The Main Competence Areas consider both similar and complementary services offered by Fraunhofer IPK in Berlin as well as by CCM-ITA in São José dos Campos. Both CCM and IPK currently offer a large number of products/services in their portfolios.
Efficient introduction of PDM/PLM for product data integration and transparent processes
Methodical basis for the management of complex systems
Holistic understanding of the engineering environment
Development of a demonstrator, exercising the state-of-the art tools for Integrated Product Development (IPD), considering the whole lifecycle of the product
Semantic product data for engineering
Utilization of life cycle data through data-driven business models
Digital twins
Bidirectional networking and synchronization of physical and virtual objects
Data preparation for data analytics
Platform-centric and data-centered value creation models
Transforming maximum profit from minimum capital investment into maximum added value from minimum resources
Leveraging Circular Economy through a Methodology for Smart Service Systems Engineering
Fast and efficient solution for evaluating mechatronic products in the early development phases
Digitalization and networking changing the way manufacturing companies produce their products
Development of a numerical modeling of the deep-rolling and the comparison with fatigue tests performed on crankshaft specimens
Mapping the machine’ structural behavior and its influence on the geometrical accuracy of a machined part
Procedures and methods for the development of complex systems
Virtual commissioning with Smart Hybrid Prototyping
Development of customized VR applications
Development of prototypes at CCM-ITA and systematic experimental evaluation through extensive experimentation and data analysis
New methods in terms of technology, organization and processes for engineering workplaces of the future
Digital twins
Flexible Transparent Manufacturing
Analyze production requirements so that the sequencing line of automotive doors meets the demand requested by the client
Development of a method to transfer knowledge and the ability to conduct research and consulting projects in the field of resource efficiency in production, performing the analysis of the energy potential of the waste, identifying the potential for recycling and reuse of the same
Comparation between a newly manufactured automobile suspension component and a remanufactured one
Improvement of the machining operation parameters of cast parts and identification of the number of robots necessary to automate the production line
Identification of optimized layout solutions in terms of detailed production indicators (lead time, distance traveled by workers, required area, number of parts manufactured)
Soft robotic orthosis with intelligent motion monitoring and real-time feedback
Development of a demonstrator, exercising the state-of-the art tools for Integrated Product Development (IPD), considering the whole lifecycle of the product
Development of tools for analysis of vehicular mechanical systems for gears and crankshafts
Planning the revitalization and optimization of a bench for performing rolling contact fatigue tests with the "ball-rod" concept
Assessment of the technical feasibility of developing a horizontal shaft rotor wind turbine and verticalized power transmission
Investigation of the proposal for a method of surface magnetic scanning through the Hall effect, without the use of component magnetization