“We need knowledge and enthusiasm”

Artificial intelligence will fundamentally change how people work and how companies do business – in a good way. Christian Klein, CEO of SAP, is convinced of that. In a joint interview with Endress+Hauser Supervisory Board president Matthias Altendorf, he talks about the transformation required to exploit its potential.

An acquired taste

ChatGPT opened the floodgates: artificial intelligence has gone mainstream. AI holds huge potential, not least for the process industry. Yet how much of this is hype, and how much could become a reality?

A helping hand

There is more than one kind of artificial intelligence – and it’s nothing new. Artificial intelligence stands to improve our everyday existence like few technologies have done before. Yet we are seldom aware that it is already shaping our lives.

A virtual friend for life

A digital twin is the virtual likeness of a real-world object. Underlying that likeness is a wealth of data and algorithms that can be used to simulate aspects such as installation and functioning. But Endress+Hauser’s vision goes further: the goal of a digital twin is to offer added value for customers across a product’s entire life cycle.

Simulate, then build

Nearly every Endress+Hauser instrument is developed with the help of computer simulation. That not only leads to outstanding product characteristics but also takes the innovation process to a new level.

The treasure trove

When Endress+Hauser began building a centralized instrument database 20 years ago, the Internet of Things was still a distant vision. Michael Herzog, a founding father of the Common Equipment Record, explains how it came into existence and why the huge volumes of data are a genuine treasure trove today.

Delivering with agility

Endress+Hauser is developing the Netilion IIoT ecosystem in small steps. This approach lets users quickly and easily derive benefits from their data – and ensures that the solution fits their needs perfectly.

The taste of digitalization

Brewing beer with the help of an algorithm: a new multi-sensor system models the fermentation process in real time. The live feed from inside the tank is made possible by a combination of various measurement methods with IIoT technology.

Video-based factory acceptance tests

Katrin Hartlieb and her team brought factory acceptance tests into the virtual space.

A clear advantage

Endress+Hauser harnesses data and artificial intelligence to optimize internal processes along the value chain. The result is improved transparency, quality and efficiency – for customers, too. Here are five examples.