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Guidelines for predictive maintenance

Together with partners, the WZL at RWTH Aachen University has developed a generic guideline for the successful application of predictive maintenance. It is now available for download.

AI Champions" award ceremony

Festo AI solution receives award

Festo's AI solution "Intelligent pneumatic runtime monitoring" was honored at the "AI Champions Baden-Württemberg" award ceremony of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labor and Housing.

Research project

Ready for mass production

In a research project, 15 companies and universities want to tap into the benefits of additive manufacturing for industrial mass production. In addition to new processes and materials, standards are also to be developed.

RoboValley Dresden

Automating production robots in SMEs

Today, robotic automation is the means of choice to meet the desire for increased efficiency and to counter the shortage of skilled workers.

Copper in additive manufacturing

Copper heat sinks from the 3D printer

Together with the copper semi-finished product manufacturer KME, the Fraunhofer IMWS is researching the use of additive manufacturing technologies for highly thermally conductive components made of copper and copper alloys. The aim is to open up new market segments in the field of cooling elements for power electronics.

Start-up Evolime

Manufacture spoked wheels efficiently from composite materials

Researchers at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern have developed a process with which spoked wheels made of fiber-plastic composites can be produced efficiently and without waste. This enables automated production tailored to customer requirements.

Flow-Pro research project

Drones and AGVs organize their network

Asti InSystems is participating in the Flow-Pro research project. Over the next four years, the aim is to develop a climate-friendly, self-organizing logistics network that connects transport units across companies.

Digital assistant

AI supports skilled workers during assembly

Kimoknow, a KIT spin-off, is developing a digital assembly assistant based on automated AI-supported object recognition.

MRK in education and training

Virtual training for human-robot collaboration

The University of Bremen is developing a virtual training environment that allows students to experience the potential and challenges associated with human-robot collaboration (HRC) up close at the training and further education locations.