Many people are familiar with the term 5G from mobile phones, but only a few know that the technology behind the new mobile communications standard can also be used in an industrial environment. 5G offers advantages not only in large areas, but also in production halls, where the capacities of Wifi solutions reach their limits. Nevertheless, many companies hisitate to use the new technology. The project "IT security in the use of 5G in the production ecosystem" is therefore investigating which steps are necessary to achieve a simple and secure implementation in the production environment.
The special consideration of non-technical aspects ("human factor") is intended to show what has so far created barriers towards the new technology and how these can be removed. To achieve this, the ATS Elektronik GmbH, as a radio technology expert, is contributing expertise to the project. In the process, a dedicated 5G network is being created at the Garbsen campus. So the investigation of the communication of various systems can be done on site.
The project is accompanied by the open 5G Lab Hannover, where external companies can also find out about 5G in production free of charge. This will kick off with a one-hour online information event on 19 October.
"In our open 5G Lab Hannover, we give all interested companies the opportunity to find out first-hand how the implementation of 5G technology for connecting production facilities can succeed. In doing so, we not only want to present the results from our project work, but also support the companies in implementing their own ideas and create a space for exchange among themselves," says reserarcher Heiko Blech.
Contact:
For further information, please contact Heiko Blech, Institute of Production Engineering and Machine Tools at Leibniz Universität Hannover, by phone +49 511 762 19848 or by e-mail (blech@ifw.uni-hannover.de).
