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The development of resource- and cost-efficient production networks is currently one of the most important tasks in the manufacturing industry.

Last year, the independent jury of the renowned industry competition selected three winners from numerous international applications, who received their awards at a festive event in early February.

The winners of the INDUSTRIE 4.0 AWARD 2023 are the Steyr plant of BMW Group AG, the production site of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) in Ningde, China, and the online manufacturer FACTUREE.

The gap between the transfer and application of knowledge in a company should be as small as possible. In the best-case scenario, both form a unit and create a valuable competitive advantage. 

EFESO receives the "Hidden Champions of the Consulting Market" quality seal for the fifth time in a row.

Industrial companies that use scenarios to describe potential changes gain stability in dealing with uncertainty and dynamics.

Interview with Sebastian Diers / Managing Partner, EFESO

Interview with Sebastian Pirling, editor of the science fiction program of Heyne Verlag.

Interview with Alexandra and Bernd Henrich, Managing Directors of H&G Entsorgungssysteme GmbH.

What methods, resources, and digital tools are critical to reducing Scope 3 emissions.

How access to renewable energy, policy programs, and sanction regimes change site assessment.

What approaches can be used to strike a balance between transforma objectives, flexible infrastructure and investment security.

Interview with Stefan Schulze-Hausmann, Chairman of the Board of the German Sustainability Award Foundation.

Why the consistent life cycle and customer perspective are the foundation of sustainable product development.

How sustainability goals influence decision-making processes, innovations and the development of business models.

We open up exciting Future Factory perspectives: digitally on our website and live at events with industry decision-makers.

Interview with Dr. Jan-Christoph Haag, Partner / Vice President at EFESO

Interview with Neil Webers, Executive Vice President, EFESO

According to the market study "Handelsblatt Top Consulting Companies", EFESO is among the most renowned management consultancies 2023 in the fields of "Automotive" and "Industrial Goods".

Whether it is efficiency, the quality of its products or the optimal use of resources: depending on the conditions of its market, a Future Factory will pursue different objectives.

Sustainable action requires high investments from industrial companies, especially in know-how, legal protection and adequate technologies.

An exciting program of events focusing on digitalization, efficiency and sustainability in industry.

Are you driving innovation in the IIoT, revolutionizing supply chain management with a startup, or designing sustainable products and processes with digital tools?

Above a certain scale of value creation processes, the facets of a sustainable transformation quickly become unmanageable. Best practice companies orient themselves to the ESG criteria (Environmental, Social, Governance) and introduce appropriate reporting.

The success stories of many Smart Factories contain heroic deeds, stage victories and extraordinary twists and turns.

Tim Ballenberger, Senior Consultant at EFESO and Florian Santolini, Regional Director at kShuttle, explain how companies can implement the EU taxonomy requirements and use them to their advantage.