Fields of research of wbk
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Manufacturing and Materials Technology |
Machines, Equipment and Process Automation |
Production Systems |
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Manufacturing processes from additive manufacturing to machining: research and development on process and tool design, surface engineering, simulation of manufacturing processes as well as analysis and optimization of process chains. |
Development and research of self-learning machines, holistic automation solutions and intelligent handling systems for innovative production processes in the fields of machine tools, electric mobility, hybrid lightweight structures and additive manufacturing. |
Planning, evaluating and controlling the effects of tomorrow's production - from the global, shock-robust network to the breathing factory with highly productive production facilities and innovative business models to quality assurance of immature processes – are the goals of the field Production System. |
Our research in the field of robotics
Due to its flexibility, robotics is a key technology in many areas of application, such as production, logistics and healthcare. At wbk, we are working on enabling robotics to perform increasingly complex processes so that entire production systems can ultimately be mapped by industry-typical robot arms in the value stream kinematics project (GER).
The CZS Center for Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency through Additive Manufacturing Technologies (KRAFt) conducts research into increasing resource efficiency in the two main areas of “circular economy plastics” and “circular economy metals” by exploiting the potential of additive manufacturing.
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