Our network is really quite unique. Our research scientists discuss common issues and work together with experts from our member companies to develop solutions. The work focuses on the real needs of the shop floor. We develop technical solutions in keeping with the concept of Industrie 4.0 by taking theoretical concepts and evaluating them for their potential for practical integration in our demonstrator ecosystem. The results and innovations flow back into the circle of active partners. We occasionally publish white papers that are available for Download on our website.
Looking at the future today - Joint development
The SmartFactoryKL research network coordinates joint research and development activities with our member companies. SF-KL identifies topics of interest in regular exchanges with partners, seeks funding to support research projects on the regional, national, and international levels, and forms competent consortia, if necessary.
A highly qualified, well-trained, and experienced staff in Kaiserslautern ensures state of the art knowledge is applied to all of our R&D projects. Our research scientists also support the completion of bachelor, master, and doctoral programs
Participation at Hannover Messe
Up close with public and private sectors on Innovation Day
Once a year, we hold an Innovation Day for invited guests in Kaiserslautern. Government ministers and state secretaries can always be counted on to give the opening remarks.
At the close of the agenda, we give a tour of our shared production system and present the latest breakthroughs in the key enabling technologies, such as administrative shells, 5G, safety, and multi-agent systems, etc.
Innovation Day is also a networking event for our members to meet stakeholders from the government and private sectors.
Working groups - Joint development
Joint testing
We provide a manufacturer-independent, realistic research and demonstration environment (demonstrator ecosystem) through our network of industrial companies and research institutes. The demonstrator landscape serves our active members as a testbed for new technologies, control architectures, and ai methods and components.
System components and control elements from a wide range of manufacturers can be integrated, tested, and further developed as part of prototypes and pilot projects. The visibility of such implementations is enhanced by their presence in the demonstrator landscape, e.g., at the Hannover Messe, in social media, or during official government visits to Kaiserslautern.
Unsere Angebote an Industriepartner
We support our members, partners, and customers in all phases of consulting projects: from the identification and evaluation of use cases, to the design of individual Industrie 4.0 solutions and their integration in existing production processes, to the technical coordination of Industrie 4.0 projects. We also work on the development of migration strategies for follow-up activities. In principle, we are open to inquiries and orders from any company, including those outside our circle of members. We enjoy developing our findings in application-oriented work projects for practical use in industry.
Just contact us, Jonas Metzger takes care of industrial projects and technology transfer (+49 631 343 773 24 / info@smartfactory.de).