Overview
The Technologie-Initiative SmartFactory KL e.V., founded in 2005 as a non-profit association, is an Industrie 4.0 network of industrial and research partners who jointly carry out projects regarding the factory of the future. SmartFactoryKL is a manufacturer-independent demonstration and research platform which is unique in the world. Here, innovative information and communications technologies and their application are tested and developed in a realistic, industrial production environment. The technology initiative, supported by the active participation of its members, has already established pragmatic solutions, first products and common standards. SmartFactoryKL intensively cooperates with the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) in Kaiserslautern and was appointed Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Kaiserslautern (SME 4.0 Competence Center) by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in 2016. https://smartfactory.de/en/ Digital technologies.
Sectors
Agriculture, forestry and fishing -
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities -
Silviculture and other forestry activities -
Fishing and aquaculture -
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials -
Other services activities -
Activities of membership organisations -
Repair of computers and personal and household goods -
Other personal service activities -
Other manufacturing -
Real estate activities -
Professional, scientific and technical activities -
Legal and accounting activities -
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities -
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis -
Scientific research and development -
Advertising and market research -
Other professional, scientific and technical activities -
Veterinary activities -
Administrative and support service activities -
Rental and leasing activities -
Employment activities -
Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities -
Security and investigation activities -
Services to buildings and landscape activities -
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
Technology
Cyber physical systems -
Robotics -
Internet of things -
Artificial intelligence -
Interaction technologies -
Virtual, augmented and extended reality -
Simulation, modelling and digital twins -
Cloud computing