Die UNITY Innovation Alliance

supports companies with its all-encompassing expertise

in digitalizing business models, products and services

– from conception to implementation.

UNITY Innovation Alliance

We bundle end-to-end expertise to face the challenges of digitalization

The UNITY Innovation Alliance supports companies with all-encompassing expertise in digitalizing business models, products and services – from concepts to implementation. The member companies of the UNITY Innovation Alliance contribute their specific expertise to make their customers digitalization winners. The UNITY Innovation Alliance consists of companies in which UNITY Beteiligungs-AG holds a majority stake. In the future, more companies will complement this alliance as start-ups or acquisitions by providing customers with added value from the very beginning.

The following companies are members of the UNITY Innovation Alliance: UNITY Consulting & Innovation is the management consultancy for innovation and digital transformation. NEXT Data Service delivers individual solutions in the area of data services and artificial intelligence. Smart Mechatronics handles product development and technology consulting for intelligent, connected products. contech develops and produces intelligent electronics: from prototype construction to series production. HYPERTEGRITY designs platform enabling technology solutions with comprehensive security features. Moreover, our customers also profit from our close collaboration with other partners such as the Fraunhofer IEM and the Heinz Nixdorf Institute.

Core Companys of the UNITY Innovation Alliance

Management Consulting

Product & Service Innovation
Smart Factory & Logistics
Digitalization & Technology
UNITYacademy

Product Development

Systems Engineering
Development Partner
Technology Consulting

Intelligent Electronics

Product Development
Prototype Construction
Series Production

Data Service Development

Data & Service Strategies
Prototypes /MVP Development
Data Driven Services

Platform enabling Technologie

Plattform Development & Technologies
Cyber Security Solutions
Automated Protection & Management of Interfaces

Start-ups and holding companies of the UNITY Innovation Alliance

This Alliance will be expanded with other start-ups and holding companies that complement the range of services offered by the core companies. Currently, these include CAIENTA, ORGArena, Heero Technology, b-cube and UNITY Solutions. The UNITY Innovation Alliance will also be expanded in the future by start-ups and Holding companies if they offer our customers added value in the collaborative structure.

E-Commerce Platform for Kitchen and Bath Industry

Industrie 4.0 Apps

Technology for Sports

Smart Hospital Platform

Management Software for Event Planning

Solutions, projects and products of the UNITY Innovation Alliance

We Lead Projects to Success

Intelligent OR management with nextOR

AI-based optimization for OR planning

nextOR is the solution for the intelligent OR management of tomorrow
nextOR is a self-learning program that analyzes data from all of the available parameters and operations that have already taken place with the help of artificial intelligence for optimized OR planning
UNITY and NEXT Data Service jointly advise on nextOR and funding in aspects of the “Krankenhauszukunftsgesetz”

Learn more about nextOR

All aboard to the Smart City

Smart City Platform

Support of the digital transformation in the public
sector
Implementing digital transformation in government with proven methods and cross-sector standards
Future-oriented, digital and analog design of living spaces with added value for citizens
joint project from Hypertegrity and UNITY

Learn more about the Open Smart City Platform

Product Development, Market Approach, Org. Development M-TYPE DELTA

Dürkopp Adler Group

High-Performance “Best in Class” sewing technology in a future-proof platform concept
Optimal value for customers and the manufacturer
Excellent customer feedback after the product launch

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AI for intelligent OR Planning with nextOR

Introducing AI-based Platforms in OR Planning

Hôpitaux Robert Schuman

introduced artificial intelligence into OR planning
automate planning processes
Improved accuracy of OR planning by 35%
Reduced employee Overtime hours by 21%
OR occupancy rate increased by 21%

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VR DigitalCheck – Development of a service for corporate banking and empowerment of the organization

Volksbank Brilon-Büren-Salzkotten

Development of a maturity model to determine the degree of digitalization for corporate customers
Implementation of an IT-supported tool for the application of the VR DigitalCheck in the discussion with the corporate customer
Development of formats for the training of bank employees on the topic of digital transformation
Implementation of Digital Bootcamps to train employees and managers on the topic of digitalization at corporate clients
Carrying out an internal maturity check to determine the degree of digitalization of the bank

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project story volksbank brilon büren salzkotten

Camera-based damage detection for quality control in automobiles

Extensive data engineering
Detection of scratches on vehicles with neuronal networks
Integration into the logistics process
Reduction of manual testing costs for vehicles
Next Step: Industrialization of data services and conception for automatic Claim management

Development of highly integrated smart home products

Define and analyze requirements, product concept including deriving all functions in cooperation with development and product management (methodically with CONSENS)
Concept development (HW/SW)
3D Implementation of power electronics and software
Implementation of several sample loops in our own laboratory and at external partners (hardware and mechanics/ Plastics)
VDE certification support (Association for Electrotechnology, Electronics and Information Technology)

Development of intelligent data-based Services

FRITSCH

Customer: FRITSCH is an innovative leader in the industry of baking Engineering and technology
Goal: To provide innovative services in production plants; create customer advantages in plant availibility, product quality and user support
Why the UNITY Innovation Alliance?: The close and well-established collaboration within the UNITY Innovation Alliance is attributed to broad-based competencies from strategy development to implementation
Award: FRITSCH received the Industry Innovation prize, the “iba Award” again, for the first time in software-based digital services

The Right Partner for Founders

The Company Builder

Digital transformation offers endless opportunities for innovative business ideas. UNITY has many years of experience in supporting start-ups and companies in various growth phases and is the right partner for founders. In addition, UNITY is one of the largest financiers of the Technology Fund OWL, which supports start-ups – especially in digitalization. With UNITY Beteiligungs AG, we support start-ups in the digital age. With our expertise, we help exploit opportunities and lower barriers to entry. We support founders individually as an incubator, advisor, partner and investor. With the services of the Company Builder, we support companies from the seed to the exit phase.

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With AI to reliable OR planning

Our project was awarded

What a great achievement! We are so happy that the Hessing Foundation was awarded with the “cdgw-Zukunftspreis” or our joint project “AI in OR Planning”. We are impressed and pleased about the success of the UNITY Innovation Alliance. Do you also want to benefit from intelligent OR management? Then contact us for information about receiving a software license as a pilot user!