Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute Stuttgart

The Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute (FSTI) is a member of the Steinbeis Network with its own network of leading research Establishments and affiliated institute of Steinbeis University. To address the requirements of Industry 4.0, work at the FSTI revolves around the increasing merging of physical objects and embedded IT, taking into account changes in Internet connectivity and the impact all of this has on industrial ecosystems and value creation. By seeing such developments as an opportunity, manufacturing companies can leverage these trends, thus enabling sectors of industry that are largely shaped by small and medium-sized enterprises to establish new business competences and become a central part of this new approach to value creation.  

In order to achieve this, it is essential to adapt business models and company competences in keeping with corporate strategies, and to embrace the emerging technologies these developments bring forth, while simultaneously adapting to trends relating to the digitization and networking of industrial processes and infrastructures. This must be carried out in “smart” ways that also support overriding objectives.

The key areas of the FSTI research are:

• Industrial Internet / Industry 4.0
• Innovation and Transfer Management
• Digitalization and Society
• Autonomization and IT-Trustworthiness

Steinbeis Transfer Magazine

• “It’s knowledge that makes the difference – not the data itself” (Transfer 3/2025)
  How digital twins enable new business models and cooperation among equal partners
• Creating (added) value by sharing data (Transfer 3/2025)
  How SMEs can benefit from secure data exchange
• Two worlds, one goal: how management and legal experts join forces to create a data trust (Transfer 3/2025)
  FSTI experts aim to strengthen trust in data-driven partnerships
• Pioneering the “new Mittelstand” (Transfer 2/2025)
  The Steinbeis Foundation Transfer Award honors a visionary partnership project in the intralogistics industry
• Modern transportation driven by artificial intelligence (Transfer 2/2024)
  The Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute builds a collaborative data space with Düsseldorf Airport
• Welcome to the latest issue of TRANSFER. (Transfer 2/2024)
  
• RegioBioMatch: Bewusstsein trifft auf Genuss (Transfer 2/2024)
  
• WeKI-Go – Ensuring AI Conforms with Values (Transfer 2/2023)
  Experts at the Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute support SMEs on the path to forms of artificial intelligence that people can trust
• Education Requires an Enthusiasm for Technology (Transfer 2/2023)
  The Interaktivrat of the #techourfuture initiative concludes its work
• Bread and Data – Regional Value Creation Meets Digitalization (Transfer 1/2023)
  Steinbeis experts create inter-company cooperative data rooms for enhanced transparency at all stages of the supply chain
• No Progress Without Innovative Risk Management (Transfer 3/2022)
  Managing risk using the internet of things and artificial intelligence
• What’s the Point? Discussing the Usefulness of Science (Transfer 3/2021)
  The Max Syrbe Symposium is streamed from the Heilbronn Education Campus
• The 2021 Steinbeis Engineering Day: The Role Played by AIoT in Practice (Transfer 3/2021)
  How artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) creates benefits for business
• How a Strong Corporate Culture Helps Firms Succeed with Digital Transformation (Transfer 2/2021)
  Steinbeis experts examine agile teams at SMEs as part of a pilot project
• Loss of Control During the Digital Transformation Process Factors influencing and shaping technology acceptance in Baden-Wuerttemberg (Transfer 2/2021)
  As part of a study, the Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute investigates the impact of loss of Control on attitudes toward new technology among the general public
• #techourfuture – Interactivity Council Makes Technology Easier to Understand (Transfer 2/2021)
  Twelve experts with one goal: to make future technology relevant for the whole of society
• Agile Teams: A Key Success Factor for Digital Transformation in Value Creation Networks (Transfer 1/2021)
  The Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute provides support for cross-company and cross-industry collaboration
• The 2021 Steinbeis Engineering Day: Smart Connected Products (Transfer 3/2020)
  When artificial intelligence meets the internet of things
• Editorial (Transfer 3/2020)
  
• Data Cooperatives: An Opportunity for AI in german SMEs (Transfer 3/2020)
  The Ferdinand-Steinbeis-Institute designs a cooperative concept for the digital space
• #techourfuture: The Future of Nutrition – Looking Beyond the Horizon (Transfer 3/2020)
  New technological options in nutrition
• #techourfuture: The Future of Healthcare – Medicine, People, and Technology (Transfer 2/2020)
  Everyone is talking healthcare – we’re (also) talking technology!
• Calliope – Digital Support for Care Services in Rural Areas (Transfer 2/2020)
  Steinbeis experts turn to digital technology and collaboration
• From Digitalization to Business Transformation (Transfer 2/2020)
  An interview with Prof. Dr. Heiner Lasi and Michael Köhnlein
• Grasping Technology: Experiencing Autonomous Flying Hands-On (Transfer 1/2020)
  Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute organizes event to promote wider public acceptance of new technology
• GreenCityLab: Visionary Travel Solutions Tested in Real Settings (Transfer 1/2020)
  Engineering autonomous travel solutions requires new approaches to developing urban spaces
• Autonomization: Reality or (still) Fiction? (Transfer 1/2020)
  The principles behind autonomous aircraft
• Loss of Control and Acceptance for Technology (Transfer 1/2020)
  The Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute investigates why technological developments often „get the cold shoulder“
• Economy x.0: a challenge to business and society (Transfer 2/2019)
  For business enterprises, the economy, and society, digital transformation involves change
• Let’s talk about technology* (Transfer 2/2019)
  Steinbeis expert Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Norbert Höptner appeals for more openness to technological developments
• #Techourfuture: the societal importance of an economy 4.0 (Transfer 2/2019)
  The Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute removes technology topics from the ivory towers of science
• Making a success out of digital transformation in wholesaling (Transfer 2/2019)
  Toolbox developed by the Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute prepares wholesalers for the future
• Digital Transformation Without “The” IT (Transfer 2/2019)
  A review of the 2019 Steinbeis Engineering Day Steinbeis event showcases successful examples from restaurants and catering, the manual trades, wholesaling, and manufacturing
• The 2019 Steinbeis Engineering Day: Digital Transformation Without “The” IT (Transfer 4/2018)
  Successful examples from restaurants and catering, the manual trades, wholesaling, and manufacturing
• Three Success Factors Affecting the Introduction of Micro Testbeds (Transfer 3/2018)
  Selecting the right participants – trust – organization
• SMEs on a Path to New Realms of Digital Technology (Transfer 3/2018)
  From IIC testing to the Micro Testbed
• “Everyone involved derives benefit from collaboration” (Transfer 3/2018)
  Micro Testbed participants describe their experiences
• The Digital Transformation Process at SMEs (Transfer 3/2018)
  Practical examples from retailing, the manual trades, service providers, and tooling and mold-making
• Micro Testbeds – Research and Application in New Ecosystems (Transfer 3/2018)
  The one crucial factor is trust
• Business Models in Internet-Based Value Creation Networks – A Capability Approch (Transfer 4/2017)
  The Ferdinand-Steinbeis-Institute (FSTI) is developing an alternative model for creating digital business models
• Blockchain – Facts Behind the Hype (Transfer 4/2017)
  Spotting opportunities and exploiting them
• Editorial (Transfer 4/2017)
  
• Just Test(bed) IT – The Successful Way to Add Value (Transfer 2/2017)
  A review of the Steinbeis Engineering Day 2017
• The Industrial Internet Consortium – More Than Just a Network (Transfer 2/2017)
  Digital solutions spanning different sectors of industry: interdisciplinary and international
• New Ecosystems Stemming from Digital Transformation and Networking – Also a Challenge for Science (Transfer 2/2017)
  
• News from the Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute (Transfer 1/2017)
  Projects aimed at promoting digitalization
• Just Test(bed) IT: Successfully Creating Added Value (Transfer 4/2016)
  Steinbeis Engineering Day 2017
• Why Shaving off Every Gram is not a Contribution to Solve the Grand Challenge (Transfer 2/2016)
  A call for holistic sustainability and additive manufacturing
• Collaboration on the Internet of Things (Transfer 1/2016)
  Industry 4.0 platform and the Industrial Internet Consortium to join forces
• Steinbeis Swipe! (Transfer 2/2015)