Transfer-X

Supporting transformation processes in the automotive industry

Transfer-X provides interested companies with fast and targeted access to project results relevant to them in the context of data ecosystems. The aim is to transfer developed technologies and tools to the industry and thereby scale the developed services, apps, connectors and other solutions.

The focus of Transfer-X is to bundle the project results with regard to the end-to-end digitalization of the automotive value chain from the supplier and machine manufacturer to the use and recycling of the car. Through this digitalization approach, transparent and resilient structures are transferred to many companies in the value chain and form a basis for sustainable production. The core task of Transfer-X therefore lies in the transfer of project results into transfer modules and their digital provision, as well as in the development of suitable transfer paths.

The aim of Transfer-X is therefore to establish a transformation hub that not only makes the project results of the KoPa35c initiative available to other companies along the automotive value chains, but also actively supports the transfer to SMEs, thus going one step further than conventional exploitation approaches.

Preparation of content in a digital learning platform

The Transfer-X transformation hub consolidates the results of the funding projects relevant to the transformation of the automotive, supplier and equipment industry with significant contributions to digitalization with regard to a coherent overall transfer.

With the help of digital transfer modules, which are to be offered on a platform in the future, the content will be multiplied and disseminated in the mostly medium-sized industry. A particular focus here is on various access paths and digital formats that consistently exploit the full potential of the "new normal" of digital communication and collaboration. This ensures significantly greater reach and connectivity to company-specific starting situations than conventional face-to-face formats. In addition, such formats reduce the need to travel and thus the time required, and allow the offerings to be used flexibly in terms of time.

The hub looks at the content and results of the KoPa35c projects and other research activities in terms of their transferability to industrial SMEs. It is able to translate the project results into understandable and relevant messages and use cases. This domain knowledge is the working basis for communicating the results in a way that is understandable from a practical perspective. In this way, practice-oriented communication is to be established that enables SMEs to quickly understand the results of the research and integrate them into their own processes.

What is a transformation hub?

Transfer-X is a publicly funded project that was approved as part of the funding announcement "Establishment and implementation of transformation hubs to support transformation processes in value chains in the automotive industry" by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection of the Federal Republic of Germany (BMWK) on October 5, 2021.

The aim of the funding announcement is to support the relevant players in the regions affected by structural change in the automotive and supplier industry along the entire value chain of the automotive industry in the necessary transformation quickly and sustainably, in particular through knowledge transfer.

To this end, thematically-oriented transformation hubs are to be designed, established and operated along relevant value chains in the automotive and supplier industry. Based on their respective knowledge of the thematic focus(es), they are to identify and bundle current economic and technological trends, R&D results and state-of-the-art digitalization technologies and applications in their thematic focus(es) and prepare them for transfer to the regions.

In contrast to other transformation hubs, Transfer-X is not oriented towards a dedicated value chain of a core automotive component, but rather positions itself as a thematic cross-sectional hub. The core topic is a holistic view of all topics that are required for the cross-company digitalization of value chains.