Projects

StöSi is investigating how a modular toolkit can strengthen continuity management in ports. The IHATEC project analyzes processes, disruption scenarios, and baseline data in inland ports. It defines a reference dataset, tests visualizations and training concepts, and evaluates the project’s transferability at Westhafen Berlin.

SiMBA is an AI-based open-source solution developed by Fraunhofer IML. Through dynamic pricing, it enables the flexible and cost-efficient use of shared machine capacities. Elastic pricing is based on current demand and improves resource utilization and sustainability. This reduces energy costs, optimizes processes, and strengthens small and medium-sized enterprises.

The SKALA project stands for scalable AI and blockchain solutions for automation and autonomization in value networks. The goal is to create an open, decentralized ecosystem that enables companies to design processes in production, logistics, and supply chain management in a secure, transparent, and efficient manner.

The STARFAB project is developing an orbital automated warehouse as infrastructure for ISOS. Researchers are transferring logistics and automation technologies to orbit and advancing in-space manufacturing, the circular economy in space, and in-space assembly.

GreenComplAI is revolutionizing product compliance through AI-supported data validation and blockchain technology. The platform offers companies sustainable supply chain transparency, automated plausibility checks, and tamper-proof evidence. This makes compliance with EU regulations more efficient and easier.

As an outdoor AGV, O³dyn represents a new class of autonomous transport robots in logistics. The system combines high performance, dynamics, and flexibility in a hybrid vehicle for indoor and outdoor use. It transports pallet loads omnidirectionally at speeds of up to 36 km/h and leaves the protected environment of warehouses to operate autonomously on company premises. Simulation-based artificial intelligence forms a digital continuum that supports the vehicle’s development, testing, and safety.

Plan & Play zeigt, wie 5G-Campusnetze für Intralogistik und Großveranstaltungen schnell geplant, aufgebaut und getestet werden können. KI-basierte Netzplanung, flexible 5G-Hardware und reale Demonstratoren bilden die Grundlage, um temporäre Campusnetze effizient und bedarfsgerecht einzusetzen.

Temp2Net makes cold chains transparent: The modular IoT shipping label measures temperature, vibration, and location in real time and records events tamper-proof via blockchain – from order picking to delivery. Lower risk, paperless, auditable, and scalable for thermologistics.

The project to develop the ITCPRO level sensor demonstrates how event-based level measurement improves waste management logistics and the circular economy both ecologically and economically. The low-cost level sensor operates with ultra-low power, measures the fill level of sealed safety and recycling containers, and transmits data to backend systems via NB-IoT. Smart contracts generate tamper-proof records and enable automated billing. This page is aimed at managers who want to manage logistics processes using data and demonstrate environmental and economic benefits.

LoadRunner represents a new generation of highly dynamic robots in intralogistics. The mobile robots feature an omnidirectional chassis and can reach speeds of up to 10 m/s. As automated guided vehicles, they sort packages and handle luggage – with minimal infrastructure and high scalability.