ITA - Institute of Transport and Automation Technology

System and process automation in the field of production engineering and intralogistics typically requires to deal with construction, circuit and control engineering issues. Innovative solutions in these fields can only be achieved by a close cooperation of different disciplines. The Institute of Transport and Automation Technology (ITA), whose staff members come from the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science sectors, can be seen as a link between the individual disciplines.

Heterogeneous problems, like for example the development of intelligent transport systems for intralogistics or the integration of electronic elements into mechanic components for state detection, merge to one unique challenge which has to be met as a whole.

The ITA deals with a variety of mechatronic-related topics: our know-how reaches from the application of RFID technology for control and optimisation of transport processes, the use of optical technologies in mechanical and mechatronic components to the evaluation of conveyor belts used in open pit mining. Projects like the integration of sensors and wireless communication modules in washers for high-strength boltings demonstrate the benefit of interdisciplinary expertise in different fields.

• RFID load test rig
• RFID distance test rig
• Offset and flexo printing machine
• Finetech fineplacer
• F&K Delvotek 53xx wire bonder
• Mühlbauer FCM 6000

A detailed list of test rigs and equipment can be found on the ITA website.