May 27, 2019

Dr. Erwin Rauch and Dr. Erich Wehrle from the Free University of Bolzano organized on 23 May 2019 a study trip to two Laboratories of the Technical University of Munich, Germany with a master class. The phd students Adirek Baisukhan and Dollaya Buakum from Chiang Mai University joined the visit of LPL (Laboratory for Product Development and Lightweight Design) and the iwb (Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management). During the visit the participants had the opportunity to see the laboratories of both institutes and to know more about future technological trends. On the next day the group visited the production plant of AUDI cars in Ingolstadt, where over 45.000 employees manufacture cars for the whole world. During this visit the participants had the possibility to get in touch with Industry 4.0 technologies used in large companies.

May 27, 2019

Two students of the technical high school TFO Max Valier have programmed a website for the implementation of an online assessment for industry 4.0 in the research project SME 4.0. With the help of the website, SMEs should have the opportunity to check their company online for the implementation of Industry 4.0 and directly receive a report with their Industry 4.0 benchmark profile compared to the average of similar companies. Dr. Erwin Rauch from the University of Bolzano and phd student Dollaya Buakum from Chiang Mai University participated at the Open Day where the students explained the website and the project to local politicians, other students and guests.

May 13, 2019

On 10th May 2019, the PHD students Adirek Baisukhan and Dollaya Buakum participated to the excursion to the Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT) within the secondment period at the Free University of Bolzano. The excursion to the BBT was organized within the subjects “Industrial Installations and Operational Safety” and “Production Planning and Control” and the responsible lecturers Dr. Patrick Dallasega and Dr. Erwin Rauch.