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11. May 2020

WOOD: extracts from the tree of heaven as a biological wood preservative

The tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) is a deciduous tree in the family Simaroubaceae. It is characterized by a high tolerance of salt, aridity, herbicides and airborne pollutants. However, it also has considerable drawbacks: It is an invasive plant that is spreading globally and forcing out other species of tree. In its branches, leaves and especially bark the tree of heaven contains bitter substances, called quassinoids, that protect it from predatory herbivores and pathogens, but also prevent other species of tree from growing beside it. These substances could be of interest as a natural wood preservative.

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17. March 2020

RISC Software: Workshop on “Applied Data Analysis and Machine Learning in an Industrial Context”

In this interactive seminar you will learn about processes and selected methods for successfully conducting data science projects in your company. Our data scientists have many years’ experience and will explain theoretical principles and present examples and solutions from the field.

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06. March 2020

Profactor: Flexibility and safety in the smart factory

Collaborative robotics is regarded as the future of the production industry. The success of the digital factory rests on the best possible symbiosis between humans and machines and their dynamic collaboration. The flexibility and safety of such assistance systems play a particularly important role in this. In future it should become possible to deploy modular assistance systems flexibly and so give specialists the best possible support with a variety of different production steps.

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06. March 2020

Industry 4.0 - Cooperation Agreement between RWTH Aachen and UAR

The chamber district of Aachen has an international reputation as a city with outstanding technological expertise and stands for pioneering research and innovation in the production engineering sector. It was against this background that a delegation from Upper Austria headed by economy and research minister Markus Achleitner undertook a fact-finding trip to Aachen from 3 to 4 March 2020. The trip included discussions with representatives and top scientists from Aachen Universities.

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03. March 2020

Wood K plus revolutionizes high-tech ski production

In the manufacture of skis, composite fibres are used that are pre-impregnated with special polymers. This material nevertheless poses a number of challenges: it must always be kept in cold storage at temperatures of around -20° C and it can only be stored for a maximum of 6 to 12 months. This is why a change in the material’s properties would be beneficial, and Wood K plus is conducting research to achieve this in cooperation with leading companies such as ATOMIC.

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27. February 2020

RISC Software: Helping people and the environment with the physical internet

On the “ProKapa” research project, Fraunhofer Austria and RISC Software GmbH have developed models for scheduling capacities in goods transportation. With their forecasts they save resources and enable longer-term and therefore more employee-friendly manpower planning.

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21. February 2020

SCCH: Guidance for SMEs in the AI jungle

In manufacturing industry, everyone is talking about digitalization. Artificial intelligence – AI for short – is seen as a game changer. At the same time, the complexity of the subject is causing a degree of uncertainty, especially among SMEs. Where should companies start when it comes to digitalization? Which technologies does it make sense for them to use? The KI-NET cross-border research project led by Software Competence Center Hagenberg (SCCH) offers guidance.

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18. February 2020

LKR: 11th Ranshofen Light Metal Days 2020

Light metals and materials and process technologies in the context of decarbonization and digitalization

When: 3 – 4 September 2020

Where: Panzerhalle, Siezenheimer Str. 39a-d, 5020 Salzburg

Organizer: LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen GmbH

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07. February 2020

New Research Strategy #upperVISION2030

The new business and research strategy #upperVISION2030 was drawn up in close cooperation between business, science and research, politics, and interest groups. Economy and research minister Markus Achleitner presented the new strategy to around 150 guests from the Upper Austrian Innovation Network at the LIT Open Innovation Center of the Johannes Kepler University Linz. The aim of the strategy is to make Upper Austria a high flyer in the world of business and industry by the year 2030.

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29. January 2020

SCCH: New Chairman for Partner Companies’ Association

Since January 2020 the association of partner companies of Software Competence Center Hagenberg (SCCH) has had a new chairman: Bernhard Maier, COO of Track Machines Connected GmbH (TMC) in Hagenberg, succeeds Dr. Siegmund Priglinger and provides a fresh impetus.

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