Many digital technologies are trend-setting. But are they also groundbreaking? The INNOand maturity measurement helps to find the right way.

By 2025, cars may only emit 81g of CO2. This can only be achieved with e-mobility. Tier 2 are facing enormous challenges. Agile Product Development (APD) helps to master this.

Many companies are under high cost pressure – China, USA, Brexit -, which prevents essential investments in the future and digitization. Innovative cost-reduction programs within the entire value chain help to gain the necessary flexibility.

This year the AMB 2018 in Stuttgart showed a strong focus on automatization and digitalization. Additive manufacturing and robotics improve efficiency of machine tools. Eco-systems are on the rise. As a summary we state: An industry in transition with evolutionary adaptation instead of disruption.

Distributed Ledger-Technologies like Blockchain promote the genesis of new, decentralized structures. It´s classification into the existing legal framework addresses several insecurities in finance and industrial industries.