Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnologie IPT

Website:	https://www.ipt.fraunhofer.de
Email:	[email protected]

Street:	Steinbachstr. 17
ZIP/City:	52074 Aachen
Country:	DEUTSCHLAND

Phone:	0241/8904-0
Fax:	0241/8904-198

Fraunhofer IPT at the SPS 2024 (www.computer-automation.de)

Check weld seams for defects with AI

The International Center for Networked, Adaptive Production (ICNAP) of the three Aachen-based Fraunhofer Institutes is presenting an AI-supported analysis system for visual quality control at SPS.

Continuously detach fiber composite material

The sales market for plastic products is growing. At the same time, the environmental impact of non-degradable plastics is increasing and requires new recycling strategies. At the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT in Aachen, researchers have developed a recycling process to recover the fiber composite material from used pressure tanks in a separation process and reuse it for new lightweight products.

Optical coherence tomography ensures the quality of thin films

From high-gloss brochures to new cars: paint coats that are supposed to shine in front of the customer must be smooth and even in order to reflect impeccable quality.

Cold curing with light

Lightweight components are increasingly being used in the mobility, transportation and construction industries and the demand for large-area components made from fibre-reinforced plastics is growing steadily. A Fraunhofer IPT research project has developed a production system for a cold-curing semi-finished fiber composite product that speeds up the production process while saving energy and resources.

To the complete digital twin for production

The digital twin is a key technology for optimizing production processes and components and increasing the efficiency of production.

Digital twin for the rubber industry

Deguma is developing an augmented reality system in the Adapt AR research project together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT. This should reduce the time and effort required to create manuals and instructions by 70 percent.

Hybrid of FvK and stainless steel

For applications in extremely high vacuum, such as the planned European Einstein telescope for detecting gravitational waves, stainless steel tubes are usually used. However, these are relatively expensive. A hybrid tube, which contains only a thin functional layer of stainless steel while glass fiber-reinforced plastic provides the required mechanical properties, is intended to offer a cheaper alternative.

Optimize during production

A new approach makes it possible to optimize a CAD model, according to which workpieces are manufactured, during production.

Fiber-metal laminates with biomaterials

Recyclability and compostability are particularly in demand for building materials in order to reduce the environmental impact at the end of the product life cycle. The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT in Aachen is working with three partners from industry and science to develop a production system for the construction of façade elements as well as air freight and residential containers that will make it possible to produce fully recyclable fiber-metal laminates with compostable biomaterials.

Hybrid manufacturing process for hybrid components

Science and industry are developing new processes to mass-produce hybrid lightweight components made of metal and fiber-reinforced plastics.

Registration for the first selection round by March 1

With the "Excellence in Production" competition, the Machine Tool Laboratory WZL of RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT annually select the best tool and mold making companies in German-speaking countries.

Toolmaker of the year 2017 - winners honored

Having already made it to the finals of the 'Excellence in Production' competition twice, Festo Polymer was this year's overall winner of the competition and thus 'Toolmaker of the Year 2017'.

Toolmaker of the Year 2017: 14 finalists in the competition

For the past fourteen years, the Machine Tool Laboratory WZL at RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT have been presenting the best tool and mold making companies. This year, 292 companies took part in the competition.

Process combination makes the design more flexible

The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT presented the flexible process chain developed in the BMBF-funded Lightflex project at Composites Europe and provided insights into the adaptive and networked production of lightweight components.

IPT researches large-area optical components

The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT in Aachen recently acquired an electric injection molding machine from Arburg with a clamping force of 3200 kilonewtons. It is particularly suitable for the production of high-precision and large-area optical components.

Fraunhofer IPT conducts research with new injection molding machine from Arburg

The Fraunhofer IPT recently acquired a new electric injection moulding machine from Arburg with a clamping force of 320 tons, which is particularly suitable for the production of high-precision and large-area optical components. This makes it the only research institution in Germany that already uses an injection molding machine of this size for research projects and sampling of optical components.

Minimally invasive instruments for magnetic resonance imaging

Research project on metal-free disposables and instruments. Nine partners from six European countries are developing a flexible manufacturing process for a new generation of minimally invasive medical instruments.

Competition (www.polyformnext.de)

"Toolmaker of the Year" - registration deadline still running

The competition for the title "Toolmaker of the Year", organized by the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering WZL at RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT in Aachen, runs until April 7, 2015.