Electrical & Electronic (E&E)

Manufacturing Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Germany

Manufacturing Karlsruhe (MFK)

Karlsruhe,

Germany

MFK, with its matrix production produces a wide variety of key components for automated and digitalized manufacturing processes, at the same time follows the approach of “using what we sell”.
The more unpredictable customer behavior and supply chain become, the quicker factories need to react. Real-time information flow, flexibility and reliable communication become the centerpiece of modern production processes. Therefore MFK focuses also on human-machine collaboration. Mobile “cobots” (collaborative robots) support the intralogistics by moving components and semi-finished products to their relevant location and that´s ideal area where to implement 5G-driven applications in a though real-life environment.

Private Industrial 5G network – it is operated by the user with an own 5G infrastructure and works with a private frequency.

5G Core which manages the entire 5G network (including RAN) and Radio Access Network (RAN) run on two Siemens Industrial PCs in the server room close to the shopfloor
RAN consists of a software-based Central Unit (CU) that manages the wireless network, Distributed Unit (DU) that translates Ethernet into digital radio signals and Radio Units (RU) that make the radio signal available on the shopfloor.
Each AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robot) is equipped with a 5G router SCALANCE MUM856-1

“Our private 5G network with our private frequency gives us the possibility to smoothly operate AMRs without interferences from other users. We can assure that mission-critical or safety relevant applications run without any problems.”

Uwe Bollinger, IT Infrastructure & IT Security Manager, Manufacturing Karlsruhe

Increased efficiency and productivity
Smooth operation of AMRs without interferences from other users
Mission-critical or safety-relevant applications run smoothly
A secure and stable 5G network handling the high information flow and offering fast adaptability
An agile workflow closing the gap between unpredictable delivery times and short-cycled customer demands

Completion 2023

Protected in line with the rules

Completion 2024

Efficient connectivity management – the key to success for digitalization

Completion 2022

Digitalization from field to fork

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