Research & Development

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The DC Laboratory at Fraunhofer IPA tests components for converting production plants to direct current. Electronic power converters and a stationary battery storage system at Fraunhofer IISB. © © Fraunhofer IPA/Rainer Bez

 
22/09/2020 – Powered by direct current

Powered by direct current

DC smart grids for production halls

Most production plants today are still powered by alternating current. In the long term, however, research teams from the Fraunhofer Institutes for Manufacturing ... By  Jörg Dambock
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Smart factory: Trumpf and Fraunhofer IPA have formed a research alliance that is set to run until 2025. Their goal is to create industry-ready AI solutions for sheet-metal manufacturing. © Trumpf

 
10/08/2020 – Research alliance

Research alliance

Artificial intelligence for industrial use

The Stuttgart-based Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA and the high-tech company Trumpf have formed a research alliance ... By  Jörg Dambock
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13/02/2020

Energy-efficient processing of high-tech metals

The new electro-pulse plant developed at the Institute for Processing Machines (IAM) of the TU Freiberg in the joint project “ELIZE” enables a particularly ... By  Jörg Dambock
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03/02/2020

Faster procedure for flame-retardant plastics

Many modern plastic materials do not come without added flame protection. When developing new plastic compositions of this kind, the aim is to achieve ... By  Jörg Dambock
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29/01/2020

From 2D crystal to 1D wire

No volume, not even a surface: A one-dimensional material is like a wire and has properties that are completely different to its 3D counterpart. Physicists ... By  Jörg Dambock