Press releases

The digital product passport (DPP) is taking shape: At the international conference DPP4EU 2026 (June 1–3, Brussels), the recently published European technical standards for the DPP will be presented to a broad audience of experts. The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK played a key role in their development and supports companies and associations in their implementation.

Compile an emissions balance sheet, evaluate climate-protection measures and implement the most efficient of these first: Researchers from three Fraunhofer institutes have developed a method with which companies from all sectors are able, based on scenarios, to evaluate their climate-protection measures in accordance with ecological and economic criteria.

Cleaning with carbon dioxide (CO₂) is a promising approach to clean components dry and residue-free without the use of harmful chemicals or energy-intensive downstream processes. At parts2clean from October 7 to 9 in Stuttgart, Fraunhofer IPK will present various CO₂-based cleaning processes.

Trying to assess the effects of research and innovation is a recurring topic in science worldwide. A macroeconomic impact study by Fraunhofer IPK and Fraunhofer ISI now confirms that a national research network in Brazil contributes to 0.66 percent of the country‘s gross domestic product (GDP).

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.

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

The manufacturing of the future will be data-driven, but in order to get there, there is still a lot of development work to be done. Fraunhofer IPK presents research projects, technologies and solutions that respond to the challenges and needs of manufacturing companies.

A new real-world laboratory was opened today at the 4th ReTraNetz-BB network forum at the Production Technology Center (PTZ) in Berlin. The laboratory supports the transformation of the vehicle and supplier industry in the Berlin-Brandenburg region and provides a forward-looking space for the transformation of mobility.

Even though artificial intelligence and autonomous solutions are increasingly conquering manufacturing, nothing works in production without qualified employees. Providing the best possible support for people in production, transferring their knowledge and maintaining their ability to work for as long as possible is becoming increasingly important for companies, a trend report by Fraunhofer IPK makes clear.

Even if the central concern of digitally integrated production or Industry 4.0 is networking industrial systems – the individual machine remains a central focus point of optimization. The reasons: Networking requires interfaces that must first be implemented on the individual machine. Fraunhofer IPK discussed the challenges facing machine builders in the development of intelligent mechatronic system technology with experts as part of a trend report.