At a time when automation, digitalization, and agile production are key prerequisites for corporate competitiveness, fischertechnik's compact factory simulation systems make Industry 4.0 technologies tangible and learnable.

The fischertechnik factory simulations are not only learning tools, but also innovative platforms for understanding, testing, and further developing complex digital production processes.

The focus is on Agile Production Simulation (APS): a state-of-the-art simulation model that realistically depicts flexible, networked production processes. Networked modules such as goods receipt, high-bay warehouses, processing stations, driverless transport systems, and AI-supported quality assurance show how agile manufacturing concepts could look and function in the future—in a compact space and optimally prepared for teaching purposes.

The facility offers a unique learning environment for teaching Industry 4.0 skills. Through the integration of automation technology, sensor technology, actuator technology, IoT approaches, and PLC control, learners can not only understand technical processes, but also acquire key future skills such as systematic thinking, data-based analysis, and networked problem solving. The accompanying Digital Learning Platform, based on a digital twin of the APS, also creates an interactive, immersive learning environment that makes digitalization visible and conveys complex content intuitively.

The importance of such models for competitiveness and innovative strength is also reflected in the fact that they have become the subject of numerous research and teaching projects. At universities, for example, fischertechnik simulation systems are being used to work on the application of artificial intelligence in production control and optimization in order to be able to digitally map complex process steps such as material flow, logistics, and quality management in a realistic manner.

Forward-looking companies and educational institutions are increasingly relying on such simulation tools to prepare employees, students, and trainees for the requirements of networked, digitally controlled value creation in a practical manner. The models help them not only to learn about digitized manufacturing processes and agile production principles in theory, but also to experience them firsthand—thus qualifying decision-makers for real-world industrial scenarios.

With its factory simulation systems, fischertechnik shows how education, research, and technology-oriented continuing education can work together to lay the foundations for the networked, sustainable, and intelligent production of the future.