Fujitsu announces its new industry 4.0 Competence Center for Manufacturing Industry

Fujitsu announced its new Industry 4.0 Competence Center based in Munich, Germany. With the new center, the company aims to accelerate digital transformation projects for its customers by bringing multiple Industrial IoT (IIoT) capabilities.

Industry 4.0 solutions influence many aspects of a business – from remote monitoring of machinery in a factory all the way to a so-called “digital twin” running in real time. Fujitsu offers a comprehensive set of capabilities to manage this complexity – from experience in collaborative engineering and systems integration to one of the industry’s widest selections of IoT edge technology, combined with advanced industrial analytics and cybersecurity features. The new Competence Center also leverages Fujitsu’s unique experience gained from operating its own European factory in Augsburg, Germany.

By locating its Competence Center, Fujitsu is well placed to serve customers keen to gain efficiencies by transforming and digitalizing operations. It will provide significant resources, including approximately 300 experts in Europe and additional experts in Japan. This dedicated team of subject-matter experts will guide customers from project definition to proof-of-concept testing, through to rolling out full deployments.

Dr Rolf Werner, Head of Central Europe, Fujitsu, comments, “Industrial customers are turning to us to help them change the way they do business, by co-creating digital transformation. As Industry 4.0 comes of age, conversations are changing: Where once the focus was on implementing technology solutions, we are now engaged in discussions about connecting and transforming entire businesses and enabling our customers to succeed in multi-company ecosystems. With our new Competence Center, we are bringing together Fujitsu’s extensive IIoT, analytics and engineering capabilities to help our customers truly reap the benefits of digitalization.”

The Competence Center will start operation in June 2017 and will initially focus on supporting Industry 4.0 projects in Central Europe.