Demonstration Tool Shop

The demonstration tool shop of the WBA is an essential part of the cluster for production technology on the RWTH Aachen University campus and serves as a test environment for piloting innovative production concepts for companies using single and small series production. With its extensive and modern machinery for the core technologies of milling, turning, grinding, wire-cutting EDM, die-sinking EDM as well as a diverse range of supporting technologies. As a reproduction of the entire process chain, from design, to CAM programming and production planning, to manufacturing, the WBA can serve many different stakeholders in the tool and die industry. As a leading provider of solutions for companies in the tool and die industry, the demonstration tool shop offers a unique test environment with the character of a research laboratory, making it possible for companies using single and small series production to research and experience industry 4.0. In this environment, together with approximately 80 member companies and cooperation partners, approaches and solution for the single and small series production of the future are developed and piloted in realistic conditions.