Wipro, Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center to implement Enterprise Digital Transformation

Wipro signed a strategic partnership with the Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center (I4.0MC), Germany, for the digital transformation of manufacturing companies.

Based in Aachen, Germany, I4.0MC is a part of RWTH Aachen Campus
With the help of this strategic partnership, Wipro consultants use the i4.0MC’s program to support their client's digital transformation processes, the announcement notes. The acatech Industrie 4.0 Maturity Index, applied by the Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center, works as a methodical guideline to individually design the path to an agile company and to derive the necessary steps.

The partnership will also promote the collaboration between the industry and academic experts across the industries such as industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, automotive, oil & gas, and life science.

Executive Opinion

Dipl.-Inform. Christian Hocken, MBA, Managing Partner said, "We are looking forward to the cooperation with a leading technology company. Our competences complement each other in an ideal way. We are providing the management frameworks and tools while Wipro will be realizing the digital transformation. Together we will be able to serve our customers with tailor-made transformation projects to become a data-driven, agile company."

Senior Vice President and Global Head, Industrial and Engineering Services, Harmeet Chauhan, Wipro Limited, said, "With over 20 years of experience in Industrial Automation and Shop Floor technologies, Wipro has been a prominent Industry 4.0 implementation partner for global organizations in recent years. Our EngineeringNXT offerings are based on the key Industry 4.0 pillars including real-time capability, advance Analytics with AI/ML, Decision Support Systems and Cyber Physical Systems. This partnership will help us enable the end-to-end transformation for manufacturers led by Industry 4.0 programs. Subsequently, we can roll out and implement vertical industry solutions and platforms that harness the power of machine learning and advanced analytics, unlocking new business models and revenue streams."

More on Wipro and I4.0MC partnership

Wipro will use its consultancy, advisory, application, and platform services for their client's digital transformation journey.

By using this latest technology infrastructure offered by the Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center, Wipro intends to support the manufacturers throughout their digital transformation journeys.

Industrie 4.0 program includes solutions such as cyber-physical systems, cloud computing, cognitive computing, and the internet of things.
Previously, Wipro had revealed its decision to acquire the international TechneGroup Incorporated, which is a digital engineering and manufacturing solutions company. The Ohio based company offerings are even expected to bolster the Wipro Industry 4.0 initiatives.

In February 2019, Wipro setup Chair for Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia to enhance their digital transformation capabilities and co-develope unique solutions intellectual properties by leveraging advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) research, development, consulting and solution delivery.