At the 2016 Hannover Messe, Bosch presents combined hard- and software solutions for the flexible, networked factories of tomorrow. These Connected Shopfloor Solutions are the essential link at the heart of Industry 4.0, and are already in use today, at Bosch and elsewhere: mobile assistance systems like the APAS production assistants work side by side with their human operators and without the need for safety fences, while modular automation systems analyze, report on and control a wide range of production processes.