About Us ___ Facilities and Equipment

Infrastructure and Machinery – Our Foundation for Innovation in Construction

Our Research Site in Görlitz

A New Facility for the Future of Construction

With the new Construction Future Lab (CFLab) in Görlitz, we are creating a unique infrastructure for research, development, and real-world testing. On an 8-hectare site, a combined machinery hall and office unit with state-of-the-art facilities is being built.

Groundbreaking ___ August 2025

Completion ___ October 2026

Entry into operation ___ November 2026

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hall space for research and development

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fixed workstations plus flexible co-working and experimentation rooms, workshops, meeting rooms, and state-of-the-art offices

Digital Construction Test Site

Practice-Oriented Research Environment

CFLab’s Digital Construction Test Site is our answer to some of the biggest challenges facing the construction industry:

  • Stagnating productivity on construction sites
  • Skilled labor shortages and a lack of automation
  • Digital deficit and non-standardized data interfaces
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We are creating an open test field for automation and digitalization in order to develop and test solutions for the construction industry. The benefits are clear:

  • Lower costs and fewer on-site workflow disruptions
  • Automated machine control based on SAE Levels 0–5
  • End-to-end signal flows (IoT to BIM)
  • Real-time monitoring and automated documentation of performance and quality
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Our Machines and Demonstrators

Research on a Real-World Scale

Our research and development work is grounded in real-world testing, and our machines are at the heart of it. They serve as technology platforms for:

  • Assistance and automation
  • Digital twins
  • Real-time, interoperable connectivity
  • Environmental perception and AI-based object classification

We are committed to genuine interoperability, vendor independence, and a technology-agnostic approach. That’s why our fleet consists of machines from a range of manufacturers and with diverse drive systems – and it continues to grow.

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Our Machines and Demonstrators

Test Machine: Volvo L25 E
  • Battery-electric wheel loader in the 5-ton class
  • Development of digital twins for real-time data integration
  • Test platform for automated driving
  • Various attachments available:
    • Pallet fork
    • Concrete mixing bucket
    • 4-in-1 bucket
  • Further machines are in our procurement pipeline
Liebherr Fast-Erecting Crane

Cranes play a crucial role in logistics for above-ground construction. Their elevated position makes them ideal for wireless communication and environmental perception. However, they also pose risks due to their suspended and swinging loads.

Together with our partners, we develop solutions that enhance safety and automation in above-ground construction.

Test Machine: R922 Crawler Excavator

Our 22-ton crawler excavator serves as a universal test platform for assistance and automation in underground works.

Key applications:

• Intuitive operator assistance
• Digital twins
• Remote control
• Real-time environmental perception
• AI-based object recognition 

Yaskawa HC20 – Practical Use Cases in Construction, including Automated Bricklaying and Drilling

With this universal collaborative robot, we are developing pragmatic one-click solutions that streamline skilled manual tasks and enable greater flexibility. Our goal is to make automation easily accessible – simple to use, versatile in application, and directly relevant to real-world practice.

Fluid 4.0
 Trade Fair Demonstrator

The mini wheel loader is a demonstrator developed within the Fluid 4.0 joint research project. It illustrates how control system development for machines can be simplified. To this end, it contrasts the effort required for manual parameterization using characteristic values from data sheets with an automated workflow based on the asset administration shell. The demonstrator is mobile and flexible, making it ideal for trade fair presentations and teaching purposes.

Your Advantage: A One-of-a-Kind Research Infrastructure

With our combination of infrastructure, machinery, and a digital construction test site, we offer our partners in the construction industry a neutral, practice-oriented, and future-focused test environment. This is where the technologies are being developed that will drive tomorrow’s digital and automated construction.

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Live insight into the construction progress

Follow in real time how the CFLab in Görlitz – our test area and testing ecosystem – is taking shape on an area of 80,000m2. The live camera offers you a direct view of the construction site and shows the progress of our project. Completion is planned for 2026.

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