SdManu7 - SDW

Software-defined value stream process systems

Increasingly volatile markets and more individualized products are forcing the production of the future to be as flexible and adaptable as possible. This can be observed in particular in the field of mobility, which is undergoing a major upheaval with an unknown outcome. Existing manufacturing systems typically consist of rigid plants that were developed specifically for the production of defined product features or product classes and are therefore not suitable for meeting the current challenges. Approaches for adaptive production exist so far only as isolated solutions.

Aim, approach and benefit

The aim of the project is to develop universal production systems as a cost-efficient and sustainable solution for transformative production of the future.

To this end, a modular construction kit consisting of individual freely combinable hardware and associated software modules is being developed. By selectively linking the modules, it is possible to build any mechanical structures adapted to a machining process. Structures can be disassembled again into individual modules and combined to form new configurations adapted to new tasks. In addition to classical mechanical engineering, great emphasis is placed on control technology and software-related topics. The interaction of digital process chains, holistic simulations, optimizations and planning on the basis of digital twins is being investigated and further developed.

The high flexibility of the Software-defined value stream process systems and the individual adaptability of their properties to individual manufacturing processes create an intelligent configurator with maximum adaptability to the end product, which allows new solutions and applications in production technology.

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