Mittelstand 4.0 – Kompetenzzentrum SaarbrückenProblempositionIn the south-west of Germany – region in and around the Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate – the proportion of industrial jobs related to automotive construction, mechanical and plant engineering as well as steel production and processing is more pronounced than anywhere else. While large companies are already in a good position with regard to the necessary digitization...
FGAkt - Development of novel shape memory actuators for use in injection moulding tools In cooperation with several partners, the BMBF-funded project identifies potential actuator applications in injection moulding plants through the use of which they can be designed more efficiently and in order to exploit previously untapped technological potentials. To this end, the corresponding actuators are to be made "smarter" and more energy-efficient in order to...
H2 and cation contamination: Aging effects, material and sensor developmentSubprojects: With this project, ZeMA is continuing its research work in the field of infrared absorption spectroscopy and, together with the project partners, intends to develop a novel measurement system for online hydrogen quality monitoring - an important building block for the reliable use of environmentally friendly hydrogen fuel cells in the transport sector. Problem solvingCurrently...
RePreS – Redundant pressure monitoring for safety-critical applications The R&D project involves the development of particularly fail-safe pressure sensors, which are monitored by a connected logic. This project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). In many applications, the pressure in liquids and gases is used to control the process but also for personal and plant safety.
IProGro2 - Development of innovative production technologies for large components In cooperation with various partners, the ERDF-funded project is developing, among other things, new human-robot-capable assembly processes for the automotive industry. ZeMA is a partner in the scientific community ‘Assembly, Handling and Industrial Robotics’. In addition, there are cooperation agreements with leading robot manufacturers such as Kuka, ABB and Bosch. Problem solvingCompanies in the transport industry, such as...
AUTO IBN2 - Efficient assembly and innovative commissioning processes in the production of modern vehicles In cooperation with various partners, the ERDF-funded project is developing, among other things, new human-robot-capable assembly processes for the automotive industry. ZeMA is a partner in the scientific community ‘Assembly, Handling and Industrial Robotics’. In addition, there is a cooperation agreement with leading robot manufacturers such as Kuka, ABB...
MoSeS-Pro – Modular sensor systems for real-time process control and smart status assessment Today, the Industry 4.0 project of the future offers the opportunity to take the flexibility, energy and resource efficiency of production processes to a new level through intelligent control and networking. Electronics and sensors, which are among the strengths of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Germany.
Power4Production (P4P) – Industry 4.0 As part of the Saarland Industrieland industrial policy lead process under the central theme ‘How we can win the future with industry’ of the state government, various fields of action were decided. These include, among other things, the digitization of production, energy, securing skilled workers, industry and promotion as well as infrastructure and settlement policy. A contribution to this strategy and to securing the location of production in the Saarland...
Effective and safe human-robot collaboration (4by3) In the current EU research project 4by3, various scenarios for human-robot cooperation are currently being implemented. ZeMA's work packages include, on the one hand, the development of a human-robot-capable system and, on the other hand, the implementation of two application scenarios. Human-robot cooperation systems are partly already used in production and represent an approach to demand-oriented and, if necessary, temporary automation through human-robot cooperation.
NeWiP – New avenues of information-led productionProblemsProducing companies have to face and overcome many challenges in order to compete internationally, including product individualisation and shorter product lifecycles. In order to master these, up-to-date and highly detailed knowledge of the state of production is necessary. An efficient mastery of the processes is...
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