1;The Internet of Things;2 1.1;Preface;5 1.2;Contents;9 1.3;List of Contributors;11 2;Part I The Basics;17 3;1 Introduction;18 3.1;Abstract;18 3.2;1.1The History of Industrial Revolution(s);18 3.3;1.2Germany's Leadership Role;24 3.4;1.3Digitalization as a Megatrend;26 3.5;1.4Who Will Benefit from Industrie 4.0?;28 3.6;References;29 4;2 The Basics;30 4.1;Abstract;30 4.2;2.1What Is Industrie 4.0?;30 4.3;2.2A Short History of Digitalization;34 4.4;2.3Smart Products;37 4.5;2.4Smart Engineering;44 4.6;2.5Platforms and Ecosystems;46 4.7;2.6Social Magnitude;48 4.8;References;51 5;3 Important Technologies;52 5.1;Abstract;52 5.2;3.1Artificial Intelligence;52 5.3;3.2Big Data;57 5.4;3.3The Cloud;59 5.5;References;62 6;4 The Initiative in Germany;63 6.1;Abstract;63 6.2;4.1From an Association Platform to a Government Platform;63 6.3;4.2Research;68 6.4;4.3Reference Architecture, Standardization;70 6.5;4.4Safety and Security of Networked Systems;72 6.6;4.5Projects in Practical Application;74 6.7;4.6Industrie 4.0-not Manufacturing 4.0;78 6.8;References;79 7;5 The USA;81 7.1;Abstract;81 7.2;5.1The Latecomer Takes the Lead;81 7.3;5.2The Land in Which Software Grows;83 7.4;5.3The Industrial Internet Consortium;86 7.5;5.4Who Will Win the Battle Over Industrial Data?;88 7.6;References;91 8;6 China's Comeback;92 8.1;Abstract;92 8.2;6.1Made in China 2025;92 8.3;6.2China's Starting Position;95 8.4;References;99 9;7 "Made in China 2025" and "Industrie 4.0"-In Motion Together;100 9.1;Abstract;100 9.2;7.1Overview;101 9.3;7.2From "Big" to "Strong": China on the Path to a Strong Manufacturing Industry;103 9.3.1;7.2.1In "Three Steps" to a Country with a Strong Manufacturing Industry;103 9.3.2;7.2.2Core Content of the Initiative "Made in China 2025";106 9.3.3;7.2.3Innovation as the Driving Force for "Made in China 2025";107 9.4;7.3Different Initiatives, the Same Goal: A Comparison of "Made in China 2025" and Industrie 4.0;109 9.4.1;7.3.1"Made in China 2025" and Industrie 4.0-Made for Each Other!;109 9.4.2;7.3.2"Made in China 2025" not Directly Comparable to Germany's Industrie 4.0;111 9.4.3;7.3.3Green Development Is One of the Main Directions of "Made in China 2025";113 9.5;7.4Winning the Future Together: The Many Highlights of the Sino-German Collaboration;115 9.5.1;7.4.1Cooperation Model for Corporate Promotion: Companies as Driving Forces, the Government as a Coordinator;115 9.5.2;7.4.2Sichuan's Great Ambition: "Sustainable Thanks to Intelligent Manufacturing";116 9.5.3;7.4.3Sino-German Industrial Park for Machine and Plant Engineering Becomes a New Engine for the Revitalization of Northeastern China;119 9.6;7.5"Internet Plus:" Another Key Term in Understanding "Made in China 2025";121 9.6.1;7.5.1The Action Plan "Internet Plus" Is not Only Focused on the Manufacturing Industry;121 9.6.2;7.5.2"Small Internet Towns: An Example for Macro-Applications of "Internet Plus";122 9.6.3;7.5.3"Traceable China:" an Example for Micro-Applications of "Internet Plus";124 10;Part II Articles from the Research Sector;127 11;8 Efficient Factory 4.0 Darmstadt-Industrie 4.0 Implementation for Midsize Industry;129 11.1;Abstract;129 11.2;8.1Introduction;129 11.3;8.2Efficient Factory 4.0 Darmstadt;132 11.3.1;8.2.1Application Scenario 1: Components and Operating Materials as Information Carriers;133 11.3.2;8.2.2Application Scenario 2: Paperless Quality Assurance;135 11.3.3;8.2.3Application Scenario 3: Digital Value Stream Mapping;136 11.3.4;8.2.4Application Scenario 4: Status and Energy Monitoring;137 11.3.5;8.2.5Application Scenario 5: Flexible, Intelligent Worker Assistance Systems;140 11.4;References;143 12;9 The Industrial Internet;144 12.1;Abstract;144 12.2;9.1Introduction;144 12.3;9.2Demands to a Modern Product Development Process;146 12.4;9.3Industrial Internet;148 12.5;9.4From PLM to SysLM;153 12.6;9.5Demands to SysLM Solutions;153 12.6.1;9.5.1Interdisciplinarity;153 12.6.2;9.5.2Digitalization;156 12.6.3;9.5.3Instantiation;158 12.6.4;9.5.4Collaboration;162 12.6.5;9.5.5Ea