Our evolution: How we became TCCT

It was a turning point for our company when all plans to build Transrapid connection lines in Germany were eventually abandoned. What did we do? We turned this experience into an opportunity.

There was great potential in the expertise we had built up from the Transrapid development, so we used these synergies and started providing engineering services to customers from different backgrounds and different industries.

Screen with futuristic pixels showing the words TechCenter Control Technology in white writing — thyssenkrupp Transrapid's experts have been working under the name TechCenter Control Technology since 2012, applying knowledge and knowhow in different industries

Founding the TechCenter Control Technology (TCCT)

2008 - 2012: Every end is a new beginning

It was evident in 2008 that a Transrapid line would not be built within Germany – which made it nearly impossible to market the product at all.

However, we quickly realized there was plenty of potential for using our acquired expertise in other areas: Especially in Systems Engineering and with regards to electronic and digital systems, our knowhow could be applied to various projects in a lot of different industries. In 2012, with the support of the management board of the thyssenkrupp AG, the TechCenter Control Technology was founded as a group-wide competence centre in Munich. Since then, our team of experts have been working under this name whilst continuously broadening our range of business areas.

TCCT as engineering service provider and digital accelerator

2012 - today: Using our competencies in new business areas

Two TechCenter engineers working together to develop mechatronic component — Solving complex tasks with respect to mechatronic systems: Day-to-day business for our team at TechCenter Control Technology

> Mechatronic Systems

At the end of 2014, thyssenkrupp showcased a revolutionary concept for carrying passengers in elevators designed for skyscrapers and other tall buildings: Not only is it completely rope-free, but it operates multiple cars in one single shaft at the same time – in both, vertical and horizontal, direction.

This concept was enabled by the application of Transrapid technology and principles to the elevator concept. A transfer like that – applying the technology and principles of the maglev train Transrapid to another product – had not been done before, and it paved the road for subsequently increasing demand in project support by TechCenter Control Technology in the business area 'Mechatronic Systems'.

Find more information on our services here: Mechatronic Systems

Tablet computer being hold, displaying simulation of a control algorithm including key figures — Interactive tools visualize simulations developed by TechCenter experts; an example is the control of the complex plant network from the Project Carbon2Chem®

> Simulation & Modelling

The Carbon2Chem® project initiated by thyssenkrupp AG – bringing together 17 partners from science, industry, and commerce – is receiving more than €60 million in funding by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The aim of the project is to recover valuable chemicals from steel mill gases in steel production, i.e. to make CO₂ emissions from the steel industry economically viable. Since the start of the project, our experts at TechCenter Control Technology have been involved in this lighthouse project and are responsible for an integrated simulation of the entire plant network.

Learn more about our experts' work in this business area: Simulation & Modelling

Data scientist from TCCT optimizes a neural network on tablet computer — TechCenter's digital solutions and products (e.g., for condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, etc.) optimize the operation of industrial plants and machinery

> Data Analytics & AI

To make full use of the opportunities created by the continuing digitalization and to make existing thyssenkrupp products and applications even better than they already were – that was the declared objective when it was decided in 2016 to set up a new business area under the motto "digitalized expertise".

In 2020, we were even involved in the spin-off of a thyssenkrupp tech start-up: Together with thyssenkrupp Automotive, TCCT explored the question of whether it is possible to use sensor data generated in a vehicle to detect wear and tear or even minor damage in real time. Today, the resulting carValoo GmbH offers fleet operators and car sharing providers highly precise damage detection as a cloud-based IoT solution – including hardware and artificial intelligence.

At TechCenter Control Technology, our data scientists and AI specialists are currently focussing their activities on industrial plants and machinery, developing intelligent digital solutions customized to our clients' needs in order to optimize their processes and products.

Find out more about our digitalized expertise: Data Analytics & AI

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TechCenter Control Technology

thyssenkrupp Transrapid GmbH

Moosacher Str. 58

80809 Munich

Germany

Phone:+49 89 2304 7667

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