{"id":7358,"date":"2025-05-08T10:38:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T08:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/?page_id=7358"},"modified":"2025-09-19T09:36:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T07:36:02","slug":"ki4ki","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/en\/consulting-and-technology-transfer\/technology-networks\/ki4ki\/","title":{"rendered":"KI4KI"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    #page-headers-block_85299060012b071b8532ee0c3fb425d4  {\n        --gradientbackground: #00af69;\n        --gradientbackground: #00af69;\n        --gradientBackgroundLight: hsl(from #00af69 h calc(s * 0.8) calc(l * 1.3));\n        --gradientBackgroundLight2: hsl(from #00af69 h s calc(l * 1.5));\n            }\n<\/style>\n<section id=\"page-headers-block_85299060012b071b8532ee0c3fb425d4\" class=\" hyphens-auto  mb-base  md:mb-xl \">\n                <header class=\"theGrid14 grid-rows-auto-s-s overflow-hidden relative bg-blue\">\n            <figure 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As part of KI4KI &#8211; Artificial Intelligence for the Plastics Industry, we are networking players along the entire plastics industry value chain.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Together, we develop viable and practical strategies to successfully introduce and use AI molds &#8211; individually, scalably and sustainably<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<a id=\"toc-marker-block_1885da5725e05cd7028333a802946348\" class=\"toc-marker -top-[--toc-height] \" name=\"Goals\" data-tocmarker=\"Goals\"><\/a>\n\n<section id=\"narrow-lane-block_32cb1d22088935406d2bd999bb7b6954\" class=\"block-narrow-lane blocksection pt-lg flex flex-col-reverse  floatout_headline  \">\n    <div class='theGrid14 md:absolute h-full w-full no-select pointer-events-none -z-10 veryLargeToNormal'><div class='magic-decorator col-start-2 col-end-13  md:col-start-9 md:col-end-14  h-full align-bottom ' ><figure class=\" relative  dn-no-drag  w-full h-full  flex 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With the AI4KI project, the IKV is demonstrating how AI can make processes more efficient and enable new innovations along the entire value chain.<\/p>\n<p>One of the first tangible results is MVP Brainbridge.Knowledge powered by IKV, which we will be presenting at K 2025. Visitors will be able to try out live how the IKV&#8217;s extensive research literature can be structured and accessed in a targeted manner with the help of an AI-based search. This example clearly demonstrates the potential of the technology: if complex research content can be made easily and intuitively accessible, the same applies to corporate knowledge \u2013 from technical documentation to experience reports from projects.<\/p>\n<p>Brainbridge.Knowledge powered by IKV thus opens up new possibilities for digital knowledge transfer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Knowledge remains available across generations of employees<\/li>\n<li>Onboarding and offboarding processes are made easier<\/li>\n<li>Project documentation and experience can be accessed at any time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the long term, the platform is to be established as a common umbrella for the plastics industry. IKV funding companies could use Brainbridge.Knowledge powered by IKV in the future to make internal know-how as easily accessible as research literature.<\/p>\n<p>Experience how data becomes knowledge \u2013 and knowledge becomes added value \u2013 at K 2025. AI4KI and Brainbridge will demonstrate how digitalisation can be approached holistically in the plastics industry: AI improves processes and makes knowledge available within the company. Discover both approaches at K 2025 \u2013 interactively and practically. Visit us at stand C16 in hall 14!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wJhSoN6hoUg?si=H6Fxs8aEKb20ARbn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More about Brainbridge<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n    <section id=\"headline-block_6d387c269fd6bcd4a864754403a04984\" class=\"block-headline  \">\n        <div class=\"theGridWrapper hyphens-auto\">\n            <div class=\"theGrid12\">\n                <div class=\"\n                col-start-1\n                col-span-12\n                md:col-span-7\n                md:col-start-2\n                2xl:col-span-7\n                2xl:col-start-1\n                text-balance\n                \">\n                    <h2 class=\"text-blue font-thin text-3xl text-balance\">\n                        &#8220;Using artificial intelligence doesn&#8217;t have to be a major project&#8221;                    <\/h2>\n                                            <h3 class=\"font-serif  font-normal   text-green  text-lg text-balance mt-3xs   leading-tight \">\n                            Interview with Prof. Christian Hopmann                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"two-columns-block_75291b5d14f3a47baa6d46e9681dd0a4\" class=\"block-two-columns blocksection \">\n    <div class=\"theGridWrapper\">\n        <div class=\"theGrid12\">\n            <div class=\"wysiwyg\n            relative\n\n            col-start-1\n            col-span-12\n\n            md:col-start-3\n            md:col-span-9\n            md:gap-8\n\n            lg:col-start-3\n            lg:col-span-8\n\n            2xl:col-start-2\n            2xl:col-span-9\n\n            2xl:gap-[7rem]\n\n            sm:columns-2\n            hyphens-auto \n            sm:after:content-['\\00A0']\n            sm:after:block\n            sm:after:h-3xl\n            \">\n                <figure id=\"attachment_7455\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7455\" src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KI-4KI-Interview-Hopmann-1536x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KI-4KI-Interview-Hopmann-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KI-4KI-Interview-Hopmann-748x499.png 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KI-4KI-Interview-Hopmann-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KI-4KI-Interview-Hopmann.png 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interview with Prof. Christian Hopmann <i>DF.Fotografie<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Professor Hopmann, why does the plastics industry need its own AI network?<\/h3>\n<p>Hopmann: Because the challenges that companies face in the field of artificial intelligence are very specific &#8211; both in terms of data and production processes. Many companies know that AI offers potential &#8211; but they are faced with the question: <em>Where should I start? Will it pay off? What data do I actually need?<\/em> This is exactly where our network comes in. We create space for exchange, impart knowledge and develop viable approaches together with the industry.<\/p>\n<h3>Who is the network intended for? Who should feel addressed?<\/h3>\n<p>Hopmann: Our offering is aimed at all players along the value chain &#8211; from material manufacturers, machine builders and processors to product developers and those responsible for digitalization. Access for small and medium-sized companies, which often do not have their own data science teams, is particularly important to us, and if you want to know how AI can be used practically and economically, you&#8217;ve come to the right place.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>What questions do companies typically bring with them when they approach you?<\/h3>\n<p>Hopmann: The spectrum is broad. Many people ask themselves: <em>Does it even pay off? How long does it take until I see an ROI?<\/em> Others want to know how they can get started with their current data situation or how much personnel effort is required. It gets particularly exciting when we work together on use cases &#8211; for example, how product developments can be accelerated or how processes can be automated without having to turn the entire production process upside down.<\/p>\n<h3>AI often sounds abstract. How concrete is the network?<\/h3>\n<p>Hopmann: Very specific. We talk about real challenges &#8211; such as how visual quality controls can be automated, how anomalies can be detected at an early stage and how production data can be used to make predictions. We also bring research into play: for example, how simulations and real process data can be combined. And we help to implement the first steps &#8211; from pilot projects to the introduction of an AI tool in everyday life.<\/p>\n<h3>What do you say to companies that think: &#8220;We don&#8217;t have the capacity for that&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<p>Hopmann: We often hear that &#8211; and that&#8217;s exactly why the network is there. We offer entry points with manageable effort, structure topics and make knowledge accessible. It doesn&#8217;t always have to be the big digitalisation project. A clearly defined use case is often enough to create real added value. And we accompany companies on this path &#8211; with technical know-how, but also with an understanding of economic realities.<\/p>\n<h3>What is your wish for the future of the network?<\/h3>\n<p>Hopmann: I would like us to work together with the industry to show how AI can be used responsibly, pragmatically and effectively. 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