
SUTM Beijing Co. Ltd. (SUTM) and Beijing E-Town Robot Technology Industry Development Co., Ltd. have founded the Global Robotics Expansion Network and signed a strategic …
A revolution in professional development
From training to human-machine skills architectures and neural interfaces
Our understanding of continuing professional development (CPD) has changed fundamentally over the past five decades, as have the requirements for organizations, managers and learners. Traditional CPD, which focused primarily on maintaining …
Trust: driving the digital transformation
An interview with Professor Dr. Maren Lay, Steinbeis Entrepreneur at theSteinbeis Consulting Center IPAL – Institute for People Analytics & Leadership
Digital technology and artificial intelligence have entered every area of our lives, and are also bringing far-reaching changes to …
Pioneering the “new Mittelstand”
The Steinbeis Foundation Transfer Award honors a visionary partnership project in the intralogistics industry
This year’s Steinbeis Foundation Transfer Award – Löhn Award was won by the Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute (FSTI) and its partner enterprises Leadec FM BV & Co. …
Building the future through cooperation
Johann Löhn underscores the importance of international technology transfer at an event in Beijing
How can we accelerate the translation of knowledge into marketable innovations? This question was addressed by Professor Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Johann Löhn at this …
Next level: Transforming HR development
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT has the clearly defined goal of MAKING BUSINESSES MORE SUCCESSFUL by supporting, training and upskilling their employees. However, like other areas in businesses, HR development is undergoing a TRANSFORMATION influenced by technological and societal developments such as …
Welcome to the latest edition of TRANSFER.
One question that comes up during every period of economic and social transformation is which skills do people and enterprises need so they are well placed to actively shape the changes rather than simply being caught up in them? There’s …
A new approach to leadership
Organizational and leadership culture are the key to successful HR development
The development of leaders and the associated (ongoing) development of leadership culture play a critical role in organizations undergoing change. Although they fall under the HR development heading, their …
Leadership in times of change
Helping organizations stay competitive with new leadership, team staffing and AI
The digital transformation requires businesses to reframe their understanding of management – in response to technological innovations, hybrid working models, age-diverse teams and the increasingly blurred lines between people’s …
Focus on digital literacy
Steinbeis experts help to strengthen digital skills in businesses
Digitalization is transforming every area of our professional and private lives. Today, many everyday activities are directly impacted by this trend, be it through the use of modern smartphones and devices …
The underrated skill in the modern workplace
How emotional intelligence can contribute to success
Emotional intelligence was traditionally regarded as a woolly concept that could not be measured by conventional IQ tests. However, recent studies and models have shown that people who understand, utilize and manage emotions …