Time slot 1:

9:00-10:30am

Sensors and actuators in the context of Industry 4.0

In this workshop you will discover two fascinating approaches to the integration of sensors and actuators in Industry 4.0. Using a simulation system, as shown in the first picture, you can gain an insight into the world of Industry 4.0. Despite its compact size, this system makes it possible to explore concepts that would normally fill entire factory halls. As part of the workshop, you can take on the roles of producers, warehouse operators or customers, control the system and adapt its controls. The kit in the second picture allows you to set up small but extremely powerful environmental measuring stations whose data is automatically recorded. You will have the opportunity to set up and program such an environmental measuring station yourself.

Leader: Jonas Burkhart & Michael Becker

Time slot 2:

11:00-12:30am

A look inside the black box - How does signal transmission through compressed air work?

Why does it hiss when doors are operated in buses? Surely it has something to do with air! So how is the signal transmitted from the bus driver to the door? Fluid technology is a form of signal transmission that is used in industry, but also in everyday life. Hydraulics enables the transmission of large forces via oil and is used, for example, in the movement of excavator arms. Pneumatics uses air to transmit force and is a suitable technology for a practical introduction to fluid technology. Pneumatics is used, for example, for the doors in buses and streetcars or in a sorting system for parcels or suitcases at the airport.

Head: Pia Schäfer & Andrea Faath-Becker