Competence (human resources)

Engineering management

Digital transformation

Business

Work (physics)

Knowledge management

Crystallography

World Wide Web

Engineering

Political science

Management

Economics

Chemistry

Center (category theory)

Computer science

Christian ministry

Mechanical engineering

Procedia Manufacturing

The approaches of the internet of things, cyber-physical systems and industry 4.0 include various potentials for industrial enterprises. The "Mittelstand 4.0 – Digital Production and Work Processes" initiative by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in Germany supports small and medium-sized enterprises to become digitized, to network and to start using industry 4.0 applications. The "Mittelstand 4.0 Competence Center Chemnitz" is part of this initiative. It provides information, practical trainings, test environments and application projects for the small and medium-sized companies in the region. In the paper, the center's goals, structures and service offer are described.

Competence Center for the Digital Transformation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises