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04/28/2026
FlexTools in practical use at HEO Coating
In the FlexTools project, the use case was successfully implemented at HEO Coating. An automated transport system was integrated into the existing…

03/22/2026
FlexTools at the LogiMAT 2026
The FlexTools project was visibly represented at this year's LogiMAT in Stuttgart. The focus was on the exchange with our project partners on current…

03/16/2026
Research Excellence: LFO workshop for successful publishing in SCM
Last week at the LFO, we had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Dr. Lydia Bals from Mainz University of Applied Sciences to an exclusive workshop.…

03/05/2026
FlexTools consortium meeting at the Fraunhofer IML
On March 5, another consortium meeting of the FlexTools project took place at the Fraunhofer IML in Dortmund. The meeting focused on the structured…

02/04/2026
GRIPSS-X white paper published: Smart tools for service-centric applications in value networks
We are pleased to announce the publication of our GRIPSS-X white paper "Smart tools for service-centric applications in value networks". In the…

01/29/2026
MachineLearnAthon Whitepaper
An Action-Oriented Machine Learning Didactic Concept

01/15/2026
Sorting multi-bay block stacking storage systems
The research paper "Sorting multi-bay block stacking storage systems" was published in the journal Computers & Operations Research. Congratulations to…

12/08/2025
Digital twin for the use of autonomous mobile robotics
The FlexTools project is developing a digital twin that supports the planning, introduction and operation of AMR.

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…







