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Promoting research on use of digital twins The Walter and Elfriede Niehoff Foundation, named after the founder of Maschinenfabrik Niehoff and his wife, is supporting a research project by the East Bavarian Technical University of Applied Sciences (OTH) Regensburg. The foundation is providing half a million euros to the project, titled “Use of digital twins for medium-sized mechanical engineering companies”. The cooperation agreement was signed by Ulla Niehoff, chairwoman of the foundation, and Prof Dr Ralph Schneider, president of OTH Regensburg. The project combines basic research with applied research and is designed to help small and medium-sized mechanical engineering companies gain knowledge and market advantage by using digital methods in product development. In simple terms, a digital twin is a virtual copy of a process or a machine that enables the simulation of operational sequences under conditions that are close to reality. In this way, production processes can be simplified, resources can be used more sustainably, costs can be reduced and the development of innovations can be accelerated. The resources of the foundation will be used to finance the post of a research assistant who will, among other things, initiate interdisciplinary activities in the research area.

Photo credit: OTH Regensburg/Michael Hitzek

The Walter and Elfriede Niehoff Foundation mainly supports young professionals in technical and economic courses, as well as supporting social and cultural projects at the Niehoff site in Schwabach, Germany. Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG www.niehoff.de (seated) Ulla Niehoff and Prof Dr Ralph Schneider sealed the cooperation with their signatures, witnessed by (from left) foundation board members Holger Hoefer and Rainer Vockentanz; and Prof Dr-Ing Thomas Schaeffer, Matthias Schuderer (MSc) and Prof Dr-Ing Carsten Schulz from OTH Regensburg

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