Lehrstuhl für Produktionssysteme
Lehrstuhl für Produktionssysteme

Overview

The Chair of Production Systems (LPS) at the Ruhr-University Bochum (RUB), conducts research in the fields of production automation, production management, production services and industrial robotics. In addition, the LPS is a state-of-the-art learning factory or Learning and Research Factory (LFF, https://www.zps-lff.de/) for the implementation and evaluation of Industrie 4.0 research results in a practical factory environment. The LPS Learning and Research Factory is a place for research, teaching, qualification and industrial cooperation. It is equipped with modern laboratories, machine tools, industrial robots and measuring technology.

The technology center "LPS Learning and Research Factory (LFF)" focuses on apllication-oriented research in cooperation with industrial partners as well es industry transfer and made-to-order production. 

Developments in focus an the following areas:

smart product-service systems
Ring rolling
Incremental sheet
metal forming
Additive manufacturing
with… The LFF is equipped with a wide range of conventional lathes and milling machines, CNC cutting machines, automated robot cells, industrial robot systems and manual assembly lines as well as numerous measuring machines.

More information on the LFF can be found here 

https://www.zps-lff.de/
. The LFF basically provides different services

training (lean management and digitilization in manufacturing processes)
seminars for SME
protoyping
development 
testing

. Yes. service.