The business model of the future: Open Source
Step by step into the Silicon Economy
Components and services for the platform economy of tomorrow
100 % Open Source
Strengthening the logistics industry in Germany and Europe
Developing new business potentials
Helping companies to reach their sustainability goals
Opportunities for the industry
For the individual company, setting up a platform today still involves enormous costs, is immensely time-consuming and is fraught with legal uncertainties. That is why we are creating a new software and hardware environment that focuses on interoperability and meets the highest data protection requirements. Because: The path to the Silicon Economy leads through the use of specialised and platform components.
100 % Open Source
Entry for companies
With innovative solutions, transparency and low barriers to entry, the Silicon Economy enables companies to enter the market quickly, supported by digital platform experts. Strategic concepts, process models and case studies show companies the practical way into the Silicon Economy.
Maintaining data security and data sovereignty
Avoiding isolated applications and dependencies
Interoperability of companies
News
First components published for open source revolution in logistics
With the release of the first open source components from the »Silicon Economy« project, the logistics operating system for the platform economy of the future is taking shape. The Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) is funding the project with 25 million euros. From now on, companies can use freely available software and hardware and adapt them to their needs.
Everything in balance: a robot on two wheels
In the 2000s, the »Segway«, the electrically powered one-person vehicle, was among the trendy fun and fashionable vehicles for young and old. The driving principle of the platform on two wheels is now more up-to-date than ever: researchers from the Silicon Economy have used the »inverse pendulum« to build a platform with an intelligent automatic balancing system in the »OpenDynamics« development project, which is intended to establish a new class of dynamically stable robots.
With »libVDA5050++«, FLIP can drive in the fleet
Until now, driverless transport vehicles from different manufacturers could not be controlled by a common master control unit. The VDA5050 standard helps solve the problem – its open-source implementation from the Silicon Economy was successfully implemented in FLIP, the »Flexible Lifter for Intralogistics and Production« developed at Fraunhofer IML.
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Brochure »Step by step towards the Silicon Economy«
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Brochure »The Silicon Economy development projects«
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Brochure »Questions and answers about the Silicon Economy«
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