The 'Mistral' research project, coordinated by TU Darmstadt, is developing a methodology that supports companies in planning their site-specific transformation. The aim is to systematically link measures at different levels in order to find the best ways for industrial companies to save energy.
read more...Whether sensors, cameras or displays - metasurfaces have the potential to fundamentally improve optical systems in our everyday lives. By controlling light more precisely, they enable compact and multifunctional solutions.
read more...The Fraunhofer CCIT has set itself the task of pooling the expertise of several institutes in order to develop complex cognitive Internet technologies for the economy.
read more...Thermography-based hand detection using machine learning offers a promising solution for increasing safety in human-robot collaboration (HRC).
read more...Young researchers at Paderborn University
The junior research group "Data-driven methods in control engineering" (DART) at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at Paderborn University has spent four years researching how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used profitably in the field of control engineering.
read more...Chemical compounds for high-performance...
A research team from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg (HI ERN) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has developed a closed workflow that can be used to find optimal high-performance materials for perovskite solar cells (PSC) in a short time.
read more...TU Dresden launches upcycling project
In the project "2nd Life Metal Components: A Pathfinding Project for Upcycling", researchers at the Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) are developing innovative production processes for the recycling and reuse of metal components.
read more...Scientific Society for Production Engineering
The 14th Annual Congress of the WGP took place from December 2 to 4, 2024 under the motto "Production in Transformation - Transformation in Production".
read more...For large machine tools with a large working area, the challenge is to maintain the shape tolerance of the guideway over the entire length of the guideway in order to achieve precision throughout the entire working area.
read more...The Chair of Machine Tools of the WZL at RWTH Aachen University is developing a framework for the automated programming of industrial robots for surface processing.
read more...PFAS chemicals are contained in countless products. Many of them are highly toxic. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have tested what happens to them during waste incineration. The result: no significant PFAS emissions are produced.
read more...The idea of hybrid commissioning can be seen as a logical step after virtual commissioning. The Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Production Facilities at the University of Stuttgart is working on such a concept.
read more...Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM have developed a plastic patch that can significantly speed up and simplify previously complex repair processes on damaged lightweight aircraft components.
read more...The Chair of Production Systems at Ruhr-Universität Bochum is researching a robot-based process for the quality-assured assembly of pipe fittings for use in the hydrogen industry.
read more...To what extent can exoskeletons relieve employees and which exoskeletons are suitable for what? These questions are answered by a working group at the University of Innsbruck.
read more...Good cooperation pays off: The Twin4Trucks research project, in which six partners from industry and science are working together, has reached the halfway point of its project duration. The milestone has now been presented at the consortium meeting in Ludwigshafen. The tenor: the team is working on the right topics to drive forward the future of truck production.
read more...High-resolution light modulators determine the graphical experience in virtual reality glasses or the performance in optical communication. A new backplane architecture for light modulation has been developed at Fraunhofer FEP, thanks to which extremely high frame rates now lead to improved image quality or optical modulation.
read more...With its focus on storage systems for green hydrogen in solid form (metal hydride), GKN Hydrogen presents itself as a pioneer in safety and efficiency for the industry. GKN Hydrogen offers safe storage systems for green hydrogen and focuses on two main topics: Industrial P2G solutions and hydrogen gas engines.
read more...Research Association of German Tool and...
Around 45 members of the Research Association of German Tool and Mold Makers (FDWF) met at machine tool manufacturer Hermle in Gosheim at the end of January to work on the initiative's vision, strategy and roadmap.
read more...New dual leadership at the Dresden branch...
For thirteen years, Prof. Dr. Peter Schneider has been responsible for the management of the Adaptive Systems Engineering branch EAS, which is part of the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS. Since January 1, 2024, the management of the institute has been strengthened by electrical engineer Dr. Wolfgang Felber.
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