Projects and products of ILT department

The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is coming—and many SMEs are facing major hurdles. Our Fraunhofer teams at IOSB, IIS, and ISST are developing a smart solution to address this: semi-automated DPP creation, secure data room access, and clear added value for companies. This turns the DPP into a real competitive advantage.

Easily utilize industrial data spaces: The Data Space Consumer from Fraunhofer IOSB automates secure, sovereign data exchange—covering everything from searching for data sources, identity verification, and contract negotiation to the actual transfer. This modular, open-source solution lowers technical barriers to entry and integrates flexibly into existing system landscapes.

"Several Fraunhofer Institutes are collaboratively developing a data space solution for the independent and interoperable exchange of PCF data across borders."

In the lighthouse project Factory-X, an open and collaborative data ecosystem for factory outfitters and operators is being developed on the basis of Catena-X and concepts of the Industry 4.0 platform. Fraunhofer IOSB is involved in or leading a number of use cases.

Faster set-up and changeover: In the project, consistent plug-and-work capability was achieved in production-related software components - using the AutomationML and OPC UA standards. In the process, non-I4.0-communication-capable components are also retrofitted with I4.0 features.

Whether you’re a pioneer from industry, an SME, a skilled-trades business, the municipal or government sector, or an emergency services organization: As the Fraunhofer IOSB’s Humanoid Robots Experience Lab (HREL), we offer you low-threshold, hands-on access to humanoid robotics.

Keeping carbon in the cycle, and thus avoiding plastic waste and emissions: That is the goal of the “Waste4Future” project. Several Fraunhofer institutes and facilities IMWS, IZFP, IWKS, IOSB, FHR, LBF and IVV are pooling their competences to develop an entropy-based assessment model for carbon-containing waste streams and new technologies for sensing, sorting and mechanical and chemical recycling.

The Karlsruher Forschungsfabrik for AI-integrated production offers the special opportunity to research and develop the topic of “Intelligent Production” in a practical way on real processes.

As part of the joint project iTEXFer, we are developing an expandable Industry 4.0 construction kit specifically tailored to the textile industry.

Our Connector combines the benefits of Industrie 4.0 and International Data Spaces for interoperable, trusted and controlled data exchange.