Solutions and Services

Collaborative and user-centered planning and evaluation of factories and production systems:

• As-built digitization and interactive visualization
• Collaborative factory planning (e.g., with BIM and AR)
• Site- and production-specific design of energy supply concepts
• Life cycle assessment for evaluating control variables for more sustainable products and for more sustainable production
• Resource-efficient production processes through holistic PPS and information logistics
• Simulative validation of planning results
• User-centered decision support for planning and control of complex production systems
  

Optimization of the management of production data using artificial intelligence (AI) with the aim of end-to-end intelligent process digitization:

• Nowledge modeling and learning neural networks
• Intelligent image processing (self-configuring camera system through organic computing)
• Data science and data mining methods

Method-based and automated design and process development through:

• Model-based design and automated model generation
• Sustainable product design
• Structural simulations and process simulations

Use of robotics as physical and cognitive assistance in production through optimized human-robot cooperation and interaction:

• Mobile robotics
• Simplified programming
• Automatic adaptation of employees' needs
  
• Integration of safety standards

Conceptual design and consulting for the optimization of the technical cleanliness of components and ensuring corresponding standards:

• Non-destructive quality inspection and process monitoring
•  Parts cleaning and residual dirt analysis
• Design and implementation of cleaning processes (also by means of AI)
• Consulting and training

Composite designs and process chain developments for resource-efficient processing of duromer- and thermoplastic-based high-performance fiber composites:

• Automated, material-efficient and near-net-shape preform production (Automated Fiber Placement, Automated Tape Laying, Automated Fiber Patch Preforming, Continuous Fiber Tailoring)
• Highly productive manufacturing processes for profile-shaped composite structures (pultrusion, pul-braiding, pul-winding)
• Nonwoven fabric production from recycled carbon fibers
• Customized semi-finished fabrication for development materials
• Thermoforming and consolidation technology as well as forming, liquid resin impregnation and curing processes
• Laboratory facilities for recycled carbon fibers Test method development, material analytics and material databases
• Online process monitoring, digitalization and machine
  learning for composite production systems and associated process chains
  

• Tool-less mold and core production using the binder jetting process for large and highly complex components
• Digitalization in the casting industry
• Simulative mapping of processes
• Material development for casting and molding materials
• Mold generation for the castings of tomorrow
• AI-based quality assurance of cast components

Additive manufacturing of metal components and metallic multi-material components, of polymers and composites, and of materials for casting technology:

• Functional integration by processing different materials (multi-material solutions)
• Materials management (testing and characterization)
• Design innovations (function integration, lightweight construction, design to meet requirements)
• Optimization of manufacturing processes (simulation, multi-material processing, monitoring)
• Production integration of technologies (potential analysis, component selection, etc.)
  

Manufacturing of components from different materials (e.g. hybrid configurations of FRP/metal or two metal alloys) to show additional functions and improved performance, e.g. automated sensor integration for additive manufactured components:

• Identification of potentials for multi-material solutions and support during industrial implementation along the entire process chain
  Selection of material pairing (suitability for design, production and recycling)
• Process technologies: Laser beam melting, composite casting, extrusion of fiber-reinforced polymers, liquid deposition modeling of composites and high-pressure cold gas spraying
• Interconnection technology for mixed construction methods
• Non-destructive testing technology

Located in our research areas, we offer numerous opportunities for training and continuing education in the world of business:

• LVP - Learning factory for networked production
• Project: SME 4.0 - Competence Center Augsburg
• Employee qualification for the use of additive manufacturing processes
• Composite Engineer: Recycling and maintenance module (modular training of the Fraunhofer Lightweight Construction Alliance)
• Training courses in the area of technical cleanliness
• Teacher training courses
• Further seminars, conferences etc.

More info and contact for enquiries  

• Measurement technology for process chain analysis
• Mechanical tests
• Thermal, chemical and optical analysis
• NDT measurement systems