Research projects at the LFO
Find out more about our exciting, diverse and interdisciplinary research projects here!
Current research projects at the LFO
Smart-DLWD
Scalable AI and blockchain solutions for supply chain management.
DUH-IT
Innovation transfer for the Dortmund-Unna-Hamm model region.
TECON
From CAD to parts lists - secure file exchange and mapping of the product life cycle.
FlexTools
The modular toolbox for flexible robotics for small and medium-sized automotive suppliers.
News from the projects
12/04/2025
Award-winning research: IMI receives Best Paper Award in Spain
Big performance from small models: At AGENTICS, IMI presented how specialized prompt augmentation improves AI-assisted optimization. The results show…
11/17/2025
Exchange on autonomous process chains in the FlexTools project
Last week, an extremely productive and inspiring workshop with TE Connectivity and the Fraunhofer IML colleagues took place in Dortmund as part of our…
10/14/2025
DF² 2025 in Heilbronn
Heilbronn was the venue for the German Forum for Service Research (DF)² on September 29/30, 2025 - and thus a central meeting point for science,…
09/17/2025
Impulses for service research
As part of the Smart-DLWD research project, our colleague Jonas Eichholz took part in the VAIS congress "Industrieservice im Dialog" on September…
09/12/2025
FlexTools whitepaper published
Autonomous mobile robots (AMR) offer great potential for automating in-house transportation processes, especially for companies with established…
06/04/2025
Innovation you can touch: FlexTools live at Tünkers
Together with our project partners, we were guests at the Tünkers symposium - a great opportunity to present the FlexTools project and gain valuable…
