Industry aspires to a European data infrastructure: Companies should have complete data sovereignty, while digitalisation enables the interconnection of industry with real-time processing and artificial intelligence (AI). The project is known as Gaia-X. Creative thinking and innovative solutions are called for. As a key player in the project, the Friedhelm Loh Group unveiled a turnkey application for it back in October. Read more about the Gaia-X digital project and other solutions for the challenges of digitalisation in the latest edition of be top – either as a print version or online.
“Knowledge is power, and those with the power over data also have power over processes, economic and political developments. If you have data, you have the best chance of gaining an edge over your competitors and being successful in business,” says Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Loh, owner and CEO of the Friedhelm Loh Group in his foreword to the new be top customer magazine.
But how can companies protect their data and hence their technological expertise? The title story in the latest edition of be top explores this issue and shows how the Friedhelm Loh Group is already collaborating with partners to support customers with concrete solutions to overcome these and other challenges associated with digitalisation. Other topics in the 02/2019 edition include:
Influencers: Influential experts in purchasing decisions
They oscillate between influence and independence, are an event phenomenon and personal advisor in one: the role played by influencers is rocketing. How can companies put influencers to good use in the B2B domain? The latest edition of be top addresses these issues and offers tips for companies on how to successfully develop their own influencers. Be top discussed this issue with Ahmed Banafa, a popular influencer from Silicon Valley, and Tijen Onaran, the well-known presenter and founder of the Global Digital Women network. In her column, Onaran elucidates that “People follow people.”
Electromobility: The future is ultra-high-strength
The automotive industry is facing the biggest upheaval of its entire history. As the combustion engine gives way to the electric car, steel offers enormous potential thanks to the development of high-strength and ultra-high-strength grades, as illustrated by an article in be top.
Sicence: Brain research at the speed of light
The Brazilian state of Sao Paolo is home to one of the largest scientific projects in the country: the Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncroton. The laboratory’s particle accelerator is used for many different research projects, including one which aims to study the human brain to find out more about Parkinson’s disease, of which there are some six million sufferers worldwide. Be top visited the centre and its ground-breaking research project exploring potential treatment methods for this currently incurable neuro-degenerative disease. It uses more than 200 large enclosures from Rittal to systematically protect thousands of electronic components of varying sizes.
Switchgear manufacturing: Far-sighted Baden inventors
The Baden-based machine and switchgear specialists Bauer Systeme demonstrate how small businesses can benefit from digital advances in production. The company digitalises and automates its processes with assistance from Rittal and Eplan. Be top interviewed the company’s management team.