Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology

In the KIKERP project, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK are working with partners to develop an AI assistance system that evaluates refrigerators, washing machines and similar appliances that have reached the end of their useful life to determine the most effective next step: Are they suitable for repair and refurbishment, or do they need to be recycled instead? Incorporated into a cloud-based management platform, the system identifies household appliances based on images, helping to determine their quality and price so the used and refurbished products can be sold on e-commerce portals.

Let‘s meet in Paris: From June 16 to 22, at the International Paris Air Show (SIAE) in Le Bourget, Fraunhofer IPK will showcase digital solutions that improve the planning of aircraft interiors as well as product life cycle management in the aviation industry and make it more sustainable.

The workshop is being organised by Fraunhofer IPK in Berlin in collaboration with Fraunhofer IPMS in Dresden, the Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park and the Vietnamese-German University. The aim is to highlight Vietnam's potential as a dynamic and strategically important location for semiconductor production and investment. --- Please note: The workshop will be held in English. ---

Fraunhofer IPK and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin are jointly researching a new approach for the effective, safe and cost-efficient treatment of autoimmune patients.