{"id":8638,"date":"2023-06-15T23:47:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T03:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/?p=8638"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:07:48","slug":"standardization-bosch-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/standardization-bosch-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Unleashing the benefits: Convincing experts to embrace standardization in production systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>The development of a standard library for production systems<\/strong>, presented by Carsten Meyer and Tobias Lechler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standardization and integrating standardized software tools into the workflow of experts can be a challenging task. While defining a tool as a standard is an important step, ensuring its effective utilization requires a thoughtful approach. In this article, we will explore the journey of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bosch.com\/company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Robert Bosch GmbH<\/span><\/a> in developing a standard library for production systems. By emphasizing the importance of standards development, data consistency and training, Bosch aims to engage both new users and existing experts, fostering widespread adoption of their standard library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standardization plays a crucial role in successful production simulation. It establishes a common framework and set of guidelines, ensuring consistency and compatibility across different simulation projects. This enables the integration of models, data and workflows, facilitating collaboration and knowledge sharing. Secondly, standardization enhances efficiency by streamlining processes and reducing errors. It enables rapid model development, simplifies model maintenance and allows for easy comparison and benchmarking. Furthermore, standardized simulation practices enable better decision-making, as they provide reliable and consistent results for evaluating different scenarios and optimizing production systems. Ultimately, standardization promotes reliability, scalability and repeatability, leading to more effective and successful production simulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carsten Meyer and Tobias Lechler, esteemed professionals at Robert Bosch, will be sharing their expertise at the upcoming 2023 Plant Simulation User Conference in Munich, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\">Carsten Meyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>Carsten Meyer brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. With a background in industrial engineering from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hs-aalen.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HTW Aalen<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eah-jena.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">EAH Jena<\/span><\/a>, Carsten started his journey by developing video analysis software for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bosch.de\/unser-unternehmen\/bosch-in-deutschland\/eisenach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bosch plant in Eisenach<\/span><\/a> back in 2017. Since 2018, he has served as a material flow simulation specialist in Bosch&#8217;s corporate department for manufacturing services. Carsten has been actively involved in supporting the &#8220;Digital Production&#8221; working group within the Powertrain Solutions division since 2019. His focus lies in developing training courses and standardization and he boasts an impressive track record of successfully completing Plant Simulation software projects for 16 plants across 7 divisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_CarstenMeyer-1536x1536-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Carsten Meyer of Robert Bosch GmbH.\" class=\"wp-image-8701\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_CarstenMeyer-1536x1536-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_CarstenMeyer-1536x1536-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_CarstenMeyer-1536x1536-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_CarstenMeyer-1536x1536-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_CarstenMeyer-1536x1536-1-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_CarstenMeyer-1536x1536-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carsten Meyer of Robert Bosch GmbH.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\">Tobias Lechler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>Tobias Lechler is a leading expert in the field of production system simulation and standardization. After pursuing mechanical engineering studies at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhbw-stuttgart.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">DHBW Stuttgart<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fau.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg<\/span><\/a>, Tobias dedicated his research efforts to production system simulation at the Institute for Factory Automation and Production Systems (FAU) at Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg from 2018 to 2021. Since 2022, he has taken on the pivotal role of leading the central Industry 4.0 working group &#8220;Digital Production&#8221; at Robert Bosch GmbH, Powertrain Solutions division. Tobias focuses on the further development, standardization and implementation of simulation solutions for production systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Tobias_Lechler_Bosch-1536x1024-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Tobias Lechler from Robert Bosch, GmbH.\" class=\"wp-image-8704\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Tobias_Lechler_Bosch-1536x1024-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Tobias_Lechler_Bosch-1536x1024-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Tobias_Lechler_Bosch-1536x1024-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Tobias_Lechler_Bosch-1536x1024-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Tobias_Lechler_Bosch-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tobias Lechler of Robert Bosch GmbH.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\">Lecture at the 2023 Plant Simulation User Conference<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_CarstenMeyer01a-1536x962-1-1024x641.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Carsten Meyer of Robert Bosch presenting work with Plant Simulation software.\" class=\"wp-image-8707\" width=\"768\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_CarstenMeyer01a-1536x962-1-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_CarstenMeyer01a-1536x962-1-600x376.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_CarstenMeyer01a-1536x962-1-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_CarstenMeyer01a-1536x962-1-900x564.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_CarstenMeyer01a-1536x962-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carsten Meyer presents standardization in production systems using Plant Simulation software.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Carsten Meyer and Tobias Lechler will give their lecture on July 13th at the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/realizelive\/europe\/plant-simulation-user-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 Plant Simulation User Conference<\/a><\/span> in Munich, Germany on the topic of standardization and how Bosch is convincing experts to embrace it. This conference provides an exceptional opportunity to gain valuable insights, network with industry experts and stay updated on the latest trends in Plant Simulation software. Don&#8217;t miss out on this exciting event! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\">Conclusion<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_2-2048x799-1-1024x400.png\" alt=\"Diagram of standardization process at Robert Bosch, GmbH.\" class=\"wp-image-8712\" width=\"768\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_2-2048x799-1-1024x400.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_2-2048x799-1-600x234.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_2-2048x799-1-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_2-2048x799-1-1536x599.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_2-2048x799-1-900x351.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Bosch_2-2048x799-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The process at Bosch for convincing experts to embrace standardized tools.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Convincing experts to embrace standardized tools and libraries is crucial for achieving optimal utilization and reaping the benefits they offer. The journey of Robert Bosch GmbH in developing a standard library for production systems serves as an inspiring example. By focusing on standards development, data consistency and training, Bosch aims to engage both new users and existing experts, encouraging widespread adoption. The benefit of defining a software tool as a standard is not guaranteed. In this presentation, Carsten Meyer and Tobias Lechler from Robert Bosch address this challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from industry experts like Carsten Meyer and Tobias Lechler at the upcoming 2023 Plant Simulation User Conference in Munich, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\">More interesting content<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/realizelive\/europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Realize LIVE Europe<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/realizelive\/europe\/plant-simulation-user-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2023 Plant Simulation User Conference<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defining a software as a standard tool doesn&#8217;t ensure its adequate usage. 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