Machine Engineering
Machine engineering is one of Germany’s key industries. The importance of this segment has led to the creation of new university degree programs in fields such as production and logistics, process engineering, vehicle/automotive engineering, production engineering and aerospace engineering among others.
innovations-report offers informative reports and articles covering technologies such as automation, motion, power train, energy, conveyor, plastics, lightweight construction, logistics/warehousing, measurement systems, machine tools and control engineering.
System designs for the production of bipolar plates, MEAs and pressure tanks
Green hydrogen is one of the energy sources of the future. In order to produce it in large quantities, store it and convert it back into electrical energy, however, the…
Mobile 3D Measurement on Four Legs
Researchers combine mobile 3D handheld scanner goSCOUT3D with robot dog. With the handheld scanner goSCOUT3D, Fraunhofer IOF researchers have developed a mobile sensor that enables high-resolution 3D measurements of complex…
Spinning sustainable and functional fiber materials
The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) have modernized and significantly expanded their melt spinning pilot plant with support from the State of Baden-Württemberg. The new facility…
Fast, precise, and wear-free
LZH develops process for laser drilling CFRP. Scientists of Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) have developed an automated process for laser drilling that facilitates the machining of carbon fiber-reinforced plastics…
Angle-dependent holograms made possible by metasurfaces
The expression “flawless from every angle” is commonly used to characterize a celebrity’s appearance. This doesn’t simply imply that they appear attractive from a specific viewpoint, but rather that their…
How does corrosion happen?
New research examines process on atomic level. Binghamton University collaboration with University of Pittsburgh, Brookhaven National Laboratory offers new a view of everyday chemical reaction. When water vapor meets metal,…
