SemI40 strengthens Europe’s economy with the ‘learning factory’

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The research project SemI40 (Power Semiconductor and Electronics Manufacturing 4.0) led by Infineon Austria was launched last May.  In this project 37 partners from five countries will carry out research into further developing autonomous factories.

The common goal is the next stage in the development of  Industry 4.0 applications. With a volume of 62 million euros, the research project is one of the largest Industry 4.0 projects in Europe.

“The European project will make a major contribution to keeping and strengthening production and jobs in Europe, thus contributing to a stronger business and technology location,” said Sabine Herlitschka, Chief Executive Officer of Infineon Austria. “From this cross-border cooperation all partners will profit and generate competitive advantages”.

Infineon Technologies will contribute substantial know-how to the project thanks to its pioneering role in Industry 4.0 in Austria. The “Pilot Room Industry 4.0” in Villach offers ideal conditions for trying out new manufacturing processes in live operation. SemI40 will focus on smart production and  cyber-physical production systems in the next three years with secure data traffic playing a key role within and outside factories.

In this regard the project’s aim is to develop processes that ensure secure communication between globally connected systems with different features – for example, in terms of age, operating system or interfaces. Potential impacts on production should be drastically reduced thanks to early identification of risks from malware. Another major focus is the development of dynamic simulations. They enable production to be planned more exactly and efficiently, as well as quality, capacity utilization and cycle times to be improved.

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