EIS training labs at four VW sites
In January 2020, the first EIS lab was opened at the Volkswagen plant in Salzgitter. EIS stands for the apprenticeship “Elektroniker/-in für Informations- und Systemtechnik” (electronics technician for information and systems technology) – an occupation that combines electronics and information technology. From 2020 to 2024, further labs at the Braunschweig, Emden, Salzgitter and Wolfsburg sites were equipped with alphadidact® Digital systems.
Challenge
Apprentices learn to assemble, install and configure Industry 4.0 systems as well as to develop electronic components. For this training, VW needed fully equipped, networked lab benches. It had to be possible to transfer screen content from any workstation to any other. In addition, various signal sources – document cameras, microscopes, laptops, tablets, smartphones – needed to be sent simultaneously to all monitors and an interactive whiteboard.
Solution
Fully equipped lab benches are networked via the EBS alphadidact® Digital multimedia system. Two EBS 7-inch touchscreens control transmission between the 1 + 12 dual-monitor workstations. Signals from the visualiser, PCs and thin clients are transmitted in high digital, native resolution. An integrated EBS 4×4 matrix enables simultaneous transmission of different signal sources to all monitors and the interactive whiteboard.
Everything is operated at the touch of a button. The system requires no administration, is reliable in operation and works independently of the hardware and software used in the lab.
Results
In the modern labs, Industry 4.0 is put into practice every day – people communicate digitally with electronics, sensors, robotics and production systems.