Together at the Center, we shape the future of business applications – we are able to take both the user and provider perspective and develop solutions for everyone involved.
In joint innovation projects, different companies work on challenges that affect everyone – the focus here is on finding the best solution together and quickly.
As a member company, you naturally have full access to our Industry 4.0 infrastructure with innovation lab and reference factory. In addition, membership includes discounted/free participation in our training courses as well as access to networking and innovation events and the community platform.
The center thrives on a team of scientific staff who combine theoretical knowledge in the field of production with extensive project management experience in the industry.
Nikita Fjodorovs
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Antoine Gaillard
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Stefanie Berninger
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For over 70 years, the FIR at RWTH Aachen University has stood for increasing industrial value creation. Founded in 1953 as a research institute for rationalization, the FIR is now a leader in the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry. The focus is on the transformation of the core industrial areas of production and services with the aim of strengthening the long-term competitiveness of companies. A central element of this is the value-enhancing circular economy as the basis for profitable and sustainable business. Developing forward-looking strategies for the manufacturing industry and tapping into the potential of proven and new technologies form the foundation for this. As a Johannes Rau Research Institute, the FIR supports the research strategy of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and actively participates in the state clusters in order to strengthen NRW and Germany as a business location.
myOpenFactory GmbH is a provider of a web-based integration platform for inter-company data exchange (enquiries, orders, invoices etc.) for networked manufacturing companies. The platform was developed especially for the order processing of small and medium-sized companies, is manufacturer-independent and based on standardised data standards. The use of myOpenFactory simplifies and accelerates procurement processes, increases responsiveness and transparency in the supply chain and thus reduces inventories.
Trovarit AG is a market analyst and provider-neutral contact in all questions concerning the use of business software in companies. As a spin-off of the FIR e. V. at RWTH Aachen University, the company is part of a long-standing tradition that combines scientifically founded company and process models with practice-proven procedures for software evaluation and deployment analysis. With proven tools, exclusive market data and professional consulting services, the company offers support in the structured analysis of software deployment, the optimisation of the interaction of business processes and software, and the efficient and secure selection of software solutions.
