Development of Processes for the Automated Planning and Production of Individual Reinforced Concrete Elements (2022-02)¶

Industry 4.0, digitalization and automation have the potential to significantly advance reinforced concrete as a material in terms of resource conservation, prefabrication, durability, quality of execution and many other aspects. Robots and robotic machines can already be found more and more frequently in production halls. In line with this trend, this article presents research and development work currently being carried out by the Max Bögl Group and the Bundeswehr University Munich, Institute of Structural Engineering. The first declared development goals of this alliance concern the implementation of drivers of digitalization and Industry 4.0 in the planning and production of precast reinforced concrete elements. To this end, a process for parametric 3D modeling and path planning for robot applications is being developed in digital planning. The resulting data sets are then used in the technical implementation using industrial robots on the one hand for the individual production of reinforcement cages and on the other hand for the production of alternative component geometries using a concrete 3D printing process.