The Swiss Smart Factory is Switzerland’s leading competence center for Industry 4.0 technologies. It represents an active ecosystem of partners from industry and research, working together by sharing knowledge and driving innovation. Its aim is to support Switzerland’s development towards sustainable, human-centered and resilient manufacturing industry. Since 2018, the Swiss Smart Factory and Siemens have been working closely together to drive technological innovation, notably through a series of proofs of concept for global data exchange and joint collaborative research projects.