software4production, founded by Prof. Dr. Joachim Berlak in 2009, sees itself as an innovative value-creation partner for industry: Strategy: Development of innovative factory soft ware made in Germany and hybrid marketing via our own distribution channels as well as partners worldwide. Market/industry focus: Small businesses, small and medium-sized industrial companies, corporate factories from sectors such as machine, system, tool/mold making and the metal, plastics, automotive, aerospace, electronics and packaging industries. Solutions portfolio: 1. Solutions for Industry 4.0/MES for the digitization of production, from planning to the execution level as well as data acquisition 2. Solutions for automation or artifi cial intelligence for production from statistical process control all the way to energyefficiency optimization 3. Industry and specialized solutions 4. Addons for ERP/PPC systems Unique selling points Our standard and custom solutions, which can be scaled from low-cost to high-end, are characterized by intuitive operation, innovative functionality, flexible adaptability and versatility as well as high practical benefits for the user. The service-oriented IT architecture is based 100% on Java J2EE, which means it is independent of the operating system, hardware, platform or SQl database. That means customers have sustainable security in their investment and the future. Certifications DIn 9001:2015 certifi ed quality management. Our factory soft ware, which has been awarded the BITMI Made in Germany quality seal, is developed in accordance with ISO/IEC 29110:2011. We are also a Sage Development Partner and certified by many ERP/PPC systems. Awards In 2010 soft ware4production was awarded the NOAE Innovation Award for the Automotive Industry, and in 2012 it was awarded the IT Innovation Award for Industry and logistics. In 2018 our solutions were honored as the Factory Soft ware of the Year in the Industry 4.0 category.