IndustryArena, the biggest online portal for production engineering with more than 415.000 registered users, start with industryarena.com/wiki it's own encyclopaedia. The Wiki platform will sum up expert's knowledge of the manufacturing.

„Without a doubt the free encyclopaedia Wikipedia is one of the most important resources. Unlike conventional data bases it's free for every reader and is freely available. Inspirated by this example we have created the IndustryArena Wiki, to give an easily access to relevant subjects of manufacturing for everybody. Besides: Who can explain technical terms better, than the experts of the manufacturing industry themselfe?“, Frank Nolden, Managing Director of CNC-Arena GmbH, said.

Future the IndustryArena Wiki will show an extensive data base for the manufacturing industry – created by voluntary authors. Currently, more than 322 technical articles were provided by members and it grows daily. On the main page of the Wiki platform is an overview of the recent articles. In addition, the user can filter according to the last revised contributions.

New terms can be created very easily: Under "search" the desired phrase will be entered. If this does not exist, it can be created and edited at any time again. Providing of texts, photos or other media occurs by a simplified content management system. On this way experiences and knowledge can be collected and documented appropriate for the target group. „All members are very welcome, to create and collect content together“, Nolden said.