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Radar Sensors Increase Efficiency of Production and Automation
The radar systems developed at Fraunhofer IAF work in the millimeter-wave range and are able to penetrate most non-metallic materials such as plastic,…
New application of the selective laser melting method
Scientists developed a technology for obtaining new metal structures by selective laser melting method.
Digital Simulations for Real World Engines and Turbines: FVV awards Hans Dinger Prize 2016
The 2016 award went to Lukas Berger, RWTH Aachen University, who studied in his master thesis the formation of soot emissions in aircraft gas turbine engines…
Stronger turbine blades with molybdenum silicides
Gas turbines are the engines that generate electricity in power plants. The operating temperatures of their combustion systems can exceed 1600 °C. The…
Getting blade bearings in shape for the turbines of the future
In wind turbines in the 7-10 MW range, the wind drives blades of up to 80 m in length. Blade bearings, the interface between the hub and the blades, are the…
Gluing with the Laser
The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) and the Institut für Werkzeugforschung und Werkstoffe (IFW) in Remscheid have now developed a mobile, laser-based process…