Practice-oriented workshops on blockchain technology

There are a number of interesting applications for blockchain technology in industrial environments. It can be used, for example, to validate the hardware and software configurations for vehicles whose creation involves a number of different suppliers. What makes the technology interesting for this type of application is the possibility of handling interactions between partners – who neither need know nor trust one another – without a trusted intermediary. The interactions are recorded in a blockchain and cannot be manipulated later.

The objective of PROSTEP's Blockchain workshop is to provide customers with a basic understanding of how blockchains work, to describe the software architecture, network infrastructure and setup of a possible implementation, and to identify a concrete application scenario in their company. The Secure Additive Manufacturing Platform, developed within the framework of the SAMPL project, provides an example of a successful implementation. It is an end-to-end security solution that covers the entire process from creating the digital 3D print data to exchanging the data with 3D print service providers right through to tagging the printed components using blockchain technology.