EDAG Tech Insights (13)

The future will be electric: smart factory for electric vehicles – integrated into existing production systems and processes

When it comes to climate protection and the energy revolution, there is no escaping climate-friendly eMobility. In order to get electric vehicles on the road, the automotive industry faces the challenge of having to integrate this innovative powertrain technology into its existing production landscapes. The focus of eMobility is quite rightly on...

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Vehicle Engineering

Why engineers are also sometimes allowed to make a mess: unique – the EDAG Accredited Test Centre

Do you remember the commercial in which a sausage was used as a crash test dummy and driven into a wall? Did you wonder at the time who comes up with such ideas? The test was, of course, never carried out in this way, but the idea could have been ours. But we do test some rather curious applications. Sun cream that is rubbed onto the cockpit?...

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Production Solutions

Human-robot collaboration - for a world without fences

In the age of digitalisation, modern production needs to be even more efficient, intelligent and flexible. Robots have become indispensable in manufacturing to the 21st century . And yet, not everybody feels the same fascination and enthusiasm for the skills of these “colleagues”. Other considerations are often outweighed by the fear of being...

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Vehicle Engineering

Pedestrian protection – your car takes care of more than just your safety

When the first automobiles began to appear on our roads at the beginning of the 20th century, the question of safety played a very minor role. On the contrary, it was all about experiencing the new feeling of freedom and the fascination produced by the increasing distances that could be covered and improved performance. Thus began the conquest of...

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Electrics & Electronics

The way to autonomous driving with the help of innovative software and sensors

ADAS. When you first hear it, it sounds a bit like ADHD. But unlike the abbreviation, this has nothing at all to do with an attention deficit problem. On the contrary, ADAS – Advanced Driver Assistance Systems – are characterised by a high level of attention, and always react in response to inattention on the part of the driver. Artificial...

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Software & Digitalisation

Process simulation – more than just playing

The more complex a planned production plant or factory is, the more you have to keep an eye on all decisive factors such as time, costs, quality and processes. But no matter how well you plan and control everything, unforeseeable errors and bad investments can still occur. Process simulation is a decisive networking element for smart factory...

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Production Solutions

Save time and money? The smart factory piggy bank – virtual commissioning

Time is money. This quote by Benjamin Franklin is taken from his book “Advice to Young Tradesmen”, which was first published in 1748. Almost 300 years later, this statement is even more significant than it was then. More than ever, time is considered a scarce and valuable resource. Time is a valuable commodity, especially for industry. Every day...

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Software & Digitalisation

DiFoRem: Artificial intelligence assists automated driving

Terms such as artificial intelligence, neural networks, deep learning and machine learning are ubiquitous in the age of digitalisation. Especially when it comes to autonomous driving. The EDAG Group, too, has long since been using these technologies for innovative customer and in-house projects. Vehicle automation offers the automotive industry...

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Production Solutions

Automated guided vehicles are no miracle cure - but they can wonderfully revolutionize your logistics

Automated guided vehicles (AGV) have become an integral part of our modern logistics. Making orders from high rack warehouses available in time for production? Keeping the logistics in hospitals up and running? Regardless of the industry – automated guided vehicles facilitate the material flow immensely. In order to meet the constantly increasing...

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