Edited by Ingo Becker

We hope you’re as excited as we are for IT2Industry Forum which begins Tuesday, 19 June 2018! First things first - we will be bringing you the latest updates from the stage at automatica 2018, Messe München, hall B4, live on this blog post throughout the day, so be sure to come back often to see what’s going on as this post will be updated regularly.

Thank You For Your Interest At Day 1 – See You Tomorrow! [Update 17:05]

Der erste Messetag der #automatica18 ist vorüber - schee war’s @automaticafair pic.twitter.com/JCUSWmC3rL

— Martina Heimerl (@MartinaHeimerl) 19. Juni 2018

How to reach automatica attendees anywhere online at any time? #trustedtargeting #automatica2018 #automatica #munich
The world is not enough… 😉 pic.twitter.com/uTrGdzTivC

— Messe München Digital Solutions (@MesseDigital) 19. Juni 2018

Persistent Growth for IIoT – Panel Discussion on IoT Platforms [Update 14:20 pm]

Due to global industry analysts, the growth for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications will last for the next 5 to 7 years.

Worldwide #IoT market to increase 20 to 30 percent pa until 2023. After upcoming growth of #IIoT products& services, consolidation expected from 2020 – techconsult estimation due to global analysts#digitization #DigitalTransformation #it2industry #automatica2018 #paneldiscussion pic.twitter.com/52NALt2a03

— mindrockets 🚀 (@mindrockets) 19. Juni 2018

– Get further numbers for German market (2018-2022), global markets 2016 to 2025) from earlier blog posts.

Afternoon Talks at IT2Industry Forum Day 1 [Update 13:15 pm]

Check out the noon and afternoon program at automatica 2018 hall B4, having specialists’ talks and lectures about emerging technologies and digitization topics as (selection) –

• Predictive Maintenance by softgate – from 2:20 pm;
• Machine identities by Keyp – from 2:40 pm;
• Physical assistent systems by bayme vbm – from 3 pm;
• Real-time analytics by Fraunhofer ESK – from 3:40 pm;
• Zero failure production with MES and digital twins by Cosmino – from 4 pm.

Keynote on IoT Technology Trends For Production Automation by IBM [Update 12:35 pm]

Alexander Körner, IBM, presents a number of latest IoT developments, including examples like

• IoT edge AI computing.
• Mash based Analytics with IBM Queryplex
• Plus: Edge/Fog/Iot Gateway Computing // Digital Twins // AI on the edge benefitting by machine-learning enhanced Edge decices

At #automatica2018 watching our colleague @AlexKoeMUC showing our #edge capabilities for #visual and #acoustics analytics pic.twitter.com/UuuKD15RHa

— Phil Derbyshire (@NanowireUK) 19. Juni 2018

Being Attacked Between Server and Robot: Live-Hacking by Fraunhofer AISEC [Update 12:15 pm]

Being attacked: Manipulated servers, #robots in a #SmartFactory. Impressive since quickly operated live hacking, showcased by @FraunhoferAISEC at #IT2Industry Forum #automatica2018. 🔓🏭📱#digitization #DigitaleTransformation #ITSecurity pic.twitter.com/uNXJ460NeM

— Ingo Becker (@iblicker) 19. Juni 2018

Live-Hacking, IBM Keynote, Panel Discussion on IoT Platforms – Forum Highlights Day 1 [Update 11:30 am]

Just 10 mininutes to go! Highlights on Tuesday, 19 June, 2018, will be:

• The scenario of a Live Hacking: Exploiting vulnerable industrial automation systems by Ferdinand Jarisch, Fraunhofer AISEC from 11:40 am;

Wir sind auch dabei und freuen uns, Gast beim VDMA und ITQ (https://t.co/BwNRMMPppR) in Halle B4, Stand 218 zu sein. Gleich um 11:40 Uhr gibt es unseren #livehack des ITQ-Demonstrators. Keine Sorge, wir machen nix kaputt 😉 #IT2Industry #Automatica2018 https://t.co/DIA6GKrnG4

— Fraunhofer AISEC (@FraunhoferAISEC) 19. Juni 2018

• The keynote by Alexander Koerner, IBM, on“New IoT Technology Trends that will impact Production Automation” from 12 pm;

Please join me tomorrow (June 19th, 2018) at 12 noon @IT2Industry @automaticafair in #Munich for my keynote session on new #IoT technology trends: https://t.co/U7zyU3QWOP @IBM_IndustryLab @IBMIoT #Industrie40

— Alexander Koerner (@AlexKoeMUC) 18. Juni 2018

• The panel discussion on ‘IoT platforms – What they provide today and how they can be used in production‘ from 1:20 pm (original title: ‘Podiumsdiskussion: IoT-Plattformen – Was Sie heute können und wie sie sich in der Produktion einsetzen lassen‘ – held in German language). Panel experts will be
  • • Peter Burghardt, Managing Director, techconsult GmbH,
    • Klaus Holzhauser, Global Head Digital & IoT, PAC (CXP Group),
    • Michael Emmer, Vorstand, SpaceNet AG,
      
    • Jan Rodig, CEO, tresmo GmbH,

  Auf dem hoch spannenden Blog von @IT2Industry durften auch wir einen Beitrag zum Thema #IoT-Plattformen https://t.co/1UYcp6BoKH veröffentlichen. Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch zu diesem Thema. -> Halle B4/318 @automaticafair #automatica18 pic.twitter.com/Hr0plR4Rxy

  — tresmo 360° (@tresmo360) 18. Juni 2018

  • Hendrik Nieweg, Head of Solution Management, Device Insight GmbH.

Willkommen auf der #automatica18! Zum Auftakt nahm Paul Martin Halm von #DeviceInsight an einer Paneldiskussion zu #IoT-Plattformen von #IT2Industrie teil. Speziell der #IIoT-Markt wird in den nächsten Jahren um 20-30% wachsen, so die Experten 👉 https://t.co/Do3wic7lup

— Device Insight GmbH (@DeviceInsight_) 22. Juni 2018

See the entire IT2Industry Forum program – with talks e.g. on Automation for Smart Factories, MES and Digital Twin (Digitaler Zwilling), and Predictive Maintenance.

IT2Industry is the integrated subject area concerned with #ITsolutions for #industry40 at #automatica2018.
Keep yourself informed with the latest updates from the
stage at #automatica 2018, hall B4, live on this blog:https://t.co/LuAkK6vCFW pic.twitter.com/9DzrkAW29G

— automatica (@automaticafair) 19. Juni 2018

automatica 2018 Doors Are Open! IT2Industry Stage Kick-Off 11:40 am, Hall B4 [Update 10:00 am]

What a rush one hour ago at the gates! We are glad to welcoming all visitors and looking forward to meeting you at IT2Industry special subject area on IT for companies of the manufacturing and production sector within the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in automatica 2018 hall B4.

Gates are open! @IT2Industry in Munich has just started! Visit us at booth Nr. 312 in hall B4! The T&G Team is happy to meet you from 19. - 22. of June! 😀 #it2industry #automatica #exhibition #munich #IoT #cybersecurity #IICS #Predix #cloud #solution @Predix pic.twitter.com/8mb899bEnJ

— T&G Automation GmbH (@tug_automation) 19. Juni 2018

The IT2Industry Forum program will start at 11:40 am with Live Hacking: Exploiting vulnerable industrial automation systems by Ferdinand Jarisch, Fraunhofer AISEC.

Get The Program Details: Live And At Social Media [Update 06:00 am]

If you can’t catch it in person, we will be blogging - right here - and twittering about the IT2Industry, so that you can read it from wherever you are. Just check the #automatica2018 hashtag on Twitter. The IT2Industry Forum program begins at 11:40am, today’s keynote by Alexander Koerner, IBM, at 12 pm CEST.

Experience the most innovative products and the most important #ICT solutions for the #smartfactory. More than 50 exhibitors will show their innovations in Hall B4, at the integrated subject area @IT2Industry at #automatica2018. See more: https://t.co/rKoZamIcUx pic.twitter.com/YT83V2JJN1

— automatica (@automaticafair) 14. Juni 2018