Alle können heute im Internet selbst kommunizieren, publizieren und sich informieren. Doch die eigentliche Revolution steht uns erst noch bevor: das "Internet der Dinge". Mit wenig Aufwand und zu geringen Kosten kann jeder selbst Produkte designen und fertigen - Schmuck und Modellbauteile,...

Collection of Selected, Peer Reviewed Papers from the 2014 WGP Congress, , September 9-10, 2014, Erlangen, Germany. the 76 Papers are Grouped as Follows: Keynotes, Chapter 1: Assembly, Chapter 2: Cutting and Grinding, Chapter 3: Forming, Chapter 4: Machines, Chapter 5: Organisation

Introduction: things aren't what they used to be -- From products to needs to experiences -- Inversion -- An inversion vocabulary -- The internet of things : how things became connected -- The intelligence of things : how things became smart -- The immersion of things : how things are becoming...

Introduction: China's emerging innovators -- Pioneers: giants from the East -- Hidden champions: unknown global market leaders -- Underdogs: technology ventures under the radar -- Change makers: nextgen entrepreneurs -- The Chinese innovators' way -- China's innovators going global -- China's...