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With the high-tech strategy, the German Federal Government pursues the goal of interlinking the industrial production by means of modern information and communication technology. The technical basis for this initiative that is also summarized under the abstract concept of “Industry 4.0” is the intelligent and digital networking of systems, helping to make a widely self-organized production possible. Human beings, machines, equipment, logistics and products are communicating and cooperating directly with each other in Industry 4.0 and not only within one step of production, but also across the...

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