In an effort to reduce the fuel consumption of their vehicles, car manufacturers are increasingly relying on the use of lightweight components made of aluminum or magnesium, especially in the field of electromobility. Austrian foundries play a decisive role in this context, as they have extensive expertise and know-how in the production of high-quality and complex cast components.
Usually, the components are manufactured in a resource-intensive die-casting process. In order to make this process more efficient, the digital and green transformation of Austrian foundries in the sense of Industry 5.0 is to be promoted. To this end, the recently launched research project DG Assist, led by the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, is developing an assistance system for the sustainable operation of die-casting plants.
In the project DG Assist, partners from research and industry are pooling their expertise. From the AIT, the Center for Vision, Automation & Control as coordinator, the Center for Technology Experience, the Center for Energy and the LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen are involved. Industrial partners are Maxan Automation, MELTEC Industrieofenbau GmbH, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Österreich and TCG UNITECH GmbH.
The aim of the partners is to develop an assistance system that ensures the agile and sustainable production of high-quality cast components. The aim is to significantly reduce the proportion of defective castings and thus energy and material consumption. The experts are relying on the latest information and communication technologies as well as model-based and AI-supported methods. In addition, innovative solutions for human-machine interaction will be developed to support operators in process monitoring and optimisation as well as quality control. The assistance system will be implemented and tested as a prototype on a test machine at the LKR in Ranshofen.
The DG Assist project is scheduled to run until April 2026 and is funded by the Ministry for Climate Action (BMK) and is being carried out as part of the "Production and Material 2022" call.
For more information please check the press release
Contact
| Dr. Stephan Strommer Senior Research Engineer Complex Dynamical Systems Center for Vision, Automation & Control AIT Austrian Institute of Technology stephan.strommer@ait.ac.at +43 664 88256124 | Dr. Florian Rötzer Research Engineer Complex Dynamical Systems Center for Vision, Automation & Control AIT Austrian Institute of Technology florian.roetzer@ait.ac.at +43 664 88964982 |