synergies in physical establishment of learning factories, and.built up common research activities which may be supported by national or international funding agencies or industrial consortiums.exchange of knowledge, good practices and learning modules.Only together we can contribute to a successful transforming of our manufacturing industry and our economies! close cooperation with partners from industry.exchange of knowledge, modules, solutions in our group.To be successful in the long term, our work must be based on This ties up extensive resources at our research institutions in terms of both staff and infrastructure. This new approach to competency development for industrial production requires comprehensive expertise in the fields of manufacturing technology, production organisation and digitalisation.

At the same time, we create a link between theory and practice. Our students and our partners from industrial practice benefit from this. We all work on actual challenges for manufacturing and product- developing and integrate newest results into our learning factories and our course programs. In this way, they are prepared for an industrial or academic career and they gain self-confidence and the enthusiasm to implement new technologies. Here, course participants can analyse realistic processes for improvement opportunities and deepen experience in the use of methods for continuous improvement. We believe, that lessonsand seminars should be supplemented by learning in a realistic environmentwe call learning factory. We are a group of research institutions which is driven by the idea that classical forms of class room education in manufacturing, product development and logistics are no longer appropriate.

efficient training and qualification “on the job in industry” with newest processes and developments.

the enhancement of competencies for technical students and.

We are convinced that the key to competitiveness more than ever will be

Our mission is to design learning systems in such a way that stakeholders can grasp the complex technical and organisational interrelationships of today's industrial environment and obtain the competences to systematically improve it. The appropriate learning systems for developing the competences for setting up and operating new production processes are the success factors for the factory of the future. Qualification processes must be oriented towards these practical requirements. To manage the necessary transition processes staff competency is the key enabler.Įxcellently prepared students, qualified engineers and workers must plan and implement the necessary steps. At the same time they have to shape their value adding processes to address actual challenges like digitalization, global warming, substainability etc. Success-oriented industrial companies have to offer unique products and service bundles to their customers.

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