The largest IEEE conference on communication in industrial automation systems, WFCS 2021 (Int. Conference on Factory Communication Systems) will take place in Linz this year and will be co-organized by the LCM. Communication in production facilities is currently...
Feb 26, 2021 | General@en, IIoT, Industry 4.0
The European Commission is funding a 29-partner consortium within the H2020 framework program with almost €20 million, which is promoting the development and demonstration of driverless heavy-duty vehicles under rough weather conditions. The consortium of the AWARD...
Jan 25, 2021 | autonomous systems, Digitization, General@en, Industry 4.0, localization, localization systems and tracking, smart factory
The effects of climate change do not stop at the borders of vineyards. Unsteady rainfall affects the yield and the quality of the grapes and the wine. Thus, the diverse needs of different types of grapes demand the utilization of irrigation systems. In order to be...
Dec 9, 2020 | Digitization, General@en, Industry 4.0, National and international research projects, News@en, smart factory
Within a company consortium, LCM and its partners are developing an electric variator for an emission-reduced continuously variable transmission (CVT). The aim of the project is the replacement of the current standard hydraulic variator unit with two electric machines...
Nov 29, 2019 | electrical drives, General@en, Industry 4.0, National and international research projects, research
A technology co-developed by LCM allows steel doors to be opened with a simple touch. A door opens automatically as you pass by – who doesn’t know that? After passing it several times, the repeated opening of the door can get on your nerves. There are...
Nov 6, 2019 | development and new product development, General@en, Industry 4.0, research, smart factory
DIH² launches its first open call to encourage robotics-related technology adoption in the field of manufacturing. The European Commission project, part of the Horizon 2020 programme, will be distributing up to €248,000 to consortia made up of technology...
Aug 6, 2019 | Digitization, General@en, Industry 4.0, networked, digital systems, smart factory