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.
Cooperation in Drone Defense
The companies Rohde & Schwarz and TRUMPF will cooperate in the future on the development of drone defense solutions. They combine the expertise of Rohde & Schwarz in mastering the electromagnetic spectrum and radar sensing with the high-energy laser technology of TRUMPF.
ECM Deburring with Integrated Ultrasonic Cleaning
VULIC ECM GmbH integrates ultrasonic cleaning modules from Weber Ultrasonics AG into its custom-made systems
Precise components for Ariane 6
Fraunhofer IWU and ESA roll out innovative sensor technologies to all manufacturing facilities
Targeted tooth flank optimization
Liebherr gear technology process brings efficiency gains in non-interference cylindrical grinding
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.
Precise machining of internal gears
With SkiveFinishing, Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH has introduced an innovative and precise process for hard finishing.
Globally Secured Coating Quality
CemeCon offers its customers premium quality coatings with an international network of coating centers. The new HiPIMS coating material MultiCon is an example of a consistently high quality level.
Robust and delicate with WEAM
At Formnext 2025, Fraunhofer IWU will present the latest generation of the WEAM tool (Wire Encapsulating Additive Manufacturing).
So was the Formnext 2025
The Formnext 2025 impressively demonstrated how dynamically additive manufacturing is evolving from November 18 to 21 in Frankfurt am Main.