Issue: Manufacturing

By combining Scangineering and additive repair technologies, tools or components can be repaired automatically – an exciting field of application for the reverse engineering technology made by Fraunhofer IPK.

Ultra-precision machining is the ultimate in manufacturing technology – it hardly gets any more accurate than this.

The parallel use of lasers is a particular challenge in additive manufacturing. A team at Fraunhofer IPK is developing an innovative solution for this.

How flushing channels in electrical discharge machining help to increase productivity

Existing machines get a futureproof upgrade with artificial intelligence and edge computing.

It can heat as well as cool – a new thermoelectric system enables temperature control of motorized spindles as needed, thus increasing the precision of machine tools.

A new Fraunhofer lighthouse project is investigating how production systems can become more resilient through cooperative behavior. Empathy plays a crucial role in this.

Climate-neutral production is indispensable to limit global warming. To make machine tools more energy-efficient, their energy consumption has to be made transparent.

To make hydrogen drives suitable for mass production, fuel cell production must become affordable and scalable. The H2GO project is intended to contribute to this.

Our two interview partners jointly develop solutions for manufacturing with the highest precision. In the FUTUR expert panel, they discuss the variable »precision« as a key to sustainable production.