Kompetenzbereich Digitale Fertigung

At our technology park, we develop manufacturing solutions for wood processing, woodworking and the construction industry.

Integrated planning, manufacturing and logistics processes form the key areas of focus. We align ourselves to the ideas of Industry 4.0 and adapt them to our sectors. We take an interdisciplinary and cross-institute approach to the production-oriented development of constructions and materials.

Collaborative robots in the timber industry

Institute for Digital Economy in the Construction and Wood Industry IdBH

We analyse markets, methods and technologies to develop new, economical solutions for tomorrow’s construction and wood industry.

Management and Market Research
Digital Manufacturing
Digital Building

Scientific articles

Service portfolio

The Institute for Digital Economy in the Construction and Wood Industries IdBH offers a wide range of services and a wealth of collaboration options.

Typical services in the field of digital manufacturing:

Research projects commissioned by companies and institutions
Technology developments tailored to the size of the company (from micro-enterprises to industrial companies)
Support in applying for research funding from national and international funding organisations (including Innosuisse, FOEN, Horizon 2020, M-ERA.NET)
Analysis and optimisation of planning, manufacturing and logistics processes
Digital transformation of processes
Data management in the spirit of industry 4.0 (genesis, processing, storage and transport of data)
Internet of Things IoT in manufacturing
Automation with robots
Feasibility study of company-specific automation projects
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Human-machine interaction
Use of RFID technology
Developing tools for milling and grinding processes
Surface finishing and measuring
Reverse engineering from data acquisition to production
Machine vision
Operational analysis and layout planning
Impartial support for evaluations
Preparation of operational and material flow analyses
Advice
Expert opinions
Topic-specific continuing education events and conferences
Lectures

Training and continuing education

We are heavily involved in teaching and continuing education. We supervise students’ projects and theses. We also frequently engage master’s students as assistants in research projects. In this way, we contribute to training the experts of the future.

We have connections with the following academic programmes and courses of continuing education:

Knowledge and technology transfer

We aim to transfer all non-confidential research into practice. To this end, we hold events and lectures, write specialist articles, conduct tours, organise workshops, and present our results at trade fairs.

Areas of expertise

We are distinguished by our areas of specialist expertise and close connections to industry, public institutions, associations and international research networks.

Our areas of expertise include:

Automation with robots
RFID technology
Developing tools for milling and grinding processes
Surface finishing and measuring
Data generation and management for all operational processes in the spirit of Industry 4.0
Reverse engineering from data acquisition to production
Analysis and optimisation of manufacturing processes
Operational analysis and layout planning

Institute for Digital Economy in the Construction and Wood Industries IdBH

Management and market research are one of the key areas of focus of the Institute for Digital Economy in the Construction and Wood Industries IdBH. At the IdBH we analyse markets, methods and technologies and develop new, economical solutions for the construction and wood industries of tomorrow.

Other key areas of focus:

Management and Market Research

Digital Building