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.
Industrial green hydrogen, intelligent machine components, robotics
Strong innovations: “Reference-factory.H2”, intelligent machine components in adaptive process chains, human-robot interaction and soft robotics demonstrate solutions for industrial green hydrogen, the factory of the future, household, and nursing. Reference-factory.H2:…
Cognitive T-slot sensor concept
Forming presses are widely used as key elements of industrial production processes. From automotive technology to refrigerators, almost every product we encounter contains formed parts. The purchasing costs of these…
Laser beam welding of brass – Goal: reliable and automated
Brass is used for many components, but welding the copper alloy is challenging. The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) wants to change this together with LMB Automation GmbH, Iserlohn. In…
HICLAD® enables resilient laser cladding with high-power laser
Fraunhofer IWS develops efficient, fast and sustainable coatings for industrial components. High-power diode lasers with outputs of ten or more kilowatts open new application scenarios for laser cladding. Particularly sustainable…
Innovative Spatial ALD system
… at the LZH can precisely coat complex-shaped optics. With a new Spatial ALD system, the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) can now also uniformly coat complex-shaped optics. The innovative…
Rotary screen printing boosts cycle times
Currently, flatbed screen printing is the standard process used for the metallization of silicon solar cells and many other electronic components. Using a new production machine developed jointly with ASYS…