How a joint development between a machine manufacturer and a software company can lead to technology leadership in the market was shown by AP&S and tepcon in the joint presentation "We make digitization #tangible - for more efficiency in your company".

"We are a global supplier of wet process equipment. Our entire IIoT concept is based on the solutions of our sister company tepcon. The networking of the real and digital worlds significantly expands our possibilities and makes processes more efficient. We consistently follow this approach through all areas," said Alexandra Laufer-Müller, Managing Director of AP&S, starting the presentation.

Christoph Kluge, Managing Director of tepcon continued: "As a provider of IoT solutions in the fields of augmented reality & virtual reality, condition monitoring, machine learning and mobile apps for the B2B sector, we benefit greatly from our practical proximity to AP&S. We don't just sit in one building, we very often sit together at one table: Everything that falls into the software area, whether directly in the machines or around them, we design together as efficiently and innovatively as possible right from the start. The decisive synergy effects here are an intensive exchange of ideas, practice-oriented solution development and rapid implementation. We successfully apply the experience and knowledge we gain through this cooperation to new projects with other machine manufacturers. Our goal is always to provide companies with unique selling points and thus competitive advantages with customized Industry 4.0 solutions. It has already worked great for AP&S: In 2018, the company won two important industry awards for innovative IoT solutions, among them the Augmented Reality solution from tepcon, which is used in the sales and construction process as well as in the areas of service, maintenance, documentation and after sales."

After the presentation, interested parties were able to discuss the topic in more detail with AP&S and tepcon at a joint information stand.