German Founder Award (www.computer-automation.de)
WeSort.AI wins the start-up prize
The 22nd German Start-up Award was presented in Berlin on September 24. The founders of WeSort.AI emerged as the winners in the start-up category. Their vision: AI-supported high-speed sorting of waste.
read more...Robotop funding project (www.industrial-production.de)
Robotics as an opportunity for SMEs during the crisis
Robots increase the efficiency of small and medium-sized companies. Until now, however, access to automation solutions has mainly been available to experts, particularly in large companies. The Robotop platform is designed to make it easier to get started.
read more...Development processes (www.industrial-production.de)
Collaborative engineering
Corporate cooperation along the value chain is not a new trend. However, motivated by access to new technologies, the reduction of costs and risks or strategic competitive advantages, they have taken on a new quality with collaboration: in contrast to cooperation, tasks can no longer be divided or delimited, meaning that the interaction between the players can become very complex.
read more...With the BMWI at the HMI (www.industrial-production.de)
Lighthouse projects
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is also concerned with the digital production of tomorrow and the networked economy.
read more...Wire and tube (www.industrial-production.de)
BMWi supports start-ups at trade fairs
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is giving start-ups the opportunity to present their products and services at the Wire and Tube trade fairs in 2020.
read more...Automated shearography (www.polyformnext.de)
Automating shearography for fiber composites
In the joint research project Autoshear, scientists from the ILK in Dresden and the SKZ Würzburg are further developing shearography. The aim is to develop an automated measurement and evaluation system for the objective assessment of defects using this measurement technology.
read more...FRP repair (www.polyformnext.de)
Repairs in lightweight construction
Repairing components made of fiber-reinforced plastics is often more expensive than replacing them. In order to make FRP components more durable and eco-efficient, a new measuring device for fiber layer orientation is to be combined with a laser-based repair process.
read more...BMWi Innovation Day (www.polyformnext.de)
Hybrids: The best of two material worlds
Different types of plastic, metal and plastic or metal and textile: hybrid components made of different materials can combine the positive properties of two material worlds.
read more...Research project (www.polyformnext.de)
Ultrasonic welding joints - how do they really fatigue?
In August 2015, a research project was launched at the SKZ to gain fundamental knowledge of the relationships between the short-term and dynamic long-term properties of ultrasonically welded seams and the relevant welding process parameters.
read more...New materials (www.polyformnext.de)
Metal direct injection network project
For the ZIM network project "Medimold - metal direct injection in combination with plastic" (metal direct molding), planning is underway for continuation in phase 2.
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