DS360
Digital Transformation Simulation Laboratory
DS360 (Digital Simulation 360°) is a digital transformation laboratory operating under the auspices of Turkish-German University. The laboratory comprises three dedicated areas in which the digital transformation processes and research and development activities required by the manufacturing industry, as well as the service and trade sectors, can be carried out.
DS360 (Digital Simulation 360°) is a digital transformation laboratory operating under the auspices of Turkish-German University. The laboratory comprises three dedicated areas in which the digital transformation processes and research and development activities required by the manufacturing industry, as well as the service and trade sectors, can be carried out.
- Robotics and Manufacturing Area: An area focusing on modern infrastructure components related to production in a factory environment.
- Smart Systems Area: An area dedicated to systems that enhance factory-internal logistics as well as warehouse and production facilities by making them smarter.
- Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing Area: The hardware and software infrastructure required for the storage, processing, and interpretation of collected and generated data.
Through its virtual reality- and augmented reality-based modular structure, the DS360 Laboratory aims to provide solutions not only for standardized enterprises but also for companies operating in different sectors. Within the laboratory, it is possible to design and plan all processes existing in an industrial facility, including planning, prototyping, manufacturing, testing, assembly, storage, and logistics. In addition, intelligent monitoring enables the entire system to be observed through a single panel, allowing for data analysis and evaluation. Beyond the results of digital transformation maturity level assessments, companies can also be provided with an effective solution portfolio and a digital transformation roadmap based on the outcomes of laboratory applications.
Through on-site, hands-on training, employees of industrial organizations will be able to examine and analyse digital transformation in all its aspects before experiencing installation processes and potential challenges in their own factories. The added value and benefits provided by the DS360 Laboratory, particularly for SMEs, can be summarized as follows:
Through on-site, hands-on training, employees of industrial organizations will be able to examine and analyse digital transformation in all its aspects before experiencing installation processes and potential challenges in their own factories. The added value and benefits provided by the DS360 Laboratory, particularly for SMEs, can be summarized as follows:
- The opportunity to observe a simulation of a fully digitally transformed production area.
- The ability to view work orders in a paperless environment and access product-related photographs, technical drawings, autonomous maintenance parameters of the machines to be used, and mould and fixture setting values.
- The ability to identify potential production stoppages and manufacturing defects in a digital environment.
- Receiving alerts via a digital nervous system when intervention is required by logistics, maintenance, or quality teams.
- Experiencing scenarios in which machines are prevented from operating unless specific conditions are met, such as correct mould installation, personnel login in accordance with the appropriate competency (polyvalence) matrix, or selection of the correct raw material lot based on FIFO principles.
- Performing measurements within the framework of process quality (by quality personnel) and carrying out fault-related and planned maintenance activities (by maintenance personnel).
- Activating critical material lists by deducting assumed maintenance-related consumption from inventory stocks.
- Analysing all data collected from the production area—such as downtime, production defects, quantities, meters, performance, availability, quality, OEE, and similar indicators—across past time periods (shift, day, week, month, year, quarter, half-year, etc.) via touch-enabled Andon TVs through a field management dashboard, thereby experiencing a comprehensive digital transformation scenario.
