Aluminum die casting shot sleeves are subject to natural wear and tear due to constant stress. These damages result in inefficient processes, inferior product quality, and unscheduled maintenance costs in the order of several thousand euros for customers – sometimes multiple times a week. Until now, this wear could only be vaguely predicted. This is where the project came in: the goal was to develop a system that monitors the condition of the shot sleeves and detects signs of wear early.
Smart Emergency Bag (BECATEX GmbH)
BECATEX GmbH, specializing in custom-made bags such as emergency bags for rescue services, defined the requirements for these bags, which included easy cleaning, excellent shock absorption, and a modular design. The bag needed to make ampoules and medications safely and quickly accessible. Sensor technology is to be used to continuously monitor the condition of the emergency kit’s contents.
Intuitive remote maintenance through innovative user interfaces (RAUTEC GmbH)
RAUTEC, a specialist in industrial automation, offers an innovative solution for wired and wireless remote maintenance of networked industrial plants with the RAUTEC Remote System. This reduces costs, enables location-independent monitoring and secures communication through encrypted VPN connections. In collaboration with Fraunhofer IOSB-INA, the user interface was further developed.
The Future of Networked Production
“Smart Factory Web” is a groundbreaking project launched by the Korean institute KETI and Fraunhofer IOSB, and funded by the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE). It promises to revolutionize industrial production through a global network of smart factories — with the help of Industry 4.0 technologies, such as OPC-UA and AAS!
Intelligent Quality Monitoring in Injection Molding (MöllerGroup)
The MöllerGroup, a globally operating family business based in Bielefeld, focuses on injection molding for the automotive industry in its MöllerTech division. To reduce waste and improve sustainability, a Predictive Quality System has been developed to monitor the quality of plastic parts in real time and identify problems early on.
Pioneering Circular Economy Project
CirQualityOWL plus: Sustainable Economic Transformation in Ostwestfalen-Lippe With the “CirQualityOWL plus” project, Ostwestfalen-Lippe is significantly driving the transition to a sustainable, circular economy. Funded by approximately 2.5 […]
Energy check for CNC machines (IWN)
As part of the transfer project, an energy check was developed specifically for companies, which was developed and piloted using a CNC machine from IWN. The energy check offers the possibility of recording various energy-relevant parameters in detail over a defined period.