“Focus on sensor innovations from research and application practice” is the motto of the 4th Technology Day Applied Sensor Technology (TAS) in Coburg. On 25th and 26th February 2025, specialist lectures, posters and exhibits at Coburg University of Applied Sciences will once again stimulate intensive discussions and promote professional exchange between science and industry on the topics of “Smart sensor technology for Industry 4.0, automation, automotive & mobility, health & medicine and environmental monitoring”.
On 25th February 2025, after the opening by University President Prof. Dr. Stefan Gast, Dr. Klaus Ettrich, Business Unit Manager at the CiS Research Institute, will open the series of lectures in the subsequent session “Sensor Technology for Environment and (Infra)Structure Monitoring”. His presentation at 1:35 pm in the Brose auditorium will deal with the monitoring of bolted joints using MEMS-based sensor technology. These silicon-based MEMS sensors were developed at the CiS Research Institute for the inspection of safety-relevant bolted connections used in mechanical engineering, conveyor technology and wind turbines. Instead of conventional methods such as visual inspections or preventive component replacement, the patented system enables efficient real-time monitoring of preload and operating forces. For this purpose, a piezoresistive strain sensor is attached to the bolt head of a bolted joint to be monitored in order to detect mechanical stresses.
In 2024, this innovation was presented at the international inventors’ fair iENA and awarded a medal. The TAS is organized every two years by the Institute for Sensor and Actuator Technology at Coburg University of Applied Sciences.
Details for the event: isat-coburg.de/tas-2025/programminformationen/
