Dr. Sebastian Heger

Factory-X and the realization of use cases in the data ecosystem

This episode focuses on the implementation of use cases through the integration of existing standards and the importance of strong partnerships. Factory-X, a consortium project with 47 partners launched in February 2024, aims to design data spaces and ecosystems for factory equipment suppliers, machine builders and their supply chains. Guests are Bastian Brinkmann, Head of Corporate Future Lab and Sustainability Management at the Uhlmann Group, and Dr. Sebastian Heger from soffico. They discuss the further technical development of Factory-X, how companies such as packaging machine manufacturer Uhlmann Group are adapting their business models to the digital age and how standards and cooperation can strengthen SMEs. They explain how the Uhlmann Group and soffico are working together to improve connectivity in production environments and develop new digital business models. A key topic of the podcast is the challenge of ensuring scalable and interoperable connectivity, especially in the pharmaceutical sector where strict traceability and documentation requirements apply. Factory-X relies on technologies such as the Asset Administration Shell, OPC UA and ECLASS to create an open, interoperable infrastructure that enables flexible and sustainable production.