RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things
ADD2Log
Platform for Decentral Production based on Additive Manufacturing
and Agile Logistics
and Agile Logistics
| Funded by |
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) |
| Description |
Develops a cross-company software platform for realizing an agile supply chain. With this platform new and spare parts will be produced using additive manufacturing. |
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| Duration |
March 1 2017 to February 29 2020 |
| More information |
www.fir.rwth-aachen.de/en/research/research-projects/add2log-01ma17002a |
BigPro (2014-2017)
Big data and event-based adjustment for the configuration
of resilient production systems
of resilient production systems
| Funded by |
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) |
| Description |
Develops a big data platform with access to real-time production process with data pattern detection. It can be used as a proactive disturbance management system to help identify production dysfunctions early or even prevent them. |
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| Duration |
September 2014 to November 2017 |
| More information | www.fir.rwth-aachen.de |
DISRUPT
Decentralized Architectures For Optimized Operations Via
Virtualized Processes and Supply-Chain Collaboration
Virtualized Processes and Supply-Chain Collaboration
| Funded by |
European Commission |
| Description |
Aims to spearhead the transition to the next generation manufacturing paradigm by facilitating the vision and execution of a "Smart Factory": Isolated, optimized cells will come together as a fully integrated, automated, and optimized production flow, leading to greater efficiencies and changing traditional production relationships among suppliers, producers, and customers, as well as between human and machine. |
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| Duration |
September 2016 to August 2019 |
| More information | www.disrupt-project.eu/ |
HEADS (2013-2017)
Heterogeneous and Distributed Services For The Future
Computing Continuum
Computing Continuum
| Funded by |
European Commission |
| Description |
Aims to provide a cost-effective and integrated programming model, which allows full exploitation of the capabilities of the individual open, legacy or proprietary devices and platforms, composing the future computing continuum. |
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| Duration |
October 2013 to March 2017 |
| More information | heads-project.eu/ |
I-BiDaaS
Industrial-Driven Big Data as a Self-Service Solution
| Funded by |
European Commission |
| Description |
I-BiDaaS aims to empower users to easily utilize and interact with big data technologies by designing, building and demonstrating a unified solution that significantly increases the speed of data analysis while coping with the rate of data asset growth as well as facilitates cross-domain data flow toward a thriving data-driven EU economy. I-BiDaaS will be validated by three real-world, industry-led experiments in the domains of banking, manufacturing and telecommunications. |
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| Duration |
January 2018 to December 2020 |
| More information | www.ibidaas.eu/ |
iPRODICT (2014-2017)
Intelligent Process Prediction Based On Big Data Analytics
| Funded by |
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) |
| Description |
Uses forecast calculations, predictive analytics and big data analysis techniques gathered from sensor networks to predict the outcome of a process in real-time. iProdict enables to proactively customize and adapt processes to suit to any particular situation. |
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| Duration |
September 2014 to August 2017 |
| More information | www.iprodict-projekt.de/ |
s:ne
System Innovation for Sustainable Development – Knowledge Transfer
as a Regional Learning Process. Information and Communication
Technologies to Manage Leather Product Supply Chains
as a Regional Learning Process. Information and Communication
Technologies to Manage Leather Product Supply Chains
| Funded by |
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the federal state of Hesse |
| Description |
S:NE will transform the fragmented transfer activities of the University of Applied Science Darmstadt into an integrated “learning system.” Implemented in the use case called leather chemicals, the aim of the project is to explore and evaluate the potential of using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for sustainable consumption and production methods on a conceptual level.
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| Duration |
January 2018 to December 2022 |
| More information |
not yet available |
SynErgie
System-Optimizing Grid and Energy Management for
the Distribution Networks of the Future
the Distribution Networks of the Future
| Funded |
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) |
| Description |
Aims to create new ways of optimizing the reactive energy balance of distribution networks. SynErgie will demonstrate how energy-intensive production processes can be adjusted to a volatile energy supply. |
| Partners |
The consortium consists of 98 partners from research, industry, and civil society. |
| Duration |
September 2016 to August 2019 |
