A “Smart Factory of Central Hesse” will be set up, in which the possibilities of Industry 4.0 and digitalisation will be demonstrated. In addition, new research areas will be implemented, such as predictive and prescriptive analytics, artificial intelligence, cloud and edge computing. The research results and the implementation of the project will further demonstrate the technologies with which highly individualised and flexible production can be implemented. In addition to the high-end solutions, low-budget solutions should also be used so that small companies in particular can recognise the possibilities of Industry 4.0 and also introduce them sustainably.