Smart manufacturing solutions for modern industrial processes
fortiss shapes the future of industrial technology by developing flexible manufacturing and intelligent production solutions to ensure sustainable competitiveness for companies in a dynamic market environment. Our interdisciplinary approach combines cutting-edge research with practical engineering to realize innovative and future-proof systems for industrial applications.
By addressing current challenges in the manufacturing industry, such as resource scarcity and changing market demands, we enable companies to increase efficiency, flexibility, and resilience. Whether through advanced automation, intelligent system integration, or collaborative robotics – fortiss is a driving force for the next generation of industrial innovations.
Research expertise in industrial manufacturing
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Comprehensive coverage of all development phases – from requirements and modeling to implementation, analysis, and testing – ensuring adherence to stringent industry standards, supported by structured approaches such as Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) to ensure quality and efficiency criteria are met.
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Technical assistance systems integrate design, engineering, and production, leveraging semantic interoperability for efficient data exchange, streamlined workflows, and real-time decision-making across the product lifecycle.
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By combining simulated tests with real production data, we create a realistic testing environment. This technology enables precise fault detection, optimization of production workflows, and maximization of system efficiency.
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Digital twin technology enables simulations and the exchange of relevant production data. It supports the optimization of manufacturing processes, shortens iteration cycles, and enhances precision in planning, control, and development within production.
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Building on the optimization capabilities of Digital Twin technology, which enables simulations and data exchange for manufacturing processes, research combining semantic knowledge and machine learning enhances automated production. This integration allows for flexible task deployment, autonomous operation, and KPI evaluation, ensuring reduced downtime and optimized workflows.
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Creation of complex scenario-based test cases using advanced algorithms, machine learning and model-based techniques to dynamically generate comprehensive production test cases.
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Edge computing and AI minimize latency, deliver real-time insights, and enable adaptive, data-driven decisions. Context-aware systems enhance transparency and responsiveness to changes in dynamic production environments.
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Advanced ML and semantic knowledge is combined to analyze process data in real time to identify patterns and predict failures, enabling proactive maintenance and optimizing workflows for efficient, uninterrupted production.
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Advanced data integration and real-time analytics unlock enterprise data’s potential, enabling predictive decisions, system connectivity, and adaptive production workflows to enhance robustness and responsiveness.
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Centralizing data across heterogeneous systems ensures cross-system interoperability and decision-making, eliminating process interruptions. Data integration frameworks support dynamic optimization, predictive analysis, and efficient resource allocation for timely, informed decisions.
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Automated tools support agile development while ensuring compliance with security and regulatory standards, enabling secure, reliable software systems in fast-paced innovation cycles. This approach balances flexibility, speed, and robust security for dynamic manufacturing environments.
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Providing production planners with the tools to monitor, analyze, and optimize workflows in real time. These insights enable rapid adjustments to changing conditions, support agile decision-making, and ensure sustained operational efficiency in dynamic manufacturing environments.
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Autonomous manufacturing systems use real-time analytics and AI to monitor, adapt, and optimize production. They ensure seamless operations by responding to market demands, minimizing disruptions, and driving continuous improvement for future-ready environments.
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Advanced data integration and real-time analytics unlock production data’s potential, enabling smarter decision-making, enhanced connectivity, and adaptable, resilient systems for efficient, future-ready manufacturing.
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Modular, scalable systems integrate RAG for intuitive interaction with heterogeneous data sources on historical and real-time process data, allowing operators to query system states, identify and resolve errors, and aid innovation and decision-making processes.
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Integrating legacy systems with IoT, AI, and real-time monitoring enhances efficiency and decision-making. Using semantic interoperability, OPC UA, and Mendix, legacy infrastructures connect with modern systems, unlocking the potential of existing assets.
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Development of standardized interfaces and flexible architectures for the dynamic integration of new sensors. Creating information models for seamless sensor data exchange ensures efficient, adaptable integration into existing systems, enhancing real-time monitoring and operational efficiency.
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Leveraging AI for advanced object detection and pose estimation, recognition of human collaborators and their activities, and gesture recognition. These capabilities improve safety and interaction in manufacturing environments by enabling intelligent responses to dynamic conditions and human-machine cooperation.
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Real-time monitoring enhances precision and operational insights. By focusing on semantic interoperability, these solutions ensure seamless data integration, automatic data segmentation and interpretation, and support cross-functional collaboration. As a result, data-driven decision-making is enabled, process accuracy is improved, and errors are minimized.
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Utilizing formal knowledge models combined with data-driven anomaly detection and error classification models to enable production systems to respond flexibly to faults. This approach minimizes downtime and enhances production security by addressing external influences and compensating for unforeseen events.
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Enabling autonomous production of multi-variant configurations, with the capability to automatically analyse and adjust production systems for customized single-unit orders. This approach enhances flexibility in production lines, allowing for efficient management of diverse product variants while ensuring high-quality, individualized production.
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Research on industrial robot systems using semantic process descriptions enables financially viable automation of small-lot production. Advanced semantic technologies enhance usability, accuracy, and flexibility, enabling efficient, adaptable, and innovative human-robot collaboration for agile manufacturing.
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This technology enables robots to learn from human actions through observing demonstrations of tasks, simplifying programming and enhancing worker involvement. It streamlines automation integration in flexible manufacturing, fostering collaboration and upskilling.
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fortiss – Your innovation partner for the manufacturing sector
- Latest Scientific Insights
Access to cutting-edge research and practical developments in production systems and automation. - Cross-Industry Solutions
Expertise in integrating IoT, digitalization, and automation for efficient, flexible, and sustainable manufacturing processes. - Reliable Engineering Expertise
Development of flexible and efficient production systems that seamlessly integrate into existing infrastructures and drive process optimization. - Future-Oriented Approach
Focus on Industry 4.0, sustainability, resource efficiency, and cost reduction to enhance competitiveness in manufacturing.













