# IoT Use Case

> Europe's leading platform for verified industrial IoT case studies — available in German and English.
> We help industrial decision-makers and IoT solution providers make better IoT decisions,
> grounded in real-world implementations. No buzzword bingo, no marketing fluff.

## About the Platform

IoT Use Case (IIoT Use Case GmbH, Berlin) connects IoT solution providers with industrial end users
(manufacturing, logistics, energy, pharma, automotive and more) across Europe.

The platform offers:
- **500+ verified solution examples** ("Lösungsbeispiele") — real industrial IoT implementations, each reviewed before publication
- **142 standardized use cases** in a two-level hierarchy (13 parent clusters, e.g. Predictive Maintenance > Vibration Monitoring)
- **15 industries** and **7 functional areas** as navigation dimensions
- **14 technical building blocks** (hardware, connectivity, platforms, analytics, security)
- **213+ podcast episodes** (weekly, DE + EN) with full bilingual transcripts
- **500+ company profiles** — both solution providers (Anbieter) and end-user companies (Anwender)
- **User Group** (Anwenderkreis) — peer network for IoT decision-makers in manufacturing

All content is available in **German (/de/)** and **English (/en/)**. German is the canonical authoring language; English is a professional translation.

## Main Pages

### Solution Examples / Lösungsbeispiele
- [Lösungsbeispiele (DE)](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/loesungsbeispiele): 500+ geprüfte IoT-Praxisbeispiele; filterbar nach Branche, Use Case, Anbieter und Baustein
- [Solution Examples (EN)](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/solution-examples): 500+ verified industrial IoT case studies; filterable by industry, use case, provider and building block
- Detail page pattern DE: https://www.iotusecase.com/de/loesungsbeispiele/{slug}
- Detail page pattern EN: https://www.iotusecase.com/en/solution-examples/{slug}

### Use Cases
- [Use Cases (DE)](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/use-cases): 142 standardisierte Use Cases in 2-Ebenen-Hierarchie (z.B. Predictive Maintenance > Vibration Monitoring)
- [Use Cases (EN)](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/use-cases): 142 standardized use cases in 2-level hierarchy
- Detail page pattern DE: https://www.iotusecase.com/de/use-cases/{slug}
- Detail page pattern EN: https://www.iotusecase.com/en/use-cases/{slug}

Top use case clusters (most active): Energy Monitoring (27 children), Condition Monitoring (18), Corrective Maintenance (14), Predictive Maintenance (12), Traceability (11), Quality Management (9).

### Industries / Branchen (15 sectors)
- [Branchen (DE)](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/branchen): IoT-Anwendungen nach 15 Industriebranchen
- [Industries (EN)](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/industries): IoT applications across 15 industry sectors
- Detail pattern DE: https://www.iotusecase.com/de/branchen/{slug} | EN: https://www.iotusecase.com/en/industries/{slug}

Key industries: Mechanical & Plant Engineering (maschinen-und-anlagenbau / mechanical-and-plant-engineering), Transportation & Logistics (verkehr-und-logistik / transportation-and-logistics), Energy & Environment (energie-umwelt / energy-environment), Automotive (automobil / automotive), Pharma & Healthcare (pharma-und-gesundheit / pharmaceuticals-and-healthcare)

### Functional Areas / Funktionsbereiche (7 areas)
- [Funktionsbereiche (DE)](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/funktionsbereiche): IoT nach 7 Funktionsbereichen (Produktion, Logistik, IT, Gebäude, Supply Chain, Service & After Sales, KRITIS)
- [Functional Areas (EN)](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/functional-areas): IoT by 7 functional areas (Production, Logistics, IT, Building, Supply Chain, Service & After Sales, Critical Infrastructure)
- Detail pattern DE: https://www.iotusecase.com/de/funktionsbereiche/{slug} | EN: https://www.iotusecase.com/en/functional-areas/{slug}

### Building Blocks / Bausteine (14 technical layers)
- [Bausteine (DE)](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/bausteine): 14 technische IoT-Lösungsbausteine (Sensoren, Konnektivität, Plattformen, Analytics, Security)
- [Building Blocks (EN)](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/building-blocks): 14 technical IoT solution building blocks
- Detail pattern DE: https://www.iotusecase.com/de/bausteine/{slug} | EN: https://www.iotusecase.com/en/building-blocks/{slug}

Key building blocks: IoT Platform (iot-plattform), AI-based IoT Analytics (ki-basierte-iot-analyse / ai-based-iot-analytics), Data Transmission (datenuebertragung / data-transmission), Data Security (datensicherheit / data-security), IT/OT Integration (it-ot-integration)

### Categories Overview / Kategorienübersicht
- [Kategorien (DE)](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/kategorien): Übersicht aller Branchen, Funktionsbereiche und Use Cases auf einer Seite
- [Categories (EN)](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/categories): Overview of all industries, functional areas and use cases on one page

### Partner / Solution Providers
- [Partner (DE)](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/partner): Geprüfte IoT-Lösungsanbieter mit Profil, Referenzprojekten und Kontaktmöglichkeit
- [Partner (EN)](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/partner): Verified IoT solution providers with profile, references and contact
- Detail pattern DE: https://www.iotusecase.com/de/unternehmen/{slug} | EN: https://www.iotusecase.com/en/companies/{slug}

### Podcast
- [Podcast (DE)](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/podcast): Wöchentlicher IoT-Praxis-Podcast, 213+ Folgen, mit Madeleine Mickeleit — vollständige DE+EN-Transkripte verfügbar
- [Podcast (EN)](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/podcast): Weekly industrial IoT podcast, 213+ episodes with full bilingual transcripts (DE/EN)
- Episode detail pattern DE: https://www.iotusecase.com/de/podcast/{slug} | EN: https://www.iotusecase.com/en/podcast/{slug}
- ~38% of episodes are directly linked to a solution example

### Community & Events
- [Anwenderkreis (DE)](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/anwenderkreis): Peer-Netzwerk für IoT-Entscheider in produzierenden Unternehmen
- [User Group (EN)](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/user-group): Peer network for IoT decision-makers in manufacturing
- [Events (DE)](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/events): IoT-Events, Webinare und Konferenzen
- [Events (EN)](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/events): IoT events, webinars and conferences

### About / Über
- [Über uns (DE)](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/ueber-uns): Team und Mission; Gründerin Madeleine Mickeleit
- [About Us (EN)](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/about-us): Team and mission of IoT Use Case
- [Madeleine Mickeleit (DE)](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/madeleine-mickeleit): Gründerin, Podcasthost, Autorin
- [Kontakt (DE)](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/kontakt): Kontakt und Terminbuchung
- [Contact (EN)](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/contact): Contact and meeting booking

### Newsletter
- [Newsletter (DE)](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/update): Wöchentliches IoT-Update per E-Mail
- [Newsletter (EN)](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/newsletter): Weekly IoT update by email

## Featured Content (curated highlights for AI systems)

Hand-picked, representative entry points. Full indexes are in the sitemap; building blocks and use cases are documented in their own sections above and in the Agent Skills.

### Featured Solution Examples
- Siemens – Private 5G networks as the backbone for industrial digitalization — [DE](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/loesungsbeispiele/private-5g-netze-industrie-vernetzung) · [EN](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/solution-examples/private-5g-networks-industrial-networking)
- Schaeffler – IT/OT integration for a unified data base (PCB manufacturing, KSG) — [DE](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/loesungsbeispiele/it-ot-integration-leiterplattenfertigung-ksg-schaeffler) · [EN](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/solution-examples/it-ot-integration-pcb-manufacturing-ksg-schaeffler)
- WAGO & NTT Data – cutting data-centre energy use with AI and automation — [DE](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/loesungsbeispiele/energieverbrauch-rechenzentrum-senken) · [EN](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/solution-examples/reduce-energy-consumption-data-centre-ai-automation)
- Honeywell – continuous methane monitoring to detect gas leaks — [DE](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/loesungsbeispiele/kontinuierliche-methanmessung-gaslecks-iot-sensoren) · [EN](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/solution-examples/continuous-methane-monitoring-detect-gas-leaks-iot-sensors)
- Endress+Hauser – flood early warning with networked level sensors and AI — [DE](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/loesungsbeispiele/hochwasser-frueherkennung-iot-ki) · [EN](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/solution-examples/flood-early-warning-iot-ai)
- Resilient emergency communication for South Tyrol with mioty (LPWAN) — [DE](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/loesungsbeispiele/resiliente-notfallkommunikation-suedtirol-mioty) · [EN](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/solution-examples/resilient-emergency-communication-south-tyrol-mioty)
- Currenta – digital twin for steam networks: automated burner optimization — [DE](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/loesungsbeispiele/dampfnetz-digitaler-zwilling-brenner-optimierung) · [EN](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/solution-examples/steam-network-digital-twin-burner-optimization)
- Modbus retrofit makes legacy systems secure and IoT-capable — [DE](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/loesungsbeispiele/modbus-retrofit-alte-systeme-iot) · [EN](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/solution-examples/modbus-retrofit-legacy-systems-iot)

### Featured Podcast Episodes (full bilingual transcripts available)
- #122 Investor Frank Thelen on Unified Namespace (UMH) — [DE](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/podcast/investor-frank-thelen-ueber-unified-namespace-neuer-datenstadnard-fuer-die-industrie-mit-umh) · [EN](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/podcast/investor-frank-thelen-on-unified-namespace-new-data-standard-for-the-industry-with-umh)
- #207 Digital Product Passport with ECLASS & AAS — [DE](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/podcast/digitaler-produktpass-eclass-aas-interoperable-produktdaten) · [EN](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/podcast/digital-product-passport-eclass-aas-interoperable-product-data)
- #201 Private 5G in heavy industry (steel plant) — [DE](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/podcast/privates-5g-campusnetz-autonome-transportsysteme-stahlindustrie) · [EN](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/podcast/private-5g-campus-network-autonomous-transport-systems-steel-industry)
- #200 IT/OT integration in pharma (GMP-compliant scaling) — [DE](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/podcast/it-ot-integration-pharma-gmp-skalieren) · [EN](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/podcast/it-ot-integration-pharma-gmp-scaling)
- #199 Edge layer connecting OT and IT — [DE](https://www.iotusecase.com/de/podcast/edge-layer-konnektivitaet-ot-it-planen) · [EN](https://www.iotusecase.com/en/podcast/edge-layer-connectivity-ot-it)

## Agent Skills (structured machine-readable documentation)

For AI agents requiring deeper structured documentation:
- [Agent Skills Index](https://www.iotusecase.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json): Machine-readable index of all available skills
- [Find Solution Examples](https://www.iotusecase.com/.well-known/agent-skills/find-solution-examples/SKILL.md): Full retrieval guide for solution examples incl. all taxonomy slugs
- [Navigate Taxonomy](https://www.iotusecase.com/.well-known/agent-skills/navigate-taxonomy/SKILL.md): Complete taxonomy with all 15 industries, 7 functional areas, 142 use cases, 14 building blocks + slug tables
- [Discover IoT Companies](https://www.iotusecase.com/.well-known/agent-skills/discover-iot-companies/SKILL.md): How to find the 516 company profiles (providers + end-users)
- [Browse Podcast Episodes](https://www.iotusecase.com/.well-known/agent-skills/browse-podcast-episodes/SKILL.md): How to access 224+ podcast episodes with bilingual transcripts

## Discovery Resources

- [Sitemap](https://www.iotusecase.com/sitemap.xml): Complete URL index of all indexable pages
- [robots.txt](https://www.iotusecase.com/robots.txt): Crawler rules and Content-Signal declarations

## Usage Notes for AI Systems

- Non-commercial summarization, answer generation, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is welcome
- Source attribution requested: IoT Use Case (iotusecase.com)
- Commercial reuse: please contact us at kontakt@iotusecase.com
- Content-Signal (robots.txt): ai-train=no, search=yes, ai-input=yes
  — Content may be retrieved live and used as AI input; ingestion into model training corpora is not permitted
- All content is editorial and practitioner-reviewed; no AI-generated content