INDUSTRIE 4.0 AWARD 2024
The best of the best in Industry 4.0
Award ceremony of the INDUSTRIE 4.0 AWARD 2024 on February 26, 2025
The winners of the INDUSTRIE 4.0 AWARD 2024 have been chosen!
On 26 February 2025, the INDUSTRIE 4.0 AWARD was presented for outstanding achievements in industrial automation and digitalization – for the twelfth year in a row.
Together with last year’s winner, the BMW Steyr plant, EFESO invited the who’s who of Industry 4.0 to BMW Welt in Munich. This year, the Industry 4.0 champions were awarded in the categories “Integrated Automation”, “Smart Digitalization” and “Data Driven Manufacturing”. There was also a special prize for a “Citizen Development” solution.
Meet the 2024 INDUSTRIE 4.0 AWARD winners
Alfred Kärcher Se & Co. KG, Site Bühlertal– Category: Integrated Automation
ams OSRAM, Site Schwabmünchen – Category: Smart Digitalization
Robert Bosch GmbH, Site Blaichach / Immenstadt (BhP) – Category: Data Driven Manufacturing
Stadtwerke München GmbH (SWM) – Special Award, Category: Citizen Development
Keynote Presentations
In addition to the award ceremony with high-profile guests, keynote speeches opened up perspectives on the future. The focus was on how industrial decision-makers can learn from the future and shape it.
Dr. Karl-Friedrich Koch
Head of Production System Drive, Planning, Logistics Network and Plant 0, BMW Group AG
With the topic:
“Importance of technology and innovation in drive systems“
Dr. Werner Schröder
Head of Planning Assembly ICE Steyr and 6th generation e-drive machine, BMW Group AG, Steyr plant
With the topic:
“Implementation of the iFACTORY at the Steyr plant”
Prof. Dr. Thomas Druyen
Director and founder of the Institute for Future Psychology and Future Management at the Sigmund Freud Private University in Vienna
With the topic:
“How do you miss the future? Or: How can we learn from the future and shape it?”
Prof. Dr. Werner Bick
Senior Vice President, EFESO Management Consultants
Gernot Schäfer
Partner, EFESO Management Consultants
With the topic:
„Innovation Spirit“
We congratulate the winners and thank all participants.
Now we are excited and looking forward to the next round of industry 4.0 pioneers and their applications.
