Exclusive insights into five groundbreaking research and development projects completed by the International Center for Networked Adaptive Production (ICNAP) together with industry partners in 2024 are presented in the ICNAP Report 2024. It combines current facts, figures and insights from interactive workshops, practice-oriented research and development collaborations. It provides an indispensable knowledge base for companies that want to actively shape the future of Industry 4.0.

The results of the collaboration reflect the community's insights on the following topics:

• Zero trust architectures for interconnected industry
• The Digital Twin Demonstrator
• Seamless AI integration through Plug & Produce approach
• Generative AI for production and business operations
• Dark Factory

At ICNAP, three Aachen-based Fraunhofer institutes are pooling their expertise with other partners from industry and research to develop new IT approaches on the road to Industry 4.0.

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