Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Internet Technologies CCITSecure Data Spaces and Edge-Cloud Architectures for Industrial Applications
How can production data be used securely, interoperably and economically – from the sensor to the edge and into the cloud?
Find answers at Fraunhofer CCIT at the Hannover Messe 2026. The focus lies on secure data spaces, data usage control as well as edge and cloud infrastructures and their deployment in real production environments – from manufacturing and retrofit scenarios to integration into industrial data ecosystems.
The trade fair presentation demonstrates how companies can use production data economically while maintaining full control over their data.
Where to find Fraunhofer CCIT at Hannover Messe 2026
Fraunhofer CCIT presents its solutions together with technology partner German Edge Cloud.
Production Data as a Competitive Factor – Secure Data Spaces and Data Usage Control
Production data is increasingly becoming a decisive competitive factor for industrial companies. It enables more efficient processes, new data-driven services and more resilient value chains. At the same time, requirements regarding security, interoperability and data sovereignty are growing – especially when data is to be used across sites or company boundaries.
Secure data spaces are a key prerequisite for enabling controlled data exchange based on clearly defined usage rules. Data usage control ensures that companies can define and enforce how their data is accessed and used – even beyond their own organization.
Fraunhofer CCIT addresses these requirements with the Edge Cloud Continuum for Production (ECC4P) The approach combines edge and cloud infrastructures with data space technologies in an end-to-end architecture. Data is processed where it is technically most effective and economically viable: latency-critical at the machine or scalable in the cloud. At the same time, data sovereignty and compliance remain fully safeguarded.
Retrofit: Making Existing Systems Future-Ready
In many industrial environments, machines and production systems remain in operation for decades. A complete replacement is often not economically feasible. Retrofit therefore becomes a central element of digital transformation.
Fraunhofer CCIT demonstrates at Hannover Messe 2026 how existing production systems can be gradually enhanced – for example through additional sensor technology, edge devices and cloud-based analytics and AI functions. This enables legacy systems to be integrated into modern edge-cloud architectures and secure data spaces.
The production data generated within ECC4P can either be used locally or – while maintaining full data sovereignty – be made available for cross-site analyses, AI applications and participation in industrial data ecosystems.
