Florian Hoffmann, M.Sc., is a research associate at the Institute of Production Systems in the Production System Dynamics department. Previously, he studied mechanical engineering at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, majoring in automation technology. In addition to working on research and industrial projects, public relations is one of his tasks at the IPS.

• Development of a modular, open Internet platform with engineering functions for planning automation solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises
• Development of a process model for unit-dependent assembly lines in electric charging column production

• Supervision of project and final theses
• Execution of lectures of the IPS
• Execution of tutorials to the lectures of the IPS

• Buffer design using discrete event simulations to determine optimal buffer strategies
• Production control of production lines in serial production
• Efficiency management in the area of equipment effectiveness of production systems

Hoffmann, Florian; Hengstebeck, André; Deuse, Jochen (2020): Data Acquisition and Classification of Best Practices for the Configuration of Robot Applications. In: Thorsten Schüppstuhl, Kirsten Tracht und Dominik Henrich (Hg.): Annals of Scientific Society for Assembly, Handling and Industrial Robotics. Bayreuth, 11.-12.03.2020. Berlin: Springer Vieweg, S. 139–148.