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3,737 observed publications2,130 normalised providers27 portals

Technology in its regional context

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Exhibition directory · Essen

eWorld · 798 exhibitors

E-world 2027 · 16–18 February 2027

Explore the energy sector through companies and locations: exhibitor profiles, cities, countries, halls and stands with direct source links.

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Exhibitor data: 26 October 2026. Participation and stand details come from the supplied export and have not been reconfirmed live.

City

Nuremberg

N-ERGIE in its city context: building stock, established district-heating networks and local heat sources with official project evidence.

Heat · Networks · Smart city

Open regional reportRegion

Middle Franconia

Urban consumption and rural solar generation: N-ERGIE network development, planning areas and supply-territory boundaries.

Urban and rural · Energy · Infrastructure

Open regional reportCity

Essen

Heat planning, LoRaWAN at Dürerschule and documented energy-company locations in the E-world host city.

Heat transition · Digital maps · E-world

Open regional reportRegion · RVR territory

Ruhr metropolis

DoHa hydrogen pipeline, water supply and municipal data cooperation: infrastructure across city boundaries.

Hydrogen · Industry · Regional cooperation

Open regional reportTown and regional context

Wittlich

Wengerohr’s industry and heat planning, the district digital strategy, A EINS in Wittlich and Portazon in the Trier area.

Industry · Heat · Digital services

Open regional reportIndependent city

Munich (city)

Stadtwerke München and M-net: heat supply, geothermal planning and fibre within the city of Munich.

Heat · Fibre · Digital services

Open regional reportDistrict

Munich (district)

Geothermie Unterhaching and Gemeindewerke Oberhaching: local heat and fibre networks, distinct from the city of Munich.

Geothermal energy · Municipal networks · Fibre

Open regional report

New entry point · Tasks and industries

Explore functions and related solutions

Start with ten business functions in the energy industry. Task profiles and related solution topics, with room for further industries.

Translation notice: German catalogue text is translated automatically. Content that is already published in English retains its original title. The directly linked original source remains authoritative.

12 impact areas

Where should a solution have an impact?

Impact areas describe real systems. They are more stable than trends and broader than individual industries.

5,139 knowledge items are classified. 721 have been editorially reviewed; 4,418 still require staged quality assurance or a status decision.

Taxonomy · 180 knowledge items

Production and products

All 3,737 observed content pieces are now classified within the SmartTech structure. 721 offerings have been editorially reviewed; all other classifications remain transparently marked as automatic pending quality assurance. The 77 reference items and additional curated sources are retained.

Observed
Whitepaper

Endeavor Business Media

One view for all your engineering data

Challenge:
Quality and speed

Solution:
Engineering data management

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Observed
Guide

Endeavor Business Media

The Executive's Guide to Digital Manufacturing

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Digital manufacturing platform

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Observed
Whitepaper

Siemens Industry Software

Connect Formulation, Manufacturing, and Quality Across the Digital Enterprise

Challenge:
Quality and speed

Solution:
Digital enterprise software

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Curated
Whitepaper

Siemens (T)

AI and the Digital Twin: Turbocharging the Digital Enterprise

Challenge:
Quality and speed

Solution:
Digital Twin and Simulation

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Observed
Trade article

Pointsharp GmbH

Access Management in Production and Manufacturing

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Identity and access management for OT

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Observed
Trade article

Sack EDV-Systeme GmbH

Production planning does not fully reflect the reality in manufacturing

Machine translated

Challenge:
Quality and speed

Solution:
Integrated production planning

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Observed
Trade article

Core Technologie GmbH

How manufacturing and digital twins are growing together

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Digital twin software for manufacturing

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ObservedEditorial review · 87
Whitepaper

Fortinet (S)

2025 State of Operational Technology (OT) and Cybersecurity Report

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Fortinet OT Security

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ObservedPre-structured · 86
Information resource

Red Hat (S)

Australian aluminum manufacturer improves production IT performance, costs

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Production, engineering or automation solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 84
Information resource

Siemens (T)

Accelerate Battery Innovation with Cloud-based PLM

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Production, engineering or automation solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 84
Information resource

Siemens (T)

Accelerating Process Design Optimization for Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Production, engineering or automation solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 84
Information resource

Siemens (T)

Unlock New Possibilities with the Executable Digital Twin

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Production, engineering or automation solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 84
Information resource

Siemens (T)

Case Study: Optime Subsea Innovates 3km Underwater with Siemens PLM & SLM

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Production, engineering or automation solution

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ObservedEditorial review · 83
Checklist

WEKA Intelligence

Checklist: Cyber risk assessment for machinery and equipment in five steps

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Production, engineering or automation solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 83
Information resource

Getac

Modernising Manufacturing in the UK and Nordics

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Production, engineering or automation solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 83
Information resource

Getac

Robust AI-enabled notebooks and tablets for manufacturing

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Production, engineering or automation solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 80
Information resource

Reply

Otto Group implements intelligent AI-based robot coordination with a Digital Twin from Roboverse Reply

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Production, engineering or automation solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 80
Information resource

Reply

Hermes Reply and Lavazza develop new digital production model for highly efficient production

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Production, engineering or automation solution

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ObservedEditorial review · 79
Podcast

Fortinet & Capgemini

Securing the Edge: How Fortinet and Capgemini Are Advancing the Future of OT Cybersecurity

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Fortinet and Capgemini OT Security

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ObservedPre-structured · 74
Information resource

Reply

At Mobile World Congress 2026, Reply presents the first cloud-native robotics solution in the new pan-European Edge Continuum

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Production, engineering or automation solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 74
Information resource

Reply

Reply at NVIDIA GTC: Digital Twins and Physical AI for the Next Level of Industrial Value Creation

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Production, engineering or automation solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 74
Information resource

ERP 4 Business I ERP Beratung

myfactory and mesonic partner ERP 4 Business launches ERP toolbox for manufacturing, mechanical engineering & production

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Production, engineering or automation solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 74
Information resource

Reply

Hermes Reply Launches Brick Cognitive, an Agent-Based Operating System for Manufacturing

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Production, engineering or automation solution

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Observed

Publications systematically captured from defined portals.

Prepared

Curated

Original sources added selectively when they close an identifiable knowledge gap.

Later

Community

Traceable contributions with a disclosed role and verifiable provenance.

Market monitoring 2026

Original publications

3,737 results

fully taxonomically classified

SmartTech · Open orientation in the B2B technology market

Direct original references · no lead marketing · Scoring 0.2