Update - Research project "BioStrukt" in the "report" of kunststoffland NRW
Lightweight construction inspired by nature
This research project is headed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT) in Aachen. The goal of this project is to enable small and medium sized enterprises (KMU’s) to drive their digitalization and connectivity of their individual manufacturing operations. On the basis of data submitted by the participants the operations of the participants will be standardized, clocked and controlled in a virtual model in order to predict system behavior and ultimately to improve the efficiency of business processes. On the basis of Industry 4.0 technologies a Smart Services Platform will be developed which enables and supports KMU’s in pursuing a modularized digitalization process. Different Apps (so called industrialization modules) will be provided by this platform. These Apps will represent self-contained development increments and will support the KMU’s in their daily tasks of single items manufacturing operations.