Jens Hetzler

Material flow simulation: Fact-based decision-making in the production environment

Jens Hetzler (Expert Engineer Factory Simulation), representing the development service provider ITK Engineering, tells us which use cases they bring from the field of production and logistics and how questions such as those mentioned above are developed into recurring simulation products. Use Case 1: Harmonization of the IT landscape Use Case 2: Test benches Use Case 3: Factory and material flow simulation For example, it is about decisions in the production environment that are made consciously and based on comprehensible data and facts. By mapping the entire value chain as digital twins, the so-called bottlenecks are also identified. Bottlenecks are processes or resources that represent capacity limits for the overall system. ITK Engineering is a 100% Bosch subsidiary and serves customers from a wide range of segments. Many customers are manufacturing companies, such as @TRUMPF as a machine tool manufacturer. ITK acts as a kind of all-in-one development service provider and pursues the “white box” idea. This means that when, for example, source codes are developed, the solution belongs holistically to the customer.