T. Tasci, M. Walker, A. Lechler, and A. Verl. Automation 2020, volume 2375 of VDI-Berichte, VDI Verlag, Düsseldorf, 1 edition, PrefaceOur future is the world we are going to live in,attracting our fantasies, speculations, fears and hopes. We reallywould like to know something about it and want to be prepared.Therefore, we observe trends. An obvious trend is that our world getsmore and more connected. Information is seamlessly following and doingthis quickly. We learn that data can build business and influencespeople and society.AUTOMATION brings people together who areinterested in the future of automation. Many of us already shape thisfeld in factory automation and process automation, we create methodsand synergies, digital business models, we use artifcial intelligenceand autonomous systems and latest communication technologies like 5Gin automation.Let us learn together how existing businesses can bechanged and new businesses can be created by a couple of enablersclearly at sight when you know how and why to look for them. Let uschallenge our minds, our behaviors and get ready for our fut....(2020)
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