Events Archive

March 23, 2023, 2-3 p.m., online

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Programming yourself, is that even possible? And even with little or no IT knowledge? In the online seminar of the Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Bremen, the so-called low-code approach is presented, with which you can program digital solutions for your company yourself according to the modular principle and thus, above all, also reduce costs. Sounds interesting? Then drop by on March 23 and be there. The BIBA experts will also be there and look forward to your visit!

Details and registration

February 28, 2023, 5:30 p.m., DHI Bremen

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The Transferzentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz BREMEN.AI supports companies in the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) and is committed to the coalescence of Bremen's AI scene. On February 28, the Transfer Center is hosting an event in cooperation with the VDE Region Nord-West and the Digital Hub Industry Bremen e.V.. The Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Bremen will also be on site with a team of experts and will be available for a lively exchange about concrete application possibilities of AI in companies.

Under the motto "Port meets AI - A 110-year-old floodgate becomes intelligent", BIBA presents the intelligent assistance system developed in the Tide2Use project, which could increase the sustainability and digitalization of Bremen's industrial port. Through the predictive planning of Artificial Intelligence, there is a great potential to increase energy efficiency when the harbor basin is naturally irrigated by the floodgate during high tide.

Be there and experience AI up close! You can also look forward to interesting keynote presentations on autonomous systems and corporate digital responsibility in innovation management.

Further information and program:

Registration: info@vde-nord-west.de

The event will be held in German

February 9, 2023, 3:30 p.m., Hamburg

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Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) offer significant potential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and skilled crafts. How can your company concretely benefit from these technologies? Find out the answer by exploring the virtual world with the help of various learning simulations.

We cordially invite you to experience VR & AR live at ELBCAMPUS Hamburg. The Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Bremen in cooperation with BIBA and the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Hamburg will present their wide range of VR & AR technologies in the skilled trades and SMEs, including applications for education and training as well as for the maintenance of machinery and equipment.

Practice is the focus of this event: Together with our experts, you can explore the potential of VR technology for your company, for example by using VR glasses. The technologies presented can be transferred to the processes in your company through targeted adaptation or further development.

During the event, you can try out the following simulators:

VR Demonstrators

• Sustain Demonstrator - Virtual safety training for maintenance of electronic equipment
• Welding simulator - learning simulator to learn how to use and correct posture with welding equipment
• HandleVR - VR paint shop for learning the automotive paint trade
• PackNick - Virtual training of packaging processes

AR Demonstrators

• Liquefied gas valve assistance system - valve set maintenance for liquefied gas transfer between vessels
• Wind turbine maintenance - assistance system for wind turbine maintenance
• PickAR - assistance system for picking parts from storage racks

Further information & registration (in German)

December 09, 2022, Bremen & online (hybrid)

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The workshop offers you the opportunity to explore and actively try out the capabilities of modern robotics platform in a practical way. The goal is to reduce the technological barriers to using a fleet of robots, e.g. in warehouses or manufacturing. The workshop will familiarize you with advanced navigation concepts in a simple way that you will be able to maintain and debug complex solutions yourself, without third-party assistance. This will enable you to put a complex system into operation in a short time without detailed knowledge of the internal structures, thus saving costs and waiting times.

The focus of the workshop is on demonstrating and trying out features of ROS, which we will try out very practically on the Turtlebot3. The presented tools and methods can be directly applied by you and transferred to any ROS-compatible robotics system. The workshop will take place in presence at BIBA and will be streamed online in parallel. It is aimed at technicians, people interested in or with an affinity for robotics, and students of engineering-related bachelor's or master's degree programs and is organized by BIBA in cooperation with the Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzeztrum Bremen and the EIT Manufacturing project RIEMAN.

More information and registration  

1. Dezember 2022, Bad Bederkesa

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Bei dem DIGITALFORUM, das in Kooperation des BIBA mit der Stadt Geestland und den Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentren Bremen, Handel und Handwerk ausgerichtet wird, haben Sie die Möglichkeit, innovative digitale Lösungen im Einsatz zu erleben. Expert:innen der Kompetenzzentren Mittelstand-Digital informieren Sie vor Ort über die Anwendung von neuen Technologien und über den Mehrwert, der mit deren Einsatz verbunden ist. Sie können an dem Tag zum Beispiel ein Exoskelett anprobieren, mit dessen Hilfe die physische Belastung am Arbeitsplatz verringert wird. Sie können auch mit der VR-Brille das Schweißen simulieren, einfache digitale Helfer für Ihr stationäres Geschäft live betrachten oder die Funktionsweise eines Roboterarms kennenlernen. Das DIGITAFORUM richtet sich vorrangig an kleine und mittlere Unternehmen in Handel, Handwerk, Produktion und Dienstleistung.

Beim DIGITALFORUM erwarten Sie:

• Digitale Demonstratoren zum Anfassen und Ausprobieren,
• kompaktes Wissen vermittelt in Kurzvorträgen,
• Gesprächsangebote mit Expert:innen.

Weitere Informationen und Anmeldung

November 24, 2022, BIBA

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Resource efficiency has long been on the minds of the manufacturing industry for economic and ecological reasons. And anyone who is concerned with lean principles is certainly well on the way to producing in a way that conserves resources. Is that enough to meet the green requirements, though? This symposium provides food for thought and instructions for action from practice for practice and shows concrete ways to identify needs for action in one's own company, to make suitable prioritizations and to ensure a sustainable implementation according to the Lean&Green principles. The four key notes and the subsequent specialist sessions will cover a wide range of topic:

• Capture greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in production.
• Identification of resource wastage during treatment and processing in value chains.
• Preventive measures through resource-oriented production planning.
• Establishing a production system as a framework for sustainability.

The symposium is offered in cooperation of BIBA with the Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Bremen, U2 Unternehmensberatung & Umsetzungsunterstützung and the Verband Umwelt Unternehmen.

More information and registration

November 1 - 3, 2022, BIBA, Bremen

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The 21st International Federation for Information Processing – International Conference on Entertainment Computing (IFIP-ICEC 2022) will be held in Bremen, Germany, on November 1 to 3, 2022: The conference is organized by the IFIP TC14 – Entertainment Computing Technical Committee, and will be hosted by BIBA – Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik, in association with the University of Bremen.

IFIP-ICEC is the longest lasting and prime scientific conference series in the area of Entertainment Computing. It brings together practitioners, researchers, artists, designers, and industry on the design, creation, development, use, application and evaluation of digital entertainment content and experience systems. This event covers a diverse array of related research issues, including interactive art, game-based learning, XR technologies and ethical considerations associated with entertainment.

Details and registration

October 28, 2022, Bremen & online (hybrid)

Image: RIEMANN

The workshop offers you the opportunity to explore and actively try out the capabilities of modern robotics platform in a practical way. The goal is to reduce the technological barriers to using a fleet of robots, e.g. in warehouses or manufacturing. The workshop will familiarize you with advanced navigation concepts in a simple way that you will be able to maintain and debug complex solutions yourself, without third-party assistance. This will enable you to put a complex system into operation in a short time without detailed knowledge of the internal structures, thus saving costs and waiting times.

The focus of the workshop is on demonstrating and trying out features of ROS, which we will try out very practically on the Turtlebot3. The presented tools and methods can be directly applied by you and transferred to any ROS-compatible robotics system. The workshop will take place in presence at BIBA and will be streamed online in parallel. It is aimed at technicians, people interested in or with an affinity for robotics, and students of engineering-related bachelor's or master's degree programs and is organized by BIBA in cooperation with the Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzeztrum Bremen and the EIT Manufacturing project RIEMAN.

More information and registration

19. - 21. Oktober 2022, Berlin

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From October 19 to 21, 2022, you will again have the opportunity to meet BIBA with the Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Bremen at the German Logistics Congress in Berlin.

The German Logistics Congress is one of the most important events on logistics and supply chain management in Europe. The international community meets annually in Berlin to exchange knowledge and experiences, to learn from the best and to define the logistics agenda for the coming years: More than 3,000 participants from over 40 nations come together in real and digital terms. "Supply chains matter!" is the guiding principle of the German Logistics Congress 2022.

BIBA will participate in the accompanying trade exhibition at the booth of the Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Bremen. The presence is - in line with this year's central theme - all about the digitalization of supply chains. The presented demonstrator illustrates the supply chain and the processes of the maritime industry and logistics involved in it, and shows the benefits of exchanging digital data between the parties involved.

We invite all congress participants to visit us at booth PV/14!

Further information

October 12, 2022, 5 - 6:30 pm, Bremen.

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From October 10 to 23, 2022 the University of Bremen presents itself in the city. Lectures, guided tours, exhibitions, workshops and much more can be visited. BIBA and LogDynamics will also be there and show how modern technology can help people to perform heavy or complex work. We will present some examples on the occasion of CAMPUS CITY and cordially invite you to participate. Be curious about collaborative robots that work hand-in-hand with humans. Get to know assistance systems that support employees in assembly tasks. Learn how artificial intelligence can be used for quality assurance in modern 3D production. And all this in a great location with a view of the River Weser and the Schlachte promenade - feel free to drop by the Ecos Office, Teerhof 59, 28195 Bremen. We are looking forward to a stimulating exchange.

An overview of all events can be found at: Program for CAMPUS CITY.

You can purchase a ticket for 3,00 € via "Nordwest Ticket". You will receive a welcome drink on site.