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Research Topics of the Fraunhofer Competence Field Additive Manufacturing

Materials

Materials research provides answers to current issues in the fields of energy, health, mobility, information and communication technologies as well as in construction and housing.

Technology

In product development companies are confronted with constantly changing markets. To achieve integrated production processes, it is important to accurately analyze all the processes and technologies involved in the product life cycle and to optimally synchronize the production processes.

Engineering

By taking nature as a role model, scientists develop ideas and products that can be specifically adapted to environmental conditions.

Quality

In order to improve the reliability and shape accuracy of all products generated by addititve manufacturing, we develop individual security systems for your entire product development process.

Software und simulation

Additive manufacturing is closely linked to the digital control of the manufacturing process: components are manufactured directly on the basis of a digital representation.

News

 

Fraunhofer DDMC

The 6th Fraunhofer DDMC took place on March 15th and 16th in Berlin, the next DDMC is schedulded for 12th and 13th March, 2025. Abstract submission is possible unti the end of May 2024.

 

 

Rapid.Tech 3D

The Rapid.Tech trade fair took place in Erfurt on May 14-16, 2024. The Fraunhofer Additive Manufacturing Competence Center could be found at booth 2-111. In addition, our exciting expert forum with many interesting presentations took place on May 16. 

 

AMTech Expo

On 1-2 December 2023, AMTech Expo took place in Hyderabad, India. The Fraunhofer Competence Field Additive Manufacturing was represented at the German AM Zone with a booth.

 

NEWS 2.24

Read the newest Newsletter here. 

 

formnext

formnext 2023 took place in Frankfurt am Main from 7 - 10 November. The Fraunhofer Competence Field Additive Manufacturing presented their exhibits on the Fraunhofer joint booth in hall 11.0, D31.

 

Events

Press releases of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

5.5.2025

Sensor-Based Waste Sorting Reduces Number of Battery Fires in Recycling Plants

An increasing number of electronic waste are not being properly disposed of but are often discarded together with plastic waste, for example. If the batteries in these products are damaged, they can cause fires at sorting plants. In the DangerSort project, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS are using a sensor-based sorting system to remove hazardous items and make recycling plants safer.
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5.5.2025

Contactless Patient Monitoring — ECG using Radar

Many rural regions are already facing a shortage of medical care, which is particularly acute when it comes to high-quality diagnostics. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM plan to use radar technology to help with this issue. Working in collaboration with partners, they are developing a mobile low-power radar sensor system for non-contact patient monitoring. The physicians receive details of the patient’s vital signs, such as heart and respiratory rate, without the patient having to wear a sensor on their body.
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5.5.2025

Nutrition of the Future

To produce protein-rich foods sustainably, novel protein sources offer an alternative to meat, dairy and other animal products. In the FutureProteins flagship project, six Fraunhofer institutes have developed closed circulatory indoor cultivation systems for year-round production of proteins from alternative sources, independent of the climate and seasons. Then, as the next step, the researchers also combined the proteins and raw materials derived from plants, fungi, algae and insects with each other for the first time and processed them into prototypes for foods. The novel products and meat alternatives produced in this way are highly nutritionally valuable.
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5.5.2025

Anti-Aging Face Mask Stimulates Natural Collagen Production

Researchers from the Translation Center for Regenerative Therapies TLC-RT at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, working in collaboration with B-COS GmbH, have developed a biodegradable face mask designed as a two-component system that stimulates collagen production with the aim of rejuvenating the skin with lasting results. The anti-aging effect is triggered by ortho-silicic acid.
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