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.
Propeller advance paves way for quiet, efficient electric aviation
Electrification is seen as having an important role to play in the fossil-free aviation of tomorrow. But electric aviation is battling a trade-off dilemma: the more energy-efficient an electric aircraft…
Sharp Hyperspectral Eye for Chip Production
“DIVE imaging systems” Spins off from Fraunhofer IWS in Dresden. Precise two-dimensional analysis of high-tech layers in microelectronics, battery factories or even in the automotive sector approaches within reach. A…
A New Generation of Instruments for Gas Permeation Measurement
As part of the “SimPerm” project, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden have developed an innovative measuring technique for reliably determining the permeation…
Filters for cleaner air
MANN+HUMMEL and VERT present AeroSolfd project and three retrofit solutions to reduce traffic-related emissions. AeroSolfd will be present at FILTECH, the largest filtration show worldwide, which will take place in…
Mechanical engineering meets electromagnetics
… to enable future technology. Researchers create compliant mechanism-enabled, reconfigurable antenna. Reconfigurable antennas — those that can tune properties like frequency or radiation beams in real time, from afar —…
Sustainable aircraft
University of Bayreuth researches aircraft parts from the 3D printer. The University of Bayreuth is contributing its expertise in additive manufacturing to a major European project: The EU is funding…