Steinbeis Wissens Und Technologietransfer GMBH (SWiTT)
Steinbeis Wissens Und Technologietransfer GMBH (SWiTT) is contributing to the project with their expertise in technology transfer, innovation management, entrepreneurship and knowledge valorisation, supporting the project’s cross-sectoral collaboration and talent circulation.
Secondment Opportunities offered by SWiTT
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1.1 Steinbeis Europa Zentrum
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Stuttgart, Germany
Steinbeis Europa Zentrum (SEZ) stands for 35 years of experience in innovation consulting and research funding in Europe and beyond. With more than 80 EU projects and around 800 partnerships in 50 countries every year, SEZ is well networked and helps its clients to enter international markets.
Well-connected with international partners and networks, SEZ works with companies, start-ups, universities, research institutions and cluster initiatives on issues of innovation management, financing, EU applications, international markets, regional and social transformation and innovation policy. SEZ´s activities are focused on research management for European funding, including grants for business and researchers, EIC-accelerators, Enterprise in Europe, among others.
The topics covered are: digitalization and industry 4.0; agriculture, bioeconomy & environment; health; climate, energy, mobility & smart cities; culture, creativity & inclusive society; transformation.
1.2 Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute
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Stuttgart, Germany
Their activities are focused on research management for transformation by digitisation, dual research and business, including 7 key areas of research: Industry 4.0/AI/IoT; competing eco systems and shifting value creation; cooperative data spaces; digitalisation and society; atomisation and trustworthiness, digitisation and craftsmanship; transformation; new business models; along with innovation and management for knowledge transfer.
1.3 Steinbeis School of Sustainable Innovation and Transfer
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Berlin, Germany
Steinbeis-SIT´s mission is to serve as a research and education hub, bridging the gap between green and digital transformation. Steinbeis-SIT, affiliated with Steinbeis University GmbH, dedicates itself to delivering exceptional educational programs and offering guidance in innovation and transformation within the realm of sustainable management.
SIT´s comprehensive strategy highlights the critical connections between sustainability, technology, and human behavior, offering a path toward a more resilient and equitable future. Their activities are focused on research management for aspiring professionals in both industry and academia, this includes bespoke transfer knowledge management and transformation with deep tech such as AI and DLT, as much as social and culture change and well-being for a sustainable future.
1.4 Steinbeis Transfer Center Polymer and metal-based lightweight design
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Cottbus, Germany
The main areas of activities include:
- Lightweight construction methods with integrated functions
- Feasibility studies on the optimization of load and structures
- Manufacturing processes for plastics and metals
- Material properties of plastics and metals
Their activities start from the initial idea to prototyping, technical implementation, design, and simulation, as well as manufacturing and testing of function-integrative multi-material design methods with fiber-plastic composites and metals.
1.5. Steinbeis Research Center Inventional Medical Technology and Telemedicine
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Magdeburg, Germany
Services Analysis, testing and evaluation of interventional medical technologies Consulting in the development of medical technologies Applied research and development up to series production Seminars, courses, training in the field of interventional medical technology Expert reports. This includes key areas:
- inter-operative imaging,
- interventional medical technology MRT,
- compatibility signal and image processing,
- Telemedicine, (particularly in stroke cases).
1.6. Steinbeis Research Institute for Solar and Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems (SOLITES)
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Stuttgart, Germany
Their activities is focused on research for thermal energy systems that contribute significantly to reducing CO2 emissions, along with a range of services for the purpose of basic and applied research, project development, technical concept development, system simulation, design and optimization of complex thermal energy systems by simulation, scientific-technical accompaniment of planning, tendering, commissioning and construction, operation optimization, measurement data analysis and evaluation as well as support. In addition it also provides advice for political initiatives and market development.
1.7 Digital Workspace
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Horb, Germany
Steinbeis Digital Workspace supports companies and institutions in applying immersive technologies and cognitive systems across industry, services, education, and marketing. It offers consulting, development and project support for Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR) and 360°-visualisations, including 3D modelling and CAD, immersive walkthroughs, VR-remote solutions, and cognitive-system integration. Moreover, it assists clients in selecting appropriate hardware and software and provides training, workshops and implementation support — helping transform digital possibilities into practical workflows and enabling efficient adoption of XR and related technologies.
- Support for questions about extended reality (xR): augmented, mixed, and virtual reality (hardware and software, solution providers)
- Seminars, workshops, and individual consulting
- Technical visualizations, immersive tours, 360-degree photos/videos, aerial photography, digitization of objects and buildings with 360-degree scanning or LiDAR, immersion-enhancing applications
- Development of innovative applications, accompanying studies, expert opinions, and project implementation
- Cybersecurity in XR
- Product presentations, UX studies, and visual concepts
- Model creation/preparation (3D model creation, 3D CAD modeling, 3D scans)
Key Areas
Application-oriented augmented realities in development, production, sales, marketing, and training.
Project Examples
- Creation of immersive experiences (safety inspections, onboarding, tours, exit games, special experiences)
- Virtualization of an event hall for the purpose of organizing customer-specific design options
- Technical implementation of virtual art exhibitions
- xR training (assembly processes, commissioning of devices/machines)
- Studies on XR and 3D printing (additive manufacturing)
- Object and building surveys (3D scanning, LiDAR)
- Ergonomic analysis and digital “cardboard engineering” of assembly workstations
- Digital twin
- Adaptation of workstations for the professional integration of people with disabilities
- Organizer of the XR FACHTAGE and the Cybersecurity Symposium Northern Black Forest
1.8 Steinbeis Consulting Center Digital transformation and process automation: Digital transformation and process automation
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Offenburg, Germany
- Provides specialized expertise to guide customers through the digitization and digitalization process, ensuring that they take the right steps towards successful digital transformation
- Supports to introduces digital twins of systems to enhance transparency, effectiveness, and traceability of result data in the process chain
- Offers consulting services for the creation and review of requirements analysis, risk analysis, process management, interfaces, and acceptance testing
- Enables the automation and standardization of systems and processes in industrial and research environment
- Networking between customers and partners to design and develop hardware and software components, ensuring seamless system integration into automated processes
- Supports in project and product management
Key Areas
- Data-driven production
- Digital twin and virtual development environment
- Increase in transparency and traceability
- Modernization and standardization of existing processes, for example, to ensure independence from equipment and software suppliers
- System integration and semi- to full automation of processes
- Industry 4.0
- Robotics
- From idea to prototype and from prototype to product.
- System and software architecture
Project Examples
- Retrieval and palletization of injection-molded parts using a fully automated multi-axis robot
- Full synchronization of two cells, each with a robotic arm, for automatic quality control execution
- Digital twin as a replica of the physical asset for a digital showroom and as a digital tool for control development and testing
- Integration of measuring devices and electrically controlled actuators in a standardized communication environment
- Digitalization of the user interface of a dosing system and integration into the laboratory management system based on standardized real-time communication protocols
- Integration of object-detecting AI models into embedded systems