Low-code platforms for process optimization enable new approaches to developing applications. These systems provide an intuitive environment, enabling users to build complex software solutions with minimal coding effort.
The digital transformation is placing increasing demands on the adaptability, speed, and transparency of business processes. Traditional software development often struggles to meet these demands. Low-code platforms offer an alternative approach: applications can be visually modeled and flexibly adapted with minimal coding effort—even by users without an IT background.
Our focus is on developing specialized modules for existing low-code platforms, specifically designed to meet the needs of industrial applications. These modules allow specific requirements to be efficiently implemented and optimized.
Thanks to visual development tools and drag-and-drop functionality, low-code process optimization empowers even non-programmers to quickly and effectively create applications tailored to specific needs. Processes that would otherwise be managed in cumbersome Excel spreadsheets can instead be visually and transparently modeled.
Low-code is a model-driven development approach that combines visual modeling, drag-and-drop components, and prebuilt function blocks. Instead of writing code line by line, applications can be intuitively created and adapted using graphical interfaces. This approach lowers the entry barrier for business users and promotes close collaboration between process owners and IT departments.
Integrating low-code into digital support systems significantly accelerates the implementation of tailored solutions while reducing technical dependencies.
In future development phases, our modules will be expanded with additional functions, such as the ability to generate custom modules from basic functions or integrate external hardware signals such as sensor data.
We offer interested companies the development of customized low-code modules that can be easily integrated into existing systems. We focus on collaborating with partners from industry, logistics, and manufacturing to develop customized solutions for specific use cases.
A low-code framework is a development environment that enables users to create applications with minimal programming effort. This is achieved through visual development tools and drag-and-drop methods.
The department Information Logistics and Support Systems has developed an innovative framework for integrating low-code into support systems. This framework represents a significant step forward in improving the user-friendliness and efficiency of logistics support systems.
SQL (Structured Query Language) is a database query language, not a low-code platform.
There are many popular low-code platforms, each designed for different purposes and applications.
Well-known low-code platforms include Mendix, which offers tools for creating web and mobile apps, and Appian, which aims to facilitate the automation of business processes.
Fraunhofer IML would like to design an application tailored to the personal needs of your company's complex operational processes.
Python is not a low-code language, but rather a full-fledged programming language that can be used in some low-code environments.
Examples of low-code applications are all applications in which the program flow is designed visually. For specific examples, see: What is the best low-code platform?
A code framework is a pre-built collection of code libraries, tools, and rules that facilitates and accelerates the development of software applications. It provides a structured environment in which developers can work to accomplish common tasks without having to develop every element from scratch.
Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML