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Maurizio Gattiglio, Co-Chair of the ManuFUTURE High Level Group and Deputy Chairman of Prima Electro.

17.07.2019
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R+D & Community of Interest

Combining processes, principles, and materials from nature and their systematic application in engineering is a new trend in the manufacturing industry.

The next industrial revolution comes from nature

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…

With Artificial Intelligence, researchers from Fraunhofer IPA aim to identify leaks in compressed air systems and put an end to waste. To this end, they have built this demonstration system. (Source: Fraunhofer IPA / Photo: Rainer Bez)

28.06.2019
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R+D & Community of Interest

Algorithms help to prevent compressed air wastage

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…

Thomas Hilzbrich, Pablo Mayer, and Felix Müller (from left) developed the

18.06.2019
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R+D & Community of Interest

Universal weapon against machine standstills

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.

E…

12.06.2019
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R+D & Community of Interest

New guideline: VDI 2083 Sheet 21

Purity of medical devices in the manufacturing process

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…

Professor Fritz Klocke at
the award ceremony at the Moulding Expo in Stuttgart. (Source: Messe Stuttgart; Photo: Uli Regenscheit Photography)

29.05.2019
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R+D & Community of Interest

Fritz Klocke receives industry award for industrial toolmaking

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…

Title page of the White Paper Biointelligence (© Competence Center Biointelligence)

Professor Thomas Bauernhansl, Fraunhofer IPA, Markus Wiedemann, Baden-Württemberg State Ministry, Dr. Pascal Bader, Ministry for Environment, Climate and Energy, and Dr. Markus Wolperdinger, Fraunhofer IGB, at the handover of the White Paper. (© Fraunhofer IPA/Photo: Nikola Kaloyanov)

15.05.2019
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R+D & Community of Interest

White Paper on Biointelligence handed over to ministries

"Competence Center Biointelligence" Gains Momentum

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…

The planned building U for lightweight construction technologies at Fraunhofer IPA. (Source: © Gewers & Pudewill GmbH)

06.05.2019
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R+D & Community of Interest

Fraunhofer builds for the location – lightweight – efficient – economical – communicative

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…

The future of employees in cleanrooms was actively discussed.

The visionary Dr. Markus Keller dreams of 3D-printed tablets and clean rooms without people.

25.03.2019
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Knowledge & Events

A cleanroom without people – Tablets from the vending machine

Creativity is in demand: What work can the robot take over and what still requires humans? The imh Specialist Conference "Cleanroom Today" took place from March 19 to 20, 2019, in Vienna. The focus was on practical impulse lectures and the future of cleanrooms.

Humans are the source of contamination…

Thanks to the height-adjustable tablet PC, MobiKa supports telepresence, interaction, or reminder functions. (© Fraunhofer IPA)

MobiKa can be connected to external fall detection sensors, drive to the person in need of assistance, and contact an emergency center via the screen. (© Fraunhofer IPA)

24.03.2019
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R+D & Community of Interest

Fraunhofer IPA presents mobile communication assistants

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…

13.03.2019
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R+D & Community of Interest

Fraunhofer capsule for biological transformation published

When technology and biology merge

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…

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