Presentation by Thomas Pilz, Managing Partner of Pilz

Industry is undergoing transformation, and digitalization and sustainability are the driving forces of industrial transformation.

NE870 Industrial digitization leads to networked production systems. The risk of manipulation (intentional or unintentional) or data leakage increases with the degree of connectivity. Unlike information technology security, industrial information security refers to the protection of production and industrial equipment from deliberate attacks on the availability of equipment and machinery. In contrast, the task of functional safety is to prevent inadvertent hazardous states.

I would like to recall last year’s press conference: The goal of industrial information security is to guarantee the availability of equipment and machines, as well as the integrity and confidentiality of machine data and processes.

If I don’t have control over my data, then the safety of my employees is at risk: no information security, no machine safety, no machine safety to protect people from accidents! Therefore, without information security, the digital transformation of production processes cannot be successful.

Information security is a necessary condition for protecting people, machines and the environment. This is the only way for businesses to be managed sustainably. According to a report by Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), industrial companies are suffering billions of dollars in losses every year.

NE870 As an automation company, the core competence of Piermagnetic is safety. Every day, our mission is to make the world digital, connected, flexible, efficient, safe and reliable. Pilmagnetic wants to contribute to ensuring the success of the industrial transformation.

Certain industries will be more affected by the transformation than others, as they will play a key role in tackling the tasks ahead. These industries include hydrogen, electric vehicles, the semiconductor industry and railway technology.