Inventory Management with GPS and RFID

Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF

The growing performance of positioning and identification technologies such as RFID (radio frequency identification) and GPS have made it easy to implement automatic inventory management systems for outdoor areas. An automatic part localization system developed at the Fraunhofer IFF always keeps data on the status and contents of storage, even outdoors, up-to-date in seconds without any effort.

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  • Digital Assembly Inspection: Automatic Quality Control Even for Small Quantities

    Digital Assembly Inspection.

    Like many industries, the aircraft industry manufactures its products in small quantities: Every airline desires its own interiors – production lines are therefore not geared toward mass production. Manual assembly procedures are typical and assembly jobs change so steadily that automatic quality control has not been worthwhile. Novel software developed at the Fraunhofer IFF is an answer to this: Using cameras, it compares the particular CAD data of a product digitally with the finished assembled product and can incorporate modifications with a click of the mouse. Our researchers will be presenting this technology at the Control trade fair (hall 1, booth 1502) in Stuttgart on May 14 to 17.

  • Quality Control in the Manufacturing Cycle

    Wheelinspector.

    Even the minutest deviations are detected: Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF have created the “Wheelinspector”, an in-line compatible system for 100 percent inspection of vehicle wheels without contact. The experts will be presenting this and other systems at Control 2013 (Hall 1, Booth 1502) in Stuttgart on May 14 to 17.

  • Factories of the future: Mobile manipulators for aerospace production

    Aircraft production at Airbus.

    The factory of the future is now coming to the aerospace industry. To help it along the way, a consortium made up of European research institutions and industrial partners is developing mobile, autonomously operating robots. These robots will help with the assembly of aerospace components and work hand-in-hand with humans on the production floor.

  • 16th IFF Science Days in Magdeburg

    Design Review einer Alkolatefabrik von BASF.

    June 18–20, 2013 | Fraunhofer IFF, Sandtorstrasse 22 and Fraunhofer IFF VDTC, Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Strasse 1, Magdeburg, Germany | The IFF Science Days are an annual forum for experts from academia, research, business and government. In 2013, The focus will be on logistics, digital engineering, energy technology, robotics, visual assistance and quality inspection and cooperation in plant engineering.