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International

06.11.2024

Hunter Foundry Machinery acquired by SMG Group

The acquisition was finalized on July 24, 2024 at Hunter headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois (Chicago).

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International

Filigree structures: LPBF enables the production of individual stents in the same batch (building board)

05.11.2024

Metallic 3D printing: Achieving high-quality results with customised scanning strategies

At the Dresden branch of the Fraunhofer IWU, research associates have been working with LPBF additive technology for 15 years now.

TOP Partner: GTP Schäfer Giesstechnische Produkte GmbH

TOP Partner: AGTOS Gesellschaft für technische Oberflächensysteme mbH

TOP Partner: Vesuvius GmbH - Foseco

TOP Partner: JASPER GmbH

TOP Partner: Simpson Technologie

International

Simulated grain boundary with cage clustering (blue) at a titanium grain boundary. The blue atoms are titanium atoms in the corners of the icosahedral cages, the red atoms are iron atoms and the grey atoms are other titanium atoms.

04.11.2024

Materials research: Surprise at the grain boundary

Using the latest microscopy and simulation techniques, an international research team has been able to observe for the first time how dissolved elements form new grain boundary phases.

International

From left to right: H.Hahn (Member of the Management Board), M.Handtmann (Co-CEO Handtmann Holding), H.Hirt (Head of Permanent Moulds Division), T.Nunnenmacher (Technology Department), H.Pfeiffer (Managing Director Light Metal Casting), W.Schmidt (Managing Director Light Metal ), D. Seckler (Managing Director Light Metal Casting), V. Ulrich (Co-CEO Handtmann Holding), Dr. R. Omagbemi (Member of the Management Board), M. Bilgery (Head of Technology Department), M. Unkel (Technology Department), M. Eisenbraun (Head of Advanced Development Production Department)

01.11.2024

Handtmann starts megacasting at its Biberach site

Handtmann is the first European tier-1 to invest in the emerging technology.

International

Developing new battery technologies in the solid-state battery laboratory.

31.10.2024

Fraunhofer ISE inaugurates new battery research centre

Batteries are a key component of a successful energy transition – whether for the electrification of transport, the stabilisation of the power grid or the balancing of fluctuating green electricity.

International

30.10.2024

Apply now for the Swedish Steel Prize 2025

The application period for the Swedish Steel Prize 2025 is now open. The most prestigious international prize in the steel industry will be celebrating its 25th anniversary next year. The deadline for applications is 15 December 2024.

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International

05.09.2024

Who is responsible for introducing AI in the company?

A survey by the ifaa shows that in companies with more than 100 employees, responsibility for introducing AI systems is bundled in one department, while smaller companies often have neither a responsible person nor a responsible department.

International

04.09.2024

Annual loss of value added due to massive shortage of skilled workers in engineering and IT

Demand for engineers remains very high, particularly due to the challenges posed by digitalisation and transformation.

International

The Refactum team on the RPTU campus in Kaiserslautern: (from left to right) Dr Oliver Kohn, Keran Sivalingam, Dr Patrick Bertram and Dr Jesko Hermann.

03.09.2024

Digitisation of expert knowledge in the metal industry

In the ‘Refactum’ research project, four engineers are developing a software solution that digitises and links data on past orders and provides decision support for the preparation of offers, set-up plans and machine code.

International

02.09.2024

AIF welcomes ‘Federal funding for industry and climate protection’

The AIF Alliance for Industry and Research welcomes the funding for climate-friendly technologies from medium-sized companies presented by the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Robert Habeck, on 23 August 2024.

International

30.08.2024

Dispute with side effects

The seasonally adjusted ifo business climate for German suppliers deteriorated by 3.5 points to a value of -27.7 in August, its lowest level since the coronavirus summer of 2020.

International

29.08.2024

Lightweight construction accounts for 4 per cent of Germany's economic output

BMWK publishes first study on the economic importance of lightweight construction.

International

28.08.2024

Vulcain project: Saint Gobain PAM modernises its foundry

In the French town of Foug, an old cupola furnace is being decommissioned and replaced by a more climate-friendly induction furnace.

International

6-chamber cleaning system for aqueous ultrasonic cleaning at the Fraunhofer FEP

27.08.2024

Fraunhofer FEP focuses on practice-oriented further education: new possibilities in industrial component cleaning

A new multi-chamber system for aqueous ultrasonic cleaning at the Fraunhofer FEP will in future offer flexible cleaning possibilities for industrial component cleaning.

International

26.08.2024

Ultra-thin, hard and durable non-stick coating revolutionises moulding processes in injection and pressure casting

The UltraPLAS coating developed by Fraunhofer researchers has proven to be a groundbreaking solution for the challenges of primary shaping processes.