Implementing a company-wide innovation culture with ITONICS
KSB drives cultural transformation with ITONICS, engaging 7,000+ employees and generating 1,100+ ideas on a global innovation platform, shaping the future of industrial solutions.
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Industrial goods innovation software
Industrial products live for decades. The technologies inside them do not. Winners bet early on the shifts that stay, from electrification to software-defined products, and stop the programs the market is leaving behind.
Spot the technology shifts before they reach your plants and products
A product developed today ships into a market five years away. Scan technologies like AI-driven production planning, industrial robotics, and sustainable materials in one place. Prism flags what fits your product lines. You assess a shortlist, not a research backlog.
Get engineers in the loop
Your engineers and operators see the fix before management sees the problem. Provide open submission channels on real challenges, from material costs to line downtime. Evaluate every submission against clear criteria and increase efficiency.
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Open your pipeline to outside partners
The component supplier with the better solution has no way to reach you. Run a submission portal where startups and partners pitch directly into your evaluation. Score each proposal on fit and maturity. Strong ones get a pilot, the rest get an answer.
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Make digital transformation visible
Every plant runs its own digitalization projects. Few headquarters can say what they add up to. Map all initiatives on one transformation roadmap, from smart buildings to automated machinery. Leadership sees what is moving and what is stalled.
Stop paying for the same work twice
Large industrial portfolios hide double work. Two plants solve the same problem, neither knows. Map every initiative in one portfolio view with owners and status. Duplicates surface, budgets consolidate, and freed capacity goes to work that is new.
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Best-practice stories
Partnering for innovation
Bosch’s Innovation Consulting, led by Dr. Eva Mitterreiter, collaborates with digetiers to transform business models through digital innovation.
Centralizing future knowledge at Würth
How Würth Group creates synergies across three core companies using ITONICS. Connecting the dots from future-focused insights to new ideas and company strategy in one collaborative platform.
