Industry 4.0 and intelligent automation

Fraunhofer IOSB-INA and SmartFactoryOWL support companies on their way to sustainable and resource-conserving production. With innovative solutions for energy efficiency, circular economy and digital sustainability strategies, we help companies to improve their carbon footprint and increase their competitiveness at the same time.

By combining practical research, state-of-the-art sensor technology, AI-based data analysis and intelligent automation solutions, we enable transparent and efficient production. Our Green Factory concepts offer concrete approaches for climate-friendly production, from energy optimization and the digitalization of value chains to the integration of renewable energies.

As a real laboratory for Industry 4.0 and sustainable production, SmartFactoryOWL offers companies the opportunity to test innovative technologies and develop tailor-made solutions for their individual challenges. Together, we are shaping the future of industrial sustainability - efficiently, digitally and environmentally friendly.

Fraunhofer in Lemgo is driving forward the transformation of industrial manufacturing with the concept of shared production. Through the intelligent networking of production resources and the use of shared production infrastructures, we enable highly flexible, sustainable and economical production.

Our shared production platforms connect companies, machines and processes in order to use production capacities efficiently, distribute orders dynamically and avoid bottlenecks. Using state-of-the-art technologies such as artificial intelligence, industrial IoT and digital twins, we create resilient, adaptable value networks.

We focus on human-centered automation to make the collaboration between man and machine more intelligent, safer and more efficient. Our goal is to develop technologies that optimally support people in production - from intuitive assistance systems to collaborative robotic solutions.

By using artificial intelligence, ergonomic human-machine interfaces and adaptive automation solutions, we create a working environment that adapts flexibly to individual needs. In this way, we not only increase productivity and process reliability, but also employee satisfaction and health.

In the SmartFactoryOWL, our real test and development environment for Industry 4.0, companies can experience state-of-the-art technologies for human-technology interaction in a practical way and optimize them for their production. Together, we design automation that focuses on people - intuitively, safely and efficiently.