Balluff is member of the ARENA2036 innovation platform
22 March 2018
Balluff joins the partner constellation, “ARENA2036”, of research facilities and companies of the Stuttgart region. The mission of this partnership is to advance a sustainable and future-oriented automotive development.
The name of the initiative clearly reflects the goal: anticipating the year 2036, the 150th anniversary of the automobile, this means of transportation should be as innovative and sustainable as it was at the time of its invention. To support this goal Balluff became a member last November of the ARENA2036 research initiative (Active Research Environment for the Next Generation of Automobiles). The project initiators envision a future-oriented automobile created using highly modern production processes. The key is a vehicle which is light and with functional integration – redefining the borders of lightweight design based on multifunctionality and new materials. A new kind of research environment – the largest research platform for mobility in Germany – bundles the expertise of researchers and leading commercial enterprises in the Stuttgart region. At this research campus they are working intensively on solutions for the mobility of tomorrow. Balluff with its expertise in the area of sensor technology and automation provides key assistance to the work at the research campus.
"Generating, transporting and processing data is our domain," says Balluff Managing Director Florian Hermle. "These skills are especially helpful in further developing production processes and simulating prototypes. In this way we are making an important contribution to advancing the research work."
Sensor expert as a valuable new member
The success of intelligent, digitalised and automated production depends greatly on how data is handled. Only by possessing detailed information about the entire process are you able to map and digitally control it. Sensors are reliable data sources, making them indispensable in production. As an expert in this field Balluff is a welcome new member of the initiative.
Hermle explains the company's motivation: "As pacesetters for Industry 4.0 our solutions help our customers to continually improve their plants and production processes. This continual progress is not possible without the corresponding research work. This is why we are becoming involved in ARENA2036 with our knowledge and employees." The Neuhausen-based company will participate in research projects within the programme and send employees to the research campus. The sensor and automation specialist would also like to carry out early testing here of new developments.
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