Articles

2022
FNF 2022 EXPLORES THE IMPACT AND POTENTIAL OF DIGITALIZATION
INDUSTRY 4.0 AND OPPORTUNITIES OF VALUE CREATION
The digital transformation of the Fribourg economy is well under way. Since its emergence in the early 2010s, Industry 4.0 has gone from being a mere concept to an everyday reality for many companies in the canton, and an integral part of their development strategies. Read article
Industry 4.0: “The sky’s the limit”
PromFR | 01.09.2022
The concept of Industry 4.0, which originated in the German automobile sector, quickly snowballed. Read article
CONSTRUCTION REINVENTS ITSELF
BIM/ELEMENT | 01.09.2022
The construction industry is undergoing a digital revolution of its own. Read article
FRIBOURG GETS SMARTER
01.09.2022
Industry 4.0 – also known as the fourth industrial revolution – marks the advent of a new economic era dominated by the digital transformation of processes, trade and products. Read article
STEEL CONSTRUCTION GOES DIGITAL
SOTTAS | 01.09.2022
What do the global headquarters of Scott Sports, the Nespresso factory in Romont and the Rolex Learning Center at EPFL have in common? The structural frame or facade elements of all three buildings were made by Sottas SA. Read article
A GREENER GUEST EXPERIENCE
SIMON & JOSEF | 01.09.2022
When you stay in a hotel for several nights, do you really need your room cleaned every morning? Read article
DATA – THE NEW GOLD
SIKA | 01.09.2022
Gunther Schaar is convinced that the future of industry lies in leveraging data’s full potential. Read article
PRINTING GOES HYPER-PERSONALIZED
POLYTYPE | 01.09.2022
What do spectators at a professional baseball game in Mexico have in common with amateur cyclists competing in a road race in Belgium and guests at a South African firm’s end-of-year party? Read article
A HIVE OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
NIVALIS GROUP AND LE VIVIER | 01.09.2022
Le Vivier Technology Park is a Swiss hub of industrial engineering and innovation based in Fribourg. Read article
SMART COFFEE PRODUCTION. WHAT ELSE?
NESPRESSO | 01.09.2022
Synonymous with innovation, quality and expertise, ‘Made in Switzerland’ is a core value at Nespresso. Today, the brand, whose famous capsules are exported around the world, produces its entire coffee range in Switzerland. Read article