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In Germany, every second job is linked to production. It is therefore important to regularly production systems and manufacturing technologies and to make them more intelligent, efficient and sustainable through innovations.

We are one of the leading research institutes in the field of application-oriented production research and make a major contribution to the further development of production technology in Germany.

Our research groups

Our strength lies in our interdisciplinarity. In four research groups we investigate technologies and management for modern production. We research solutions at the hardware and software level that will make industrial processes more efficient, digital and sustainable. The cross-group collaboration of our research groups is the key to synergies and innovations.

CiP | Center for Industrial Productivity (Process Learning Factory)

We are a research group and an innovative training and education center at the same time. Among other things, it forms the core of the Mittelstand 4.0 competence center in Darmstadt and prepares medium-sized companies for the challenges of digitalization.

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ETA | Energy Technologies and Applications in Production

In an interdisciplinary team, we conduct research on a variety of aspects related to energy efficiency, energy flexibility and resource efficiency in production.

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MiP | Management of Industrial Production

We investigate innovations on the process level in production. The focus is on strategy, planning, production and service processes.

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TEC | Manufacturing Technology

Our research topics are structured around the following areas of manufacturing technology: processes and process chains, machine tools and industrial robots, networked production systems, and process planning and monitoring. The focus is on additive and subtractive manufacturing processes and their interlinking.

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Practice-oriented research is part of our DNA

In addition to current research projects with numerous industry partners, we have three of our own learning factories: The ETA Factory (Energy Efficiency, Technology and Application Center), the CiP Process Learning Factory (Center for Industrial Productivity) and the FlowFactory (customized individual and small series production). In addition, the two pilot plants TEC-Lab and AMC enable us to map additive and subtractive processes and link them together. In these halls, particular attention was paid to the practical implementation of a wide range of processes. As a result, they have laid the foundations for numerous important large-scale projects and serve as a source of inspiration for further developments.