Keyword: Research
HTWK Leipzig opens new "3D Printing" laboratory
New "Additive Multimaterial Manufacturing" laboratory opened – with symposium, award ceremonies, and campus-wide laboratory tours
Avoid nickel, use copper
The research project 'GreenDentalGrind' brings innovative approaches for dental grinding tools
Bundled lightweight construction expertise
Fraunhofer Research Field Lightweight Construction bundles unique competencies from 16 institutes
Laser Processes for Quantum Technology
A consortium of industry and research has developed new laser-based approaches in the project 'HiPEQ' to realize miniaturized robust beam sources for quantum technology applications.
Two Callings for the Production of the Future
A new chapter begins at the Machine Tool Laboratory WZL of RWTH Aachen: With Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Riesener and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Boos, MBA, two personalities take on responsibilities that have shaped the institute for years and will now significantly shape its future.
Longer service life for molds and tools
The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT demonstrates how tool life cycles can be extended, downtime reduced, and production processes optimized ecologically with its latest developments.
Stainless steel slows down fine dust
Brake discs made of stainless steel significantly reduce fine dust emissions and are particularly durable
Selective Coolant Supply in Milling
Pokolm Frästechnik GmbH & Co. KG and the Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Machine Tools (IFW) at the University of Hanover have developed a prototype that links the coolant supply for the first time to the tool's rotational angle.
Cobot welding without robotics expertise
Fraunhofer IPA wins the 'euRobotics Technology Transfer Award' with Trumpf and Lorch
Electrochemical Process for Tungsten Coatings
A research consortium from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) and the specialty electrolyte manufacturer IoLiTec, led by the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation IPA, is developing a globally novel technology for the electrochemical deposition of pure tungsten coatings.
Future Market Fusion on the Rise
Fraunhofer ILT develops key technologies for the future market of fusion
Research: Continuous Gear Grinding of Carbide Cutters
The Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Machine Tools (IFW) of Leibniz University Hannover has successfully transferred the continuous gear grinding process to the production of carbide end mills.
Laser-based manufacturing of complex glass optics
The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT presents its laser-based process chain for glass optics manufacturing at Optatec from May 5-7, 2026, in Frankfurt am Main in Hall 3 at Stand 219.