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International

Chongyang Zeng and Prof. Dr. Xiangfan Fang from the Chair of Lightweight Vehicle Construction at the University of Siegen with the newly developed geometric test moulds: they enable precise force measurements during crash loading.

24.06.2024

Award for research into material behaviour in crashes

Chongyang Zeng from the Chair of Lightweight Vehicle Construction at the University of Siegen has further developed a method for measuring the behaviour of materials under crash loads.

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International

Recipients of the 2024 Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize: Dr Jörg Kuhnert and Dr Isabel Michel from the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM developed the simulation tool MESHFREE.

21.06.2024

Simulation methods – mapping complex processes in a time-saving way

Whether in the automotive sector or in production: simulations and digital twins are indispensable for many companies.

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International

20.06.2024

VDI initiative "Future Germany 2050" aims to strengthen Germany as a centre of business and technology

The largest economy in the European Union, which has earned worldwide recognition for its economic strength and innovative power thanks in part to its "German engineering", has gradually lost its technological leadership in recent years.

International

On 19 June, the BDG asked stakeholders and the industry the rhetorical question about the future: Do we still need castings from Germany? And why are things so difficult for the industry right now?

20.06.2024

Energy-intensive and medium-sized – a model that is becoming obsolete?

The 3rd Future Day of the Foundry Industry took place in Düsseldorf on 19 June 2024.

International

The agenda for the BDG's general meeting on 18 June included the election of the board and the president. The previous president, Clemens Küpper, was re-elected. New members of the board: Dr Christiane Heunisch-Grotz, Dr Marc Mateika and Dipl.-Ing. Lars Steinheider.

20.06.2024

Clemens Küpper confirmed as BDG President

2024 was an election year for BDG members: on the eve of the Future Day of the German Foundry Industry, they elected the divisional directors of economics and technology as well as the new board of directors at the HDGI's technical centre on Hansaallee in Düsseldorf.

International

19.06.2024

The economic situation in Germany in June 2024

After an economic upturn at the beginning of the year, supported by favourable weather conditions and catch-up effects, the indicators for the second quarter show a mixed picture.

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International

09.04.2024

EU Parliament wants human-centered virtual worlds

The federal funding project "5G Troisdorf IndustrieStadtpark" has realized an industrial metaverse demonstrator for remote maintenance and training in the field of mechanical engineering and production.

International

Until now, different data formats have been used for CAD, CAM and post-processing in metal 3D printing. A standardized open format speeds up the processes considerably.

08.04.2024

Open data format simplifies 3D printing process

A new data format simplifies data processing along the processes involved in 3D printing of metals.

International

05.04.2024

Second life: industrial heat supply on the way to a fossil-free era

Scientists are researching how the generation of process steam, which is used in many technical processes, can be decarbonized

International

Students and teacher in the laboratory at Ernst Abbe University Jena.

04.04.2024

Inter-university project strengthens the attractiveness of engineering education in Thuringia

The ThüLeNa project utilizes the synergetic profiles and expertise of seven renowned Thuringian universities.

International

03.04.2024

Worrying decline in engineering student numbers

In the coming years, demographics, digitalization and climate protection will significantly increase the demand for employees in engineering and IT professions.

International

02.04.2024

Effects of research and innovation policy measures - Impact measurement rarely takes place

Many evaluation studies do not meet the methodological requirements - Policy learning is prevented - Creating the conditions for meaningful causal analysis

International

01.04.2024

Formnext 2024: An outstanding start to the new trade fair year

Despite the rather subdued economic situation in Germany and global political challenges, by the end of February, around 574 companies from 35 different countries had already registered for the world's leading trade fair for Additive Manufacturing and the next generation of industrial production.

International

29.03.2024

Kiel Institute's spring forecast: recovery delayed

The Kiel Institute is leaving its forecast for 2025 unchanged and expects economic output to grow by 1.2%. The inflation rate is likely to fall to below 2 percent and the government's financing deficit to below 0.8 percent.

International

Cobots are collaborative robots that can work directly with humans to support them.

28.03.2024

Hannover Messe 2024: A cobot learns to draw - thanks to AI image recognition

The trade fair exhibit from the Institut für Integrierte Produktion Hannover gGmbH (IPH) is an example of how robots can work with AI to master unpredictable situations - without a human having to reprogram them.