03 Jan 2024 --- Multivac is partnering with Concept Reply, part of the Reply network of companies that specializes in Internet of Things (IoT), to develop smart services for automated machine tracking. The project is part of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance initiative, in which industry-specific companies are developing common standards for transforming to the Industrial IoT. The cloud IoT project aims to digitally manage machines locally and remotely to make processes more transparent and to increase systems’ efficiency and productivity. As a member of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance, Concept Reply contributes its expertise to IoT projects and supports setting standards in the industrial IoT field. Concept Reply is working for the processing and packaging solutions manufacturer and international founding member Multivac on the “smart services” project.