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BRAGECRIM Brazilian – German Collaborative Research Initiative on Manufacturing Technology. To Guarantee the Future of Brazilian and German Industries Through Basic and Strategic Technology Research. Dr.-Ing. Reinhard Freudenberg RWTH Aachen University
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BRAGECRIMBrazilian – German Collaborative Research Initiative on Manufacturing Technology To Guarantee the Future ofBrazilian and German Industries Through Basic and Strategic Technology Research Dr.-Ing. Reinhard FreudenbergRWTH Aachen University German Brasilian Forum on Innovation18th November 2008, Florianopolis, Brazil
Manufacturing Technology • Manufacturing technology plays an essential role for the sustainable development of Brazil and Germany • Innovative production/products are promoted through basic research • Transfer of knowledge and technology to the industrial applications • It acts along the complete value added chain • From energy provision, to raw material exploration, product develop-ment, machining, distribution, until to final use, repair and recycling • 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 Germany and Brasil • Several partnerships were established in the last years • Most of these partnerships are focused on manufacturing technology • There is up to now no network or connection between these research cooperation initiatives Source: Embraer, Volkswagen
Aim of the Cooperation Market / Customer Requirements Innovative Products / Customer Satisfaction Product Planning Supply-Chain Logistics Quality and Metrology Machining Process .... .... .... Main goal (long term): • To reach the highest level in Manufacturing Technology along the whole value added chain:World Class Production • To concentrate on innovation and bring results in short time to the industry • To enforce the competitiveness of both countries in the global market • To customize and turn available the production of high innovative products
Framework German Institution Customer Customer Product Planning Supply-Chain Logistics Quality and Metrology Machining Process .... .... .... Brazilian Institution(s) Project • TPS • Kanban • Just-in-time • .... • LEAN • Organization • Administration • .... • Quality • Zero-defect • Six-Sigma • CIP • .... • Collaborative • Innovative • Improves efficiency and competitiveness
Partnership Brazil - Germany Braunschweig TU Braunschweig Bremen University of Bremen Salvador UFBA SENAI Fortaleza UFC Berlin TU Berlin Fraunhofer IPK Dortmund University of Dortmund Frauhofer IML Rio de Janeiro PUC-RIO INMETRO Clausthal-Zellerfeld TU Clausthal Piracicaba UNIMEP Aachen RWTH Aachen University Fraunhofer IPT Curitiba PUC-PR Paderborn University ofPaderborn Campinas UNICAMP Florianópolis UFSC CERTI Darmstadt TU Darmstadt São José dos Campos ITA Ilmenau TU Ilmenau Porto Alegre UFRGS Stuttgart Fraunhofer IPA São Carlos USP
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