The Smart Production Lab is divided into six areas, creating a suitable environment for the purposes of the teaching and research factory. At the entrance is the Learning Space with the auditorium, where students as well as cooperation partners and interested companies are provided with basic information on the topic of digitalization.
Adjacent to the center of the lab is the Maker Space, which is used specifically for the FabLab and includes the horizontally integrated machinery (3D printing, CNC, robotics, laser cutter, etc.). Use cases for planning (MES, ERP), real-time reporting and other vertical integration applications are developed and configured on the computer workstations distributed throughout the lab. Programs for designing ideas for production in the FabLab are also available on the workstations.
But before construction can begin, the idea needs to be found, which is easy to do in the NextGen Lab in the Idea Space. Ideas can be collected on the glass walls or whiteboards and a rough concept can be drafted.
The material for producing the idea and utensils for knowledge transfer in the lab are stored safely and tidily in the Storage Space until they are needed.
In order to make the entire digitalization process secure and, in particular, the IT components required for it, the IT Security Lab located in the Secure Space is working on ways to achieve precisely this goal.
And after work and when taking a breather during the knowledge transfer, a few stools and a small kitchen with a coffee machine are available in the Relax Space to discuss and network in comfort.