Driving Intelligent Production Systems
EU-funded project aims to develop and validate intelligent and flexible production systems that integrate multiple autonomous actors – including cobots, AGVs, and human workers. Comau, a specialist in automation solutions, has been tasked with developing collaborative solutions for applications in aerospace and additive manufacturing.
Event Tip: Tool Coatings and Cutting Materials IAK
New developments in cutting technology for aircraft construction will be the focus of IAK 2026 in Braunschweig on June 9, 2026.
On the way to reducing the CO₂ footprint
ZEvRA: European research consortium makes great progress on the way to the circular economy of electric vehicles
Additive manufacturing of complex die-casting tools
Scalable process for large aluminum components successfully demonstrated
Power from the Wheel
Donut Lab and WATT Electric Vehicles are working on a lightweight electric vehicle platform with wheel motors. By combining wheel motor technology with an ultra-lightweight aluminum platform, performance, flexibility, and driving pleasure are achieved.
Resource-efficient electrolyzer production
In the next three years, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, together with regional partners, will develop new technologies to reduce the costly use of precious metals in proton exchange membrane electrolyzers.
Hard material shaping and polishing with UKP laser
A process developed by Fraunhofer ILT structures and polishes hard material components with a femtosecond laser in a single setup.
Precise components for Ariane 6
Fraunhofer IWU and ESA roll out innovative sensor technologies to all manufacturing facilities
Research project for demand-oriented coolant supply
A follow-up project of the Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Machine Tools at Leibniz University Hannover (IFW) with OPEN MIND Technologies AG advances the idea of energy savings through demand-oriented coolant supply.
Structures for Change
fem, a research institute for the development and analysis of metallic materials and coatings in Schwäbisch Gmünd, creates a central department for material characterization and component testing.
Robust and delicate with WEAM
At Formnext 2025, Fraunhofer IWU will present the latest generation of the WEAM tool (Wire Encapsulating Additive Manufacturing).
VDMA publishes new interoperability study
Interoperability is key to digital transformation in mechanical engineering