Pure manufacturing technology is considered a key technology that drives important innovations across industries. The production of microchips, flat screens, implants, pharmaceutical active ingredients, or micro- and nanoproducts would be unthinkable without a clean, pure, or ultra-pure manufacturin…

There is no industry-specific regulation for the validation of cleanliness in medical devices that prescribes uniform and binding procedures as well as acceptance criteria. Medical technology companies therefore rely on standards from other cleanliness-critical industries, such as pharmaceuticals, o…

With a total of 1.5 million euros, the Baden-Württemberg Ministry for the Environment has been funding the project "Ultra-Efficiency Factory in an Urban Environment" of the Fraunhofer Institutes IPA, IAO, and IGB* since early 2014. The theoretical foundation has already been established; now the pro…

The Fraunhofer IPA has entered into a three-year cooperation with the Auckland Bioengineering Institute of the University of Auckland. As part of the "Bionic Joint" project, a novel body-worn support sensor technology and actuators for movement measurement and assistance on the human body are to be…

Inspired by woodwasps: A new type of drill is designed to help surgeons insert hip prostheses. It received the 2nd prize at the International Bionic Award 2014.

Every year, around 200,000 patients in Germany receive artificial hip joints. During this complex operation, the orthopedist drills a large…

In recent years, cleanroom systems in pure manufacturing areas have been optimized to such an extent that they hardly cause any contamination anymore. However, most pure production areas still have internal sources of contamination. These can include process equipment and automation systems, but are…

As part of the annual conference of the VDI Society Building and Building Services, held on September 26, 2014, in Bamberg, deserving members from the VDI specialist areas of Architecture, Construction Technology, and Technical Building Equipment were honored.

Dipl.-Phys. Ing. Rolf Joska was awarded…

Two out of three Seifriz awards from the craft magazine have been won this year by the Stuttgart Fraunhofer Institutes IPA and IBP for cooperation projects with craft companies. The Fraunhofer IPA fully certified the luminaires developed by Fischer Elektro-und Beleuchtungstechnik, which are specific…

From 0 to 100 and back – this is how the hype around nanotechnology in Germany can be described. While the new materials are still being intensively researched in Asian countries, the nano-euphoria in Germany is waning. The reason for this is the lack of scaling procedures to translate the nanoscale…

The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation IPA is also focusing this year on topics aligned with the
main themes of the AMB, the International Exhibition for Metalworking: The Stuttgart-based scientists will provide insights into the
development and application status of Industr…