Industrial Metaverse: "We need to reprogram the machines much faster"

The founders of SDA want to increase productivity in the factories and have found new financiers. But established players could also push into the niche.



Munich The industrial metaverse is currently the big topic of the future for many companies. With the help of digital twins, processes in the factories can be virtually mapped and optimized with the help of simulations. However, it is often difficult to quickly implement all the knowledge gained from the cloud.
"When there is a small model change, car factories still stand still for two and a half days until all the machines have been reprogrammed," says Josef Waltl, head and co-founder of Software Defined Automation (SDA). "We need to reprogram the machines much faster and more reliably."
Automation technicians – of whom there are far too few – are often still out and about in the factory halls with laptops and carry out updates directly on the control cabinet. There is still a great need for digitization on the last mile in the factories.

Munich The industrial metaverse is currently the big topic of the future for many companies. With the help of digital twins, processes in the factories can be virtually mapped and optimized with the help of simulations. However, it is often difficult to quickly implement all the knowledge gained from the cloud.

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"When there is a small model change, car factories still stand still for two and a half days until all the machines have been reprogrammed," says Josef Waltl, head and co-founder of Software Defined Automation (SDA). "We need to reprogram the machines much faster and more reliably."
Automation technicians – of whom there are far too few – are often still out and about in the factory halls with laptops and carry out updates directly on the control cabinet. There is still a great need for digitization on the last mile in the factories.
Henkel is SDA's first major pilot customer

Munich The industrial metaverse is currently the big topic of the future for many companies. With the help of digital twins, processes in the factories can be virtually mapped and optimized with the help of simulations. However, it is often difficult to quickly implement all the knowledge gained from the cloud.
"When there is a small model change, car factories still stand still for two and a half days until all the machines have been reprogrammed," says Josef Waltl, head and co-founder of Software Defined Automation (SDA). "We need to reprogram the machines much faster and more reliably."
Automation technicians – of whom there are far too few – are often still out and about in the factory halls with laptops and carry out updates directly on the control cabinet. There is still a great need for digitization on the last mile in the factories.
Henkel is SDA's first major pilot customer