About FIR
Sustainably Competitive Value Creation Systems
For more than 70 years, the FIR an der RWTH Aachen has been committed to advancing industrial value creation. Founded as Forschungsinstitut für Rationalisierung in 1953, FIR has since evolved into a leading force in driving digital transformation of the manufacturing industry.
Our primary focus is transforming the core industrial areas of production and services to strengthen companies’ long-term competitiveness. Central to this mission is promoting an upgrade circular economy as the foundation for both profitable and sustainable business operations. We develop forward-looking strategies for the manufacturing sector and harness the potential of both proven and emerging technologies.
As a Research Institute within Johannes-Rau-Forschungsgemeinschaft (JRF), FIR contributes to North Rhine-Westphalia’s (NRW) innovation agenda and actively participates in major research clusters that strengthen NRW and Germany as leading hubs of innovation.
The FIR Ecosystem: Enabling an Upgrade Circular Economy
The perfect interplay of production and service through digital transformation and strategic alignment:
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15 years of Industrie 4.0 are the basis for the next step: With our solutions for a value-enhancing circular economy, companies bring their economic, ecological and social goals into line.
«Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Boos
Executive Board (Managing Director)
