Gear wheels, shafts, bearings – complex machines only work as well as their individual components. Accordingly, the definition of admissible manufacturing…
As part of the AMARETO project (Saxon Alliance for Material and Resource Efficient Technologies), the Institute for Metal Forming (IMF) has now produced cast…
Additive manufacturing systems can generate highly complex components, which could not be produced with conventional machine tools or only with great effort….
The internal processing laser head (IBK) developed by the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) can be used to prepare the inner surfaces of the cylinder. The IBK…
Now, scientists at ETH Zurich have managed to create magnetic building blocks in the shape of cubes that – for the first time ever – can be joined together to…
Aachen has a long tradition as a center for the production of high-precision optical components and systems. The researchers at the Fraunhofer IPT have…
The hydrocarbons polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) account for a good half of all polymers produced worldwide. PE can be found in many plastic products…
This study is intended to confirm the increased inspection reliability compared to current standard procedures. The resulting optimized economic efficiency of…
The valve train is the “respiratory organ” of combustion engines: it manages the aspiration of fresh air and the discharge of exhaust gases, which is referred…
A major challenge facing steelmakers in Germany, and especially those in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, is the continuing decline in sales. Previously,…
Building a robot with many different components is a challenging task, even more so at the micro scale. Very convenient, if the parts self-assemble.
In sectors such as the automotive industry, components can be processed at extremely high speed using the laser remote process. However, this can result in…
Central Germany is considered by many to be a region filled with inventors and tinkerers. On the way towards Industry 4.0, a new solution for the future has…
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden have developed innovative methods enabling more materials to be…
Due to the high degree of automation of the technology as well as the comprehensive range of potential applications nondestructive material and defect…
“CO2 emissions from road transport must fall significantly in the next decade. It is essential that industry and science team up to meet this challenge “, says…
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