Juliane Körner 再次对所有工作站进行评估。有关能源效率的培训课程将在十分钟后开始。过去两个月，这位商务类学员一直在 Scharnhausen 培训工厂工作，这是她第二年接受培训。在一位技术学员的帮助下，她成功完成了培训课程注册，目前负责培训工厂的维护。 “我觉得作为学徒，能够负责培训课程的准备工作，这是一件很棒的事。” 新培训工厂的宗旨便是参与其中。无论是学员、新雇员还是经验丰富的员工，知识转移不会发生在与世隔绝的研讨室中，而是直接发生在实践应用中。“由于培训课程专门针对 Scharnhausen 工厂的员工，我们解决了很多技术问题。作为商务类学员，这是我们深入了解生产的一个绝佳机会，因为我们的办公室位于装配区中心，旨在提供客户定制解决方案。”Juliane Körner 兴奋地说道，
220 m² 培训工厂直接将 Festo 的现代学习文化融合到技术工厂的工艺流程中。培训工厂当前提供 33 门培训课程以及产品和工艺培训，这些均可在正常工作日进行。 这些课程能够帮助新员工了解产品功能和熟悉他们的新工作，并有助于老员工了解创新工艺和技术。在职培训和职前培训出现在同一个学习单元内。广泛的针对性培训课程、业务对策、高级研讨会以及经理和同事间的知识交流确保学习完全符合员工的个性化需求。为了加强学习效果，培训工厂内的培训室内拥有各种培训设备，培训设备上配有生产中使用的原装元件和软件。 培训讲师由经理和技术专家担任，且学习方案按照目标群体设置，因此培训课程可以常常在工作场所附近开展。
对于 Festo 资格认证主管 Manfred Zahn 来说，开设培训工厂的原因之一是为了实现工作和学习之间的无缝衔接：“这样就很容易将课程融入正常工作日中。”他解释道，“另一个重要原因是培训工厂能够让我们在由工程专家以及操作员和工厂经理等生产人员组成的跨学科小组（跨越所有层级）中测试技术创新。” 新员工都要在培训工厂接受一次时长为一个半小时的入门培训，该培训每两周举行一次。因此，他们能够对常见问题有一个大致的了解，例如质量、能源、安全性、元件敏感性、工作标准和休息区。
The training factory is designed to complement the Technology Plant, and enable managers to identify potential training topics. The training aims, number of people, trainer, duration, and the required training method are described in individual training profiles. The objective is a standardised training process.
The course catalogue includes machining, assembly, electronics manufacturing and automation as well as the associated topics of energy and environment, Festo products, Festo production systems and location-related training at the Scharnhausen plant.
A central element of the training factory in Scharnhausen is CP Factory, the cyber-physical learning and research platform of Festo Didactic. With the Cyber-Physical Factory, technical knowledge about increased digitalisation of production and the future interaction between people and machines can be communicated at a practical level. The CP Factory reflects the new developments in networked production for Industry 4.0 and offers a modular Smart Factory system for teaching and research purposes. It is part of a continuous, modular learning system for transferring knowledge about Industry 4.0.
As a platform, it replicates the stations of a real production system, integrates relevant mechatronic and automation technologies and supports learning about system programming, networking and data management, for example. The CP Factory is also used for developing and testing flexible software solutions, which are then used in production. “The CP Factory represents an important step towards Industry 4.0 for the Festo training factory in Scharnhausen,” says Klaus Zimmermann, Head of Training and Consulting at Festo Didactic Germany. “In addition to further technological development, interdisciplinary training for employees is crucial.” And for Juliane Körner, Industry 4.0 is no longer an abstract term thanks to her work in the training factory. When she looks over the shoulders of her technical colleagues, she can see with her own eyes how production is going to change in the
future.
CP Factory: With the comprehensive, modular and expandable factory model for Industry 4.0, many areas of the value chain can be mapped.