The path of innovation through research and development The future of Brazilian and German industries through basic and strategic technology research Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Schmitt RWTH Aachen University Deutsch-Brasilianische 2010 Munich, June 1 st 2010
is our main raw material and we must proceed appropriately with it: in politics as well as in science, in economics and in public. Horst Köhler, Federal President of Germany www.bundesregierung.de 1
High complexity Interdisciplinary projects Globalization cultural differences and communication problems Short development time www.vda.de www.entlebucher-anzeiger.ch www.edgar-elsen.de Miniaturization www.maraos.de www.economy.gov.ru 85 to 95 per cent of all developments have never reached the market. Success is the exception, failing is the usual rule. R. Bauer, Hamburg University of the German Armed Forces in practice 2
To be conscious that innovation Goal with Quality is much more than having a good idea; must be developed/implemented; must be economically viable. quality quality Technology costs time costs time Quality does not increase complexity or expenses in industry or business, it actually provides measures to reduce costs and development time. and quality 3
1 German practice on supporting industries by R&D institutes for innovation 2 BRAGECRIM Collaborative Research Initiative on Manufacturing Technology 3 Actions to strengthen the cooperation BR-GE in innovation Agenda 4
Application (e.g.): Measuring cone seats in fuel injectors Development of an optical sensor 5
Specifications: Resolution: 0,1 nm Measurement uncertainty: < 10 nm Measurement range: 150 µm Measurement frequency: > 10 khz Diameter of probe: <100µm Advantages: Absolute distance measurement High accuracy Fast non-contact measurements Easy to integrate in production machines and measurement Systems Possibility to use multiple probes for sensor networks Separation between probe and analysing Interferometer Optical sensor details 6
1 German practice on supporting industries by R&D institutes for innovation 2 BRAGECRIM Collaborative Research Initiative on Manufacturing Technology 3 Actions to strengthen the cooperation BR-GE in innovation Agenda 7
Manufacturing technology plays an essential role for the sustainable development of Brazil and Germany Aviation: Embraer, Airbus Automotive: VW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, MAN Many German companies have production plants in Brazil São Paulo: one of the major concentrations of German companies in the world Many Brazilian products are part of the daily life in Germany Many Brazilian researchers have studied in Germany 342 students graduated in Germany in 2005 Traditional relationships between universities in GE and BR Several partnerships were established in the last years Most of these partnerships are focused on manufacturing technology There was up to now no network or connection between these research cooperation initiatives Source: Embraer, Volkswagen Brazilian-German relationships in industry and science 8
Long term goal: To enforce the competitiveness of both countries in the global market By concentrating on innovation and extending it along the whole value added chain By the fast transfer of knowledge and results in short time to the industry By building focused project teams with complementary competences along the whole value added chain By exchanging experiences through the interchange of scientists BRAGECRIM: Aim of the cooperation 9
BRAGECRIM focus 16 cooperative projects IPK IPT Uni Bremen TU Berlin Uni Bremen RWTH Aachen TU Dortmund Market / Customer Requirements Product Planning... Supply- Chain Logistics... Quality and Metrology... Machining Process... Innovative Products / Customer Satisfaction USP UFSC CERTI UFRGS UFSC Project UNICAMP UFC Project UFSC Project UNICAMP Project Collaborative Innovative Improves efficiency and competitiveness BRAGECRIM: Framework 10
Fortaleza UFC São Carlos USP Salvador UFBA SENAI Total volume: 16 million Euros Piracicaba UNIMEP Approved research projects: 16 Period of program support Campinas UNICAMP São José dos Campos ITA Porto Alegre UFRGS Rio de Janeiro PUC-RJ INMETRO Curitiba PUC-PR First phase: 07/2009 06/2011 Florianópolis UFSC CERTI Second phase: 07/2011 06/2013 Bremen University of Bremen Dortmund University of Dortmund Frauhofer IML Aachen RWTH Aachen University Fraunhofer IPT Ilmenau TU Ilmenau Hamburg TU Hamburg-Harburg Kaiserslautern TU Kaiserslautern Braunschweig TU Braunschweig Berlin TU Berlin Fraunhofer IPK Clausthal- Zellerfeld TU Clausthal Paderborn University of Paderborn Darmstadt TU Darmstadt Stuttgart Fraunhofer IPA BRAGECRIM: Partnership Brazil - Germany 11
Pilot program with an international network for basic and applied d research Development of strategic knowledge for competitiveness Research GOAL Patents and other types of intellectual Industry property Education Technologies and applications, transferred to enterprises to promote innovation Skills enhancement of the professionals/researchers Scientific and educational documents Patents and other types of intellectual property Internet domain to spread the results (www.bragecrim.net) BRAGECRIM: Expected results 12
1 German practice on supporting industries by R&D institutes for innovation 2 BRAGECRIM Collaborative Research Initiative on Manufacturing Technology 3 Actions to strengthen the cooperation BR-GE in innovation Agenda 13
Consortial project ThyssenKrupp Metalúrgica Campo Limpo, Brazil Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering WZL, Germany Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, Germany Design and production of crankshaft bearing carriers with U-Shape-geometry 14
Creation of a joint-framework for the sustainable bilateral cooperation of research and industry concerning innovation Bringing the new technologies conceived in the BRAGECRIM research initiative into innovative products of the industrial field Continuous and stronger involvement of industrial partners in the e research projects Actions to strengthen the cooperation BR-GE in innovation 15