Plattform Industrie 4.0 is Germany’s central network for the advancement of the digital transformation of manufacturing. Politics, the business community, science, trade unions and associations, comprising more than 350 actors from more than 150 organisations, are active in the Plattform. The Plattform supports German companies with practice examples, information offerings and recommendations for action on the implementation of Industrie 4.0. The numerous examples of international cooperation on the platform highlight its significant role in the global Industrie 4.0 debate.