The free IPH courses are financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) via the Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Hannover and are aimed at SMEs and their management, planning, manufacturing, and logistics specialists. In the Intelligent Material Transport with Driverless Transport Systems (DTS) course, participants with no previous experience can also learn when it makes sense to use AGVs in small companies, how many vehicles are needed, and the possible applications. Dates: September 13 and November 15, 2019.

The Learning to Master Data – Potential of Big Data and Data Mining course explains how companies can strategically evaluate and leverage order placement, production, and customer service data to make their manufacturing processes more efficient and boost customer satisfaction. Participants will learn data mining analysis methods, perform a multilevel data analysis, and interpret the results (date: September 25, 2019). The Moving Boxes A Thing of the Past – Digital Factory Planning and Evaluation course explains which tools can be used to plan, visualize, and evaluate factories electronically (date: November 07, 2019).