8. The industrial internet paves the way for new, often disruptive digital business models.
In the course of the industrial internet, existing business models will change permanently and in particular, new, digital business models will be created. The focal point for this development is the increase of customer benefits due to a growing range of value-added solutions (instead of products). It further includes the expansion of digital service elements and the increased connectivity between products, manufacturing equipment as well as customers and partners. The special quality of digital change therefore lies in the rapid acceleration of change. Disruptive innovations will also cause industry sectors like the information and communications industry to change permanently within a short period of time.