Zeiss provides hardware for various industries, from medical devices to semiconductor manufacturing, where software plays a critical role.
The transition from automated assembly lines to interconnected systems like IoT and digital twins creates new challenges for accessing data from legacy hardware.
Hardware engineering's established standards and physical constraints often conflict with the agile, remote-friendly culture of modern software development.
Software's rapid release cycles conflict with hardware's long lifecycles, where products like factories can operate for decades with infrequent updates.
Unlike software's focus on customer value, hardware-centric projects must treat the hardware itself as the primary source of truth and value.
Agile practices must be adapted to meet the strict compliance, documentation, and waterfall-style processes required for regulated industries like medical devices.
Testing software for hardware requires moving beyond standard tools to use physical testbeds, certified procedures, and custom-built simulations.
Effective collaboration requires mutual respect, shared quality ownership, adopting modern tools like Git, and proactive communication between engineering and development teams.
The discussion covers the role of hardware-in-the-loop simulation, the high cost of creating digital twins, and the importance of management buy-in.
30:29Andreas Kaldun
30:03Dr. Andreas Kaldun
28:28Réka Leisztner
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35:31Thomas Dohmke
41:06Lars Gentsch
30:12Hendrik Lösch
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