Automate surface processing
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.
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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...Replacing critical metals in tools
Cobalt and tungsten play an important role in industry. They are also important in so-called hard metal tools such as drills, milling and turning tools. A research project at the Rhineland-Palatinate University of Technology Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) will focus on reducing the proportion of these critical raw materials in the tools.
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Simulation methods: time-saving mapping of complex processes
Simulations and digital twins are indispensable for many companies. Because highly dynamic processes often cannot be mapped satisfactorily with conventional software, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM have developed the Meshfree tool, a solution that works without a rigid computing grid and can simulate complex processes with great time savings.
read more...Foundation stone laid for "Cognitive Production Systems" at Fraunhofer IWU Dresden
With the new research center for cognitive production systems, the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU is intensifying its activities in a key future field: adaptable, self-controlling production that learns from humans.
read more...Electrolyzers for green hydrogen
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...Third phase for new concepts
The Arena2036 innovation platform, which is located on the Stuttgart-Vaihingen university campus, is now officially entering its third funding phase, which will run for five years.
read more...Sustainability is digital
The motto of Hannover Messe 2024 was Energizing a Sustainable Industry. With numerous research projects, the FZI Research Center for Information Technology presented the possibilities of digitalization on the way to a sustainable and more climate-friendly industry.
read more...Twin4Trucks celebrates successful half-time milestone
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.
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Staying competitive through research
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.
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