data intelligence & automation for human-centered factories.

The Center Smart Assembly on RWTH Aachen Campus promotes the idea of resilient and sustainable assembly systems and its necessitated metrology-assisted production chains. Its members are enabled to apply cutting-edge technologies, such as omnidirectional conveyance systems, self-optimizing processes and agile reconfiguration measures facilitated by Cyber-Physical Production Systems.

The assembly process of parts and products is experiencing fundamental changes due to new technologies from Industry 4.0. The Center Smart Assembly offers a platform for the transfer of ideas regarding lineless assembly systems and acts as a matchmaker between industrial needs and academic knowledge. It is part of the Production Engineering Cluster one of the largest research laboratories for production engineering and Industrie 4.0 in Europe.

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17.07.2023 | New Member @ Center XL Assembly

We are thrilled to announce that we have a new addition to our team at Center XL Assembly since 1st of July: Garlock in…

04.07.2023 | Consortia Project: “How to” Matrix Production – an Operationalization Perspective

Assembly, as part of the value chain, is most affected by product variants and sales fluctuations. Innovative assembly systems, organized according to the paradigm…