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The data of the volume flow and room pressure controllers in the customer's production room were also transferred into the virtual model.

Compare measurement data with the simulation.

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Michael Kuhn, Head of the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Energy, Environmental, and Cleanroom Technology, Lecturer in Cleanroom Technology, and Chairman of VDI 2083-19.

04.03.2020
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Buildings & Rooms

STZ EURO offers fast and realistic simulations for cleanroom planning, construction, commissioning, and optimization.

New: Print optimization of cleanrooms during ongoing operation

The digital age is transforming our daily lives. Planning, construction, optimization, and qualification of cleanrooms require in-depth engineering knowledge. These complex relationships can now be represented with the help of STZ EURO through simulation calculations. This promises faster, cost-opti…

Michael Lickefett, Head of Department for Factory Planning and Production Management at Fraunhofer IPA, and Professor Hao Wang, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at SJTU, lead the Fraunhofer Project Center for Smart Manufacturing in Shanghai.
At NEXCON 2020, Fraunhofer IPA will provide insights into the work conducted at the Project Center. (© Fraunhofer IPA)

10.02.2020
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R+D & Community of Interest

A virtual experience of future manufacturing

Staufen Digital is organizing the fully virtual NEXCON conference, which focuses on the digital transformation of the manufacturing sector, for the third time. The conference, which will feature high-profile experts, digital networking and visionary Industrie 4.0 concepts from Europe, China and the…

Testing of a power outlet in the STZ EURO test stand.

Leak detection by STZ EURO using fog at the construction site on a faulty installed smoke detector.

Measurement of individual components by STZ EURO on a construction site, using the zero method.

30.01.2020
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Buildings & Rooms

STZ EURO offers manufacturer-independent measurement of cleanroom components

Leakage test of individual components

The airtightness of cleanrooms has been clearly regulated since VDI 2083-19. To achieve the respective limits, built-in components such as sockets or smoke detectors play a particularly important role. STZ EURO developed its own test stand for measuring the air permeability of individual components…

Tensile strength – How does the direction of pressure affect the achievable strength? (Source: Fraunhofer IPA, Photo: Rainer Bez)

Overhang angle – How pronounced can overhangs be to still be manufacturable? (Source: Fraunhofer IPA, Photo: Rainer Bez)

30.01.2020
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R+D & Community of Interest

23. User Forum – Additive Manufacturing Technologies

The entire process chain in view

The 23rd User Forum – Additive Manufacturing Technologies, organized by the Konradin Media Group and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation IPA on March 3rd, covers the entire process chain of additive manufacturing, highlights the advantages and disadvantages of various m…

On November 26, the Fraunhofer IPA launched the industry consortium

16.12.2019
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R+D & Community of Interest

Update of VDI 2083 Sheet 21: Derivation of acceptance criteria for product-specific purity requirements

Purity of medical devices in the manufacturing process

The determination of the purity of medical devices has been uniformly regulated since October of this year: VDI Guideline 2083 Sheet 21 offers guidance on how manufacturers can determine whether purity limits are necessary for their products and how these can be derived and verified. The next, consi…

Through appropriate optimization by STZ EURO, the duct pressure in the exhaust air was reduced from 1,050 Pa to 800 Pa, and in the supply air from 950 Pa to 700 Pa.

STZ EURO-Engineers adjusting the volume flow and room pressure control circuits.

STZ EURO engineers during the adjustment of the volume flow and room pressure control circuits.

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Michael Kuhn, Head of the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Energy, Environmental, and Cleanroom Technology and Lecturer in Cleanroom Technology.

13.12.2019
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Buildings & Rooms

STZ EURO optimizes room pressure in cleanrooms and increases energy efficiency

Room pressure regulation offers high savings potential

According to the Federal Environment Agency, the use of efficient ventilation systems in industrial and commercial enterprises alone can save around 7 billion kWh. STZ EURO was able to achieve significant energy savings through appropriate optimization of filter systems and control loops in a cleanr…

The players assemble mobile toy robots – in round 1 according to the criteria of lean production, in round 2 under the conditions of a digitalized production. (Source: Fraunhofer IPA / Photo: Rainer Bez)

04.12.2019
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R+D & Community of Interest

100 Places for Industry 4.0 in Baden-Württemberg

Fourth award for Fraunhofer IPA

The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing and the Industry 4.0 Alliance Baden-Württemberg today awarded the simulation game "Digitalized Production Control" at "100 Places for Industry 4.0 in Baden-Württemberg." It is already the fourth honor for Fraunhofer IPA since the competition began…

© University of Stuttgart IFF/Fraunhofer IPA, photo: Rainer Bez

04.12.2019
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R+D & Community of Interest

Viability study of CPS technologies

Researchers from Fraunhofer IPA and the International Performance Research Institute (IPRI) have compared costs and benefits of cyber-physical systems in a viability study. For the first time, this will enable businesses to predict the costs over an entire life cycle and to identify the most cost ef…

Researchers from Fraunhofer IPA and the International Performance Research Institute (IPRI) have compared the costs and benefits of driverless transport vehicles and other cyber-physical systems in a profitability assessment. (Source: University of Stuttgart IFF/Fraunhofer IPA, Photo: Rainer Bez)

06.11.2019
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R+D & Community of Interest

Economic viability assessment for CPS technologies

Researchers from Fraunhofer IPA and the International Performance Research Institute (IPRI) have compared the costs and benefits of cyber-physical systems in a profitability assessment. Entrepreneurs can, for the first time, forecast expenses over the entire deployment period and determine the most…

Mobile systems like this autonomous transport vehicle from Fraunhofer IPA significantly contribute to the growth of service robotics. (Source: Fraunhofer IPA / University of Stuttgart IFF, Photo: Rainer Bez)

29.10.2019
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R+D & Community of Interest

Service robots worldwide on a growth trajectory

Commercial and privately used service robots recorded double-digit growth rates in revenues and units in 2018. Detailed market analyses are presented in the new yearbook »World Robotics 2019 – Service Robots«, a cooperative project of the »International Federation of Robotics« (IFR) and Fraunhofer I…

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