- Machinery
- Conveyor belt furnace (Linn High Therm SO 1483 / E)
- DC control cabinet (Bosch Rexroth AG)
- Turning machining centre (EMAG VLC 100Y)
- Lathe (Traub TND 360)
- Continuous cleaning system (BvL)
- Gas nitriding furnace (IVA RH 655 RVGRN)
- Chamber cleaning machine (MAFAC JAVA)
- Chamber cleaning machine (MAFAC KEA)
- Compression refrigeration machine (Rittal Blue e + air-cooled)
- Compression refrigeration machine (Rittal Blue e + water-cooled)
- Laser system (cleanLASER CL-50)
- Assembly station (Electric vs. pneumatic screwdriver)
- Phase change material storage (i2m, Rubitherm RT15HC)
- Robot cell (Stäubli TS60& KUKA KR6 / 2)
- Switch cabinet cooler (Rittal)
- Grinding machine (EMAG VLC 100GT)
- Shrink oven (WTB Binder EED-53)
- Measuring technology
- Compressed air sensors and actuators (Festo)
- Mobile measuring equipment (ETA factory)
- Stationary measurement technology (ETA factory)
- Weather stations (Vantage Pro2)
- Training demonstrators
- Energy management and machine learning demonstrator (Coffeebot)
- Hydraulic demonstrator (Bosch Rexroth AG)
- Process industry demonstrator (Festo MPS® PA Compact Workstation Energy)
- Information technology
- Power control station (SCADA Atvise)
- Energy management system (EnEffCo)
- Building automation (Beckhoff PLC CX5130 with OPC UA)
- Server cluster and ICT infrastructure
- Supply engineering
- Absorption chiller (Scherdel)
- External facade cooling (ETA factory)
- Cogeneration units (VITOBLOC 200 EM-9/20& EM-6/15)
- Comfort compact ventilation unit (CKL-iH 3000)
- Steam generator (CERTUSS E27)
- Compressed air system (RSR 2.2, RS 3.0 and RSF 5.5)
- Air compressor (Atlas Copco GA22VSD + FF)
- Energy-flexible climate room (ETA factory)
- Gas condensing boiler (VITODENS 200-W)
- Hybrid energy storage (ETA290, AKASOL 15AKM)
- LED industrial spotlights (Luxstream Industry 2.0)
- Power-to-heat elements (electrical heating elements)
- Thermal energy storage (HVFA concrete storage tank)
- Thermal networking (ETA factory)
- Vacuum super-insulated heat storage with stratified charge (VSI storage)
- Heat pump (Vitocal 350-G)
In the ETA factory an exemplary production process chain from the field of metal processing forms the basic structure of the research. The efficiency potential of the overall system is researched and demonstrated by linking the production processes, the supply technology and building services technology as well as the building and its structure.
With this integrative approach to create the world-first prototype, the ETA Factory project strives toward a new developmental era for the energetically optimised production facility of the future. Hereby, the focus lies on savings potential in the following areas and on their interaction:
- Production machines and interdisciplinary technologies in mechanical engineering
- Technical building services installations and supply engineering
- Building envelope, façade, and construction
- Monitoring, managing, and mining energy data with “Industry 4.0” approaches
- Load flexibility and control optimisation
- Simulation approaches to plan and operate efficient production facilities
Beyond the objectives of the research, the ETA Factory is also used for educational and demonstration purposes. It thus serves research as well as transferring knowledge to students and commercial enterprises.