The DigiTain (Digitalization for Sustainability) research project for the fully digital product development of sustainable electric drive architectures is in full swing.

Following the first project meeting in Stuttgart on January 31, 2023, around 100 participants from the consortium came together on July 6, mostly on site in Dresden at the project partner Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) at the Technical University of Dresden, but also virtually in some cases. Opened by Dr. Norbert Dölle (Mercedes-Benz, project coordinator) and Prof. Niels Modler (ILK TU Dresden, host & project partner), the focus was on the current status of the work packages and the report on the first goals achieved by the WP leads. In addition, the project partners were also given the opportunity to coordinate and discuss their work in workshops on the days surrounding the project meeting. Here, further research work and interfaces could be discussed in greater depth and the next steps planned so that exciting interim results can be expected at the next DigiTain project meeting in January 2024 at the Fraunhofer Institutes EMI and IWM in Freiburg.

Consisting of 26 funded and 2 associated partners from industry and science, the DigiTain research project started on 01.01.2023 with a total project duration of 36 months. In DigiTain, processes, methods and models for the fully digital product development and certification of sustainable electric drive architectures are being developed and tested using a technology carrier. The project is funded by the German government and the European Union as part of the economic stimulus package, section 35c in module b "New, innovative products as the key to vehicles and mobility of the future". The project sponsor for DigiTain is TÜV Rheinland Consulting GmbH.

ARENA2036 is responsible for and works on the knowledge transfer and dissemination work package in DigiTain. The aim here is to ensure that the results and tools generated are also utilized beyond the consortium and to facilitate cross-disciplinary scientific exchange. At the same time, this work package forms the interface to society in order to sensitize the general public to technological developments in terms of sustainability.

Further information about DigiTain can be found here: https://arena2036.de/digitain