What, if robots could smell? Sniffing explosives at the airport, diagnosing diseases based on a patient’s breath, locating gas leaks and much more? As part of its lighthouse topic “Biological Transformation“, the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA in Stuttgar…

Under the motto "The Future of Sustainable Value Creation Systems" the European Technology Platform ManuFUTURE and the Fraunhofer Society held a workshop on the Biological Transformation of Europe's manufacturing industry in Brussels. About 40 experts from industry, politics, and research…

Wastage could be cut by up to 30 per cent: most compressor units run inefficiently. Numerous leaks allow air to escape, but detecting these is tricky. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA now propose to leverage the benefits of Artificial Intellige…

Researchers at Fraunhofer IPA have developed an analysis tool that, thanks to self-learning algorithms, detects defects in high-speed manufacturing systems, assists with troubleshooting, and performs automated machine benchmarking. Now, the scientists are commercializing this technology themselves.

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For the first time, the white paper of guideline VDI 2083 Sheet 21 is comprehensively and topic-specifically presented within the framework of an informational event.

The aim of the event is to present the new and immediately available overarching guidelines concerning the purity of medical products…

The publisher moderne industrie awarded the industry distinction for outstanding lifetime achievements in tool, model, and mold making to the institute director of Fraunhofer IPA, Professor Fritz Klocke, on May 23rd at Moulding Expo in Stuttgart. He received the award in recognition of his contribut…

Since the beginning of the year, 40 representatives from renowned research institutions in the Stuttgart area have been working intensively and interdisciplinary to shape the paradigm shift of Biological Transformation together. On May 15, 2019, the 1st Conference on Biointelligent Products and Prod…

On the grounds of Birkhof in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, opposite the Fraunhofer Institute Center, construction work is beginning on Building U. Starting in 2021, processing technologies for lightweight construction will be developed there. The groundbreaking ceremony is on May 20, 2019.

With the groundbrea…

Whether for person communication and interaction, for simple transports, or as an autonomous telepresence system: The mobile communication assistant MobiKa is cost-effective and versatile. In March, the Fraunhofer IPA publicly showcased the robot during an award ceremony.

MobiKa consists of a basic s…

The so-called Biological Transformation of industrial value creation — convinced by many scientists at the Fraunhofer Society — could revolutionize the entire industry and society in the coming decades. What the framework conditions, opportunities, and milestones are on this path has been examined and…