Digital Innovation Management
Turning ideas into robust solutions.
As an innovation and development partner, we combine applied research with digital technology – from the initial idea to a validated prototype.
Where we drive innovation
- Maritime – sensors, data spaces and digital ship technologies
- Aerospace – data-driven processes and technical assistance systems
- Battery & sustainability – circular systems, compliance and Digital Twins
Can’t find your industry or topic? Speak to Mohammad Kasim – Director of Digital Innovation Management.
Our innovation process
We combine user-centred methods, technical development, commercial assessment and applied research in one integrated process.
Identify potential
We analyse challenges, user needs and technological opportunities.
Define requirements
Ideas become robust use cases, requirements and prioritised backlogs
Explore feasibility
We assess technologies, risks, maturity levels and suitable system architectures.
Develop prototypes
We turn concepts into digital proofs of concept and functional demonstrators.
Assess value
We make technical benefits, effort and commercial viability transparent.
Validate and prepare
We test solutions under realistic conditions and establish the basis for integration and scale-up.
Applied research
Design Thinking
User-centred problem and solution development
Ideenentwicklung
Structured assessment and prioritisation
Requirements management
Systematically capture, prioritise and trace requirements
Agile development
Backlogs, sprints and iterative validation
Business Cases
Research & Development
Feasibility, TRLs and technology development
Artificial intelligence
Local AI, RAG and assistance systems
Digital prototypes
PoCs, web applications and demonstrators
Data and APIs
Integration of heterogeneous systems and sources
Scale-up preparation
Architecture, operations and integration readiness
From our development work
We develop more than concepts and demonstrators. Concrete requirements become solutions that consolidate knowledge, simplify workflows and make decisions easier to understand and trace.
Our digital work environment
Services dashboard
The central gateway to our digital services: applications, knowledge and system status in one place – clear, role-based and close to everyday work. Automations with n8n connect applications and recurring workflows.
Central access⎮Clear orientation⎮In-house services⎮n8n automations
The local AI appliance for your business
Project management⎮QPM
QRelation Project Management (Tool) brings project knowledge, metrics, risks, tasks and documents together in a shared workspace.
Features
- Project and portfolio cockpits
- Interfaces to existing OpenProject and TimeTac systems
- Automated status reports and workflows
AI assistance⎮MKC-Bot
MKC-Bot searches contract documents with source references, structures facts and deadlines, and supports the preparation of traceable claim drafts.
Features
- Source-based document analysis
- Fact, deadline and evidence overviews
- Drafts followed by expert review
Compliance · internal: Environmental Bot⎮Obligations Register
The Obligations Register makes changes in environmental law and supplier feedback transparently comparable – with documented sources, review statuses and expert decisions.
Features
- Secure import of defined data formats
- Traceable comparison with source references
- Documented review statuses and decision history
Research and project experience
Our projects demonstrate how innovation, applied research and technical development interact across maritime, aerospace, battery and sustainability.
EDF · European maritime research
EDINAF
Development and testing of data architectures for distributed maritime sensor and information systems.
- IoT and sensor data integration
- MQTT, Python and PostgreSQL
- Metadata and data governance
- Monitoring and secure operations
EDF · Digital Ship Technologies
dTHOR
Research into digital Structural Health Monitoring and data-driven maritime applications.
- Digital condition assessment
- Data integration and system architecture
- Transferable maritime technologies
- European research collaboration
Industrial research
PyroNet
Development and feasibility assessment of a modular Digital Twin approach for pyrolysis plants.
- Sensor and data analysis
- Greenfield and brownfield scenarios
- Synthetic data and simulation
- Validation and transferability
Aerospace · Feasibility study
NDT Evaluation
Feasibility study for end-to-end automation of ultrasonic testing – from data acquisition and quality checks to the evaluation report.
- Analysis of the existing UT process chain
- Digital geometry and coordinate integration
- Automated data quality and defect evaluation
- Modular target architecture and implementation roadmap
Digital Twin example
This logic provides a methodological framework for our work in PyroNet, EDINAF, dTHOR and other digital research and development projects.
Ready to turn an idea into a robust digital solution?
We support you from the initial assessment to a validated prototype.
Discuss your project with Mohammad Kasim, Director of Digital Innovation Management.
