1. BRAGECRIM Brazilian – German Collaborative Research Initiative on Manufacturing Technology
To Guarantee the Future of Brazilian and German Industries
Through Basic and Strategic Technology Research
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tilo Pfeifer RWTH Aachen University 14th May 2008, Brasília, Brazil

2. Manufacturing Technology
Manufacturing technology plays an essential role for the sustainable development of Brazil and Germany
Innovative production/products are promoted through basic research
Transfer of knowledge and technology to the industrial applications
It acts along the complete value added chain
From energy provision, to raw material exploration, product develop-ment, machining, distribution, until to final use, repair and recycling
Many German companies have production plants in Brazil
São Paulo: one of the major concentrations of German companies in the world
Many Brazilian products are part of the daily life in Germany
Many Brazilian researchers have studied in Germany
342 students graduated in Germany in 2005
Traditional relationships between universities in GER and BR
Several partnerships were established in the last years
Most of these partnerships are focused on manufacturing technology
There is up to now no network or connection between these research cooperation initiatives
Source: Embraer, Volkswagen

3. Milestones of the Cooperation
October 2005: Meeting of the presidents of FINEP and DFG in Brazil
Decision: Increase the support for research cooperation between Brazil and Germany within the field of Manufacturing Technology (MT)
March 2006: First national meeting in Germany
April 2006: First coordination meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 2006: Detailing the research topics with researchers at DFG in Germany
July 2006: Definition of the Coordination Committee
August 2006: Questionnaire (requirements and expectations)
September 2006: 1st Workshop – Strategic Plan
November 2006: Project Drafts
Dezember 2006: 2nd Workshop – Implementation Plan
March 2007: Meeting of DFG/CASPES/FINEP in Aachen, Germany
April 2007: Creation of a Reference Term (for FINEP)
November 2007: Deutsch-Brasilianische Wirtschaftstage / Encontro Econômico Brasil-Alemanha
Presentation of BRAGECRIM
BRAGECRIM can be a pilot project within SIBRATEC

4. Aim of the Cooperation Main goal (long term):
To reach the highest level in Manufacturing Technology along the whole value added chain: World Class Production
To concentrate on innovation and bring results in short time to the industry
To enforce the competitiveness of both countries in the global market
To customize and turn available the production of high innovative products
Quality and Metrology
Supply-Chain
Logistics
....
Market / Customer Requirements
Innovative Products / Customer Satisfaction
Machining Process
Product Planning

5. Framework Project TPS LEAN Quality German Institution Brazilian Kanban
Just-in-time
....
LEAN
Organization
Administration
....
Quality and Metrology
Supply-Chain
Logistics
....
Customer
Product Planning
Machining Process
Quality
Zero-defect
Six-Sigma
CIP
....
Collaborative
Innovative
Improves efficiency and competitiveness

6. Project Ideas for the First Phase#
Topic 1
Cognitive metrology for flexible SMALL SERIES PRODUCTION 2
Developing strategies to optimize the application of COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY in production measurements 3
LMP - IWF cooperation research on MICRODRILLING 4
Improving GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS 5
SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS system supporting collaborative networks of small and medium sized enterprises 6
INTEROPERABLE, DECENTRAL PLANNING PROCESSES 7
Integrated design and evaluation of LOGISTIC NETWORKS 8
Holistic optimisation of SCULPTURED SURFACES MANUFACTURING 9
Federative FACTORY DATA MANAGEMENT (FFDM) based on service oriented architecture (SOA) and … 10
Remanufacturing oriented PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT 11
Brazilian-German collaboration framework for PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT application in global … 12
A quick-test method for the characterization of IN-PROCESS PROPERTIES of conventional grinding wheels 13
Development of scientific fundamentals for a REFERENCE TORQUE MEASURING SYSTEM 14
Production of EDM electrodes by LAYER MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE (LMT)

7. Partnership Brazil - Germany
Florianópolis
UFSC
CERTI
Curitiba
 PUC-PR
Fortaleza
 UFC
Porto Alegre
 UFRGS
Rio de Janeiro
 PUC-RIO
 INMETRO
Salvador
 UFBA
 SENAI
Campinas
 UNICAMP
Piracicaba
 UNIMEP
São José dos Campos
 ITA
Aachen
RWTH Aachen
University
Fraunhofer IPT
Berlin
TU Berlin
Fraunhofer IPK
Braunschweig
TU Braunschweig
Bremen
University of Bremen
Clausthal- Zellerfeld
TU Clausthal
Dortmund
University of Dortmund
Frauhofer IML
Darmstadt
TU Darmstadt
Ilmenau
TU Ilmenau
Paderborn
University of Paderborn
Stuttgart
Fraunhofer IPA
São Carlos
 USP

8.   Implementation Plan
April 2008: Deadline for mobility projects proposals
May 2008: Evaluation of mobility projects proposals
June 2008: Start of mobility projects
July-Oct. 2008: Preparatory trips and cooperation visits to detail the full projects
Oct.-Nov. 2008: Submission of full project proposals
Dez. 2008: Evaluation of full project proposals
1st Quarter 2009: Start of full projects 

9. Thank you for your attention!
Obrigado!
Danke!
BRAGECRIM