Innovation Lab
Young, agile, creative: The Krones Innovation Lab
Founded in 2016, the Krones Innovation Lab serves as a platform for testing innovative approaches and business models and transferring the results to the Krones Group. Small teams take a close look at the latest trends from science and research, from which they then develop forward-thinking ideas and practical solutions in a start-up atmosphere at the TechBase Regensburg.
Organisationally the Innovation Lab is a part of Krones Research and Development. Its task is to initiate new projects in a very early phase of the innovation process and conduct pilot studies on their technical and financial feasibility.
The Krones Innovation Lab at a glance:
The profile: Students – in any field – Having fun with new technologies and the topic of innovationThe tasks: Explore new approaches and findings from science and research, test them for practicability and transform them into creative and innovative project ideas for KronesThe focus: Issues of the future such as Industry 4.0 and digitalizationThe duration: A full-time placement generally lasting five to six monthsThe place: TechBase Regensburg
Apply direct via(abre un enlace externo en una pestaña nueva)The development process in the Innovation Lab
The work in the Innovation Lab begins with diagnosing the problem, which is about understanding what the issue is and deriving the appropriate requirements. In the subsequent solution-finding process the team works together with experts in the field on a practicable solution for the food and beverage industry. The suggestions and initial results are discussed again and again within iterative cycles, with the feedback then being taken into account in the subsequent development step.
A small insight into projects we have already completed:
| 5G technologyFeasibility study (technical/financial) for the use of 5G technology within the line network of Krones systemsMain topics: Technology research and conception | Exchange with suppliers & research institutions | Business case | Intelligent parameterisationDevelopment of a solution for the automated and intuitive re-parameterisation of frequency inverters in existing Krones systemsMain topics: Hardware-related software development | Test setup | Product concept & usability | Business case | New bottle washer conceptDesign of new cleaning approaches and development of a solution for the interior cleaning of bottlesMain topics: Simulation | Design | 3D Printing | Experimental Setup | Data Analysis and Evaluation |
| „Dirty Harry”Development of a turbidity sensor that monitors the lye quality in bottle washing machinesThemenschwerpunkte: Hardwarenahe Softwareentwicklung | Versuchsaufbau | Business Case | Forgery protection for 3-D printingDevelopment of a two-stage security concept for forgery-proof 3D printing parts Themenschwerpunkte: Technologierecherche und -konzeption | Entwicklung Front- & Backendsystem | Konstruktion | 3D-Druck | Business Case | SerializationInvestigation of different coding methods and the track & trace possibilities of a bottle Themenschwerpunkte: Technologierecherche und -konzeption | Entwicklung Front- & Backendsystem | Versuchsaufbau | Datenanalyse und -auswertung |
Where we are located
Testing, research and experimentation goes on not only at the Krones site in Neutraubling, but also in Regensburg – specifically at the TechBase, where we have leased premises of our own since 2016. The venture and innovation centre is located right opposite the East Bavarian Institute of Technology (OTH) and is the home of start-ups and small businesses, the majority focused on the IT sector.
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