# Digital Manufacturing Platforms in the Industry 4.0 from Private and Public Perspectives
## 4 Results
### Digital Platform from Industrial Equipment Suppliers  
In addition to the efforts by leading IT vendors, industrial conglomerates (Siemens, GE, etc.), and the R&D initiatives, machine tool builders aim to transform their businesses digitally. For instance, by making use of data deriving from the machine tools they build, they develop predictive and prescriptive solutions for customers, improving machining performance, health and safety, energy-efficiency, business domain integration and so on. Their offer includes HMI software, production management software, machine and shop floor monitoring software, technical assistance software, etc. Usually, technology consultancy services with a global offer are necessary to be able to define the solution with the client. Therefore, industrial equipment suppliers are partnering with IT and consultancy companies.  
Leading machine tool builders are investing more and more in digital platforms to provide a comprehensive solution to their customers:  
DMG Mori [44] is a pioneer when it comes to digitization in machine tool construction. Under the key phrase \"Integrated Digitization\", DMG Mori with CELOS [45] is realizing a consistent strategy--starting with CELOS Machine, via CELOS Manufacturing up to the Digital Factory. DMG Mori started with CELOS, an operating and control system based on applications. Supported in ADAMOS [46], CELOS can become an open network and a digital market for the machine construction industry. ADAMOS relies on Microsoft Azure infrastructure.  
Homag [47] machines have been connected to the plant level for a long time, they even have their own MES system. They started with their own digital platform that connected them to the cloud. Now, it is an open platform (Tapio) integrated in ADAMOS. The HomagGroup offers its customers solutions for digitized production with a complete software platform. They offer many services in the field of machines and production facilities, in addition to the corresponding control software.  
Trumpf [48]: Stands for the digital business model supported in Truconnect as a smart factory platform that includes a comprehensive portfolio of consultancy, software and hardware resources. Axoom [49] provides a cloud monitoring platform for Trumpf machines but it is not exclusive to competitors.  
Figure 1: Positioning of digital platform related research and development (R&D) projects on RAMI 4.0. Source Reference [43] (p. 21).  
Bosch [50]: Bosch Connected Industry bundles software and services for Industry 4.0 in a comprehensive portfolio called Nexceed.  
Siemens [51]: Mindsphere is the cloud-based, open IoT operating system from Siemens that connects products, plants, systems, and machines, enabling you to harness the wealth of data generated by the Internet of Things (IoT) with advanced analytics. Mindsphere runs on top of Microsoft Azure or AWS infrastructures.  
Fanuc [52]: FIELD (FANUC Intelligent Edge Link & Drive system) is the FANUC's open platform system that gives machine tool builders, robot manufacturers, and sensor and peripheral device manufacturers the freedom to develop their own applications. The target of the FIELD system connects each device within a factory, but also allows the flexibility to connect to upper host systems, such as ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), SCM (Supply Chain Management) and MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems).  
Schaeffler [53]: Schaeffler focuses its products in the digital world. Schaeffler has incorporated sensors, actuators, and control units with embedded software into these products. As a result, it is possible for these parts to collect and process valuable data on the condition of a machine and then convert this data into added-value services. With IBM as strategic partner, Schaeffler provides a digital platform for processing large amounts of data, generating valuable insight to transform operations. The Schaeffler cloud is a platform for end users to securely and reliably access data from their machines and equipment.