Digital Engineering Chair - Ruhr-Universität Bochum

PLC-Centered VR-Training for Industry 4.0

Working with PLCs is becoming an even more important skill for shop-floor workers in the context of digitalization and Industry 4.0. In this projected an international consortium consisting of Ruhr-University Bochum, Łukasiewicz Institute for Sustainable Technologies, and LINPRA, the engineering and technology industries association of Lithuania, builds a workshop format for up-skilling of these workers on virtual PLC techno-educational stands to make them and their companies ready for the digital transformation.

Funded By

Sponsor

EIT Manufacturing

This project is funded by EIT Manufacturing. EIT Manufacturing is an Innovation Community within the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) – that connects the leading manufacturing actors in Europe. Fueled by a strong interdisciplinary and trusted community, EITM will add unique value to European products, processes, services – and inspire the creation of globally competitive and sustainable manufacturing.

News

Best Use-Case

VR-PLC on the Immersive Training Platform

VR-PLC was recently showcased as one of the three best use-cases on the EU Immersive Training Platform.

VR-PLC

Workshops in Kaunas

On October 5th and 6th, the VR-PLC team held workshops at University of Applied Sciences - Kauno kolegija in Lithuania.