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Department of Sustainable Manufacturing & Factory Systems

The Sustainable Manufacturing Research Group develops methods, digital tools and technologies for the planning and operation of sustainable manufacturing systems and factories. Thereby, all relevant subsystems of factories (production machines and process chains, technical building services and building shell) and their embedment in the urban context are considered in an integrated manner.

Contact

Dr. Tim Abraham
tim.abraham(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Topics

Innovative Production Systems
Product individualisation, sustainability and digitalisation as drivers.
Energy Efficiency and Flexibility
Efficient and flexible usage of different lenergy carriers in production.
Material Efficiency and Substitution
Raw and auxiliary materials as drivers for costs and environmental impact.
Urban Production
Understanding and utilising chances and requirements of urban production.
Intelligent Metering Strategies
Goal-oriented usage of sensors with feasible resolution and IT infrastructure.
Multi-Scale Factory Simulation
Consistent and coupled Digital Factory I"from process to factory roof".
Data Analytics in Production
Innovative applications through methods and tools of data mining.
Innovative Visualisation Concepts
Transparency and decision support for different stakeholders in companies.

Projects (selected)

Acronym Title
3DEMO Safe and energy-efficient factories through 3D Emission Monitoring
MODAK Model-based real time data analysis for information transparency and decision-support in the cold chain
SelVliesPro Development of self-learning production systems/ process control systems regarding a continous production line for processing (recycled) high-performance fibres
MEMAN Integral Material and Energy Flow MANagement in MANufacturing Metal Mechanic Sector
PERFoRM Production harmonizEd Reconfiguration of Flexible Robots and Machinery
SynErgie Synchronized and energy-adaptive production technology for the flexible alignment of industrial processes to a fluctuating energy supply
Sim2Pro Multi-Level-Simulation of Product-Process-Interdependencies
EmKoZell Project results database and communication management for the battery cell production cluster ProZell
DaLion Data-Mining in the production of lithium-ion battery cells
ESIMA Improved resource efficiency by power autonomous sensor systems and customised human machine interaction
Galvanik 4.0 Development of a secure and efficient large scale electroplating technology of high-strength connecting elements for the automotive industry
SiGgI Silicon Graphite goes Industry
Urban Factory Resource-efficient factories in cities
LinkUP Logistic Impact of Urban Production (DAAD)
Glyzerin II Development of a glycerol based cutting fluid for different metals
ViLAr Use of innovative bio-polymerer solutions for aluminium machining Energy Efficiency in the Digital Factory
MultiMaK2 Design and development of assessment tools for ecologically optimized multi-material automotive components for mass production
  Energy Efficiency in the Digital Factory
  Cyber-physical management of cooling towers
  Gießerei 4.0
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