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Interview

Smart factory: “Security is becoming a key discipline in automation technology”

The notion that a smart, networked, intelligent, autonomous and resource-optimized production will pay companies back has become common sense. Prof. Jörg Wollert, who has served on the teaching faculty at the University of Bochum, the Technical University Bielefeld, and the Technical University Aachen, explains to us what steps should be the first on the path to the Smart Factory. He also points out where corporations cannot afford to drop the ball.

Prof. Jörg Wollert

Prof. Jörg Wollert was born in 1964 and studied electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen University with a focus on retrofitting technology. He received his doctorate from the faculty of mechanical engineering. Research areas include distributed real-time systems and the design of intelligent mechatronic components. After working in industry as a project manager in image processing and logistics systems, he returned to academia as a professor at the University of Bochum in 1999. He taught at the Technical University Bielefeld and joined the faculty at the Technical University Aachen in March 2015. He lectures on “Mechatronics and Embedded Systems” and develops departmental activities related to Industry 4.0. His expertise is documented in more than 200 publications, numerous textbooks and multiple seminars in his area of expertise.