The “ICNAP Report 2025” provides a comprehensive overview of five key research and development activities that the International Center for Networked Adaptive Production (ICNAP) has been promoting over the past year in collaboration with industry partners. The report compiles the most important findings from practical projects, cooperative development formats, and interactive exchange formats, thus providing a solid knowledge base for companies that want to strategically develop their production systems on the path to Industry 4.0.

The focus is on the collective experiences and results of the ICNAP community in the following areas:

• Integration of Sensor Technology in Brownfield Applications
• Approval of AI Systems for Quality Control - Fulfilling Regulatory and Stakeholder Requirements
• Production Optimization: Concept for Holistic Optimization of Production
• A Digital Process Twin for Manufacturing: Unlocking New Optimization Potentials
• Manufacturing “Secured by Design”: A Zero-Trust Approach to Industrial Product Development

ICNAP combines the expertise of three Fraunhofer Institutes in Aachen: IPT, ILT, and IME, as well as numerous other research and industry partners, to develop innovative solutions for networked, adaptive production environments.

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