Case Study: Fraunhofer achieves seamless industrial automation and continuous production with NetApp HCI from NetApp

Fraunhofer - Customer Case Study

Fraunhofer, a leader in applied research and industrial automation, faced the Industry 4.0 challenge of connecting traditional automation with IT to achieve predictable, data-driven manufacturing. They needed to store and process massive datasets, integrate diverse business workflows, and ensure production continuity even if IT systems fail.

NetApp HCI’s hybrid cloud provided the storage, processing and resilience expertise Fraunhofer lacked, enabling seamless integration of workflows and digitally linking the manufacturing process to incoming orders. The result is streamlined industrial automation that maintains production continuity and ties operational activity directly to business demand.

Fraunhofer

Thomas Kuhn

Head of the Superordinate Embedded Systems Division