We look forward to a successful start of the semester in Duisburg. The beginning this year was very special: The students of the Mechatronics Department at the University of Duisburg-Essen started their final year with a large practical project – the Solar Car. Together with the initiators Jörn Linke, branch manager NRW of ITQ GmbH, Dr.-Ing. Niko Maas, Academic Councilor [...]

As part of our EU Project OUTDOC, ITQ will offer in the coming months some seminars for PHD Students in emerging areas. These semiars will take place within the framework of our EU Project OUTDOC which is an Erasmus+ Knowledge Alliances project whose aim is contribute to the employability of PHD students in emerging areas and that will be carried out by a consortium formed [...]

Our ITQ Branch in Duisburg continues to drive the innovative Student Project Bamboo Solar Car from 2019. A new team consisting of seventeen students from the University of Duisburg-Essen with the support of ITQ engineers will be working on a new solar car from mid-August. This time, the focus is not on the sustainable material bamboo, but on software development; for example, ad-ons such as autonomous parking [...]

The 1. Packaging Valley Remote Makeathon from June 25-26, 2020, held at five decentralized locations, was a complete success. The organizers Packaging Valley Germany e.V. (PV), Packaging Excellence Center Region Stuttgart (PEC), Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart and ITQ GmbH welcomed 80 students from the universities of Aalen and Kempten. Thanks to the responsible professors Peter Eichinger, Bernhard Hoefig and Dirk Jacob the event [...]

The preparations for the 1. Packaging Valley Remote Makeathon from June 25th to 26th, 2020 are in the final round. The organizers Packaging Valley Germany e.V. (PV), Packaging Excellence Center Region Stuttgart (PEC), Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart and ITQ GmbH are expecting around 80 students and technology-minded participants from various universities and cities. The 1. Packaging Valley Remote Makeathon will take place decentrally at five locations in a [...]

ITQ GmbH has been awarded by “audimax MEDIEN” and “MINT Zukunft schaffen” as MINT employer with the title “MINT Minded Company 2021”. “Audimax MEDIEN GmbH” and “MINT Zukunft schaffen” honor companies which promote the young generation, young talents and professionals in a special way. The goal of the initiative is to convey the general public which employers are particularly engaged to promoting MINT talents, to [...]

From June 25th to 26th, 2020, ITQ GmbH is organizing the 1. Packaging Valley Makeathon in cooperation with the two packaging clusters Packaging Valley Germany e.V. (PV) and Packaging Excellence Region Stuttgart (PEC). Together with Young Talents, they want to use the Remote Makeathon to develop innovative solutions to combat the corona crisis. Interested students and technology enthusiasts will receive further information on [...]

Together with the VDMA, ITQ is organizing a webinar on “Virtual Commissioning”. The use of modern simulation systems has already largely become established in the field of ​​Virtual Commissioning. However, the methodology in other fields of the development process is just beginning. The course is set for successful and cost-effective project implementation, especially in the early stage of project phases. [...]

In our new Smart Green Island Makeathon Aftermovie, you will find all the highlights of our last Smart Green Island Makeathon 2020 in Gran Canaria. At this point we would like to thank again all of our sponsors, partners and participants for the common and successful event! Platinum-Sponsors: Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG, B&R Industrial Automation GmbH, igus GmbH und The [...]