Cooperation among institutes at Fraunhofer

In Fraunhofer business units or networks departments from different Fraunhofer institutes cooperate in order to provide best solutions for customers in their respective field. Through cooperating in the networks, market requirements can be identified at an early stage and technological challenges can be tackled jointly. With a clear focus on applied research, the common goal is to make new developments applicable under industrial conditions and to provide an optimal solution for the respective need. The business units’ central offices are first contacts point for any interested customer.

The cooperation includes marketing and communication measures, project management and preliminary research. In addition to that, some of the Fraunhofer business units offer further training such as seminars, technology days or certification courses, or publications in their respective business field.  

The Fraunhofer Competence Field Additive Manufacturing encompasses nineteen institutes which are based throughout Germany to form the entire additive manufacturing process chain, comprising the development, application and implementation of additive manufacturing methods and processes. Years of experience in fulfilling industrial contracts and research projects both nationally and internationally form the basis from which are developped customized designs for each customer and manage complex assignments.

The activities focus on the key topics of engineering, materials, technologies, quality, and software and simulation. In addition to the direct use of additive technologies, the activities also include material and application development as well as topics related to quality. The Fraunhofer Competence Field Additive Manufacturing addresses industries such as automotive and aerospace, but also bio-medical and microsystems technology.

Contact

Fraunhofer Competence Field Additive Manufacturing
Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Müller
Nöthnitzer Straße 44
01187 Dresden
Germany

Phone +49 351 4772- 2136
Fax +49 351 4772-32136

E-Mail: Contact form
www.additiv.fraunhofer.de

In the Fraunhofer Business Unit Adaptronics the competencies of 6 Fraunhofer institutes, which lie in the area of development, application and optimization of smart materials and systems are combined. Through this cooperation the institutes want to make a substantial contribution towards efficiently solving complex tasks in the field of smart structures and towards offering users a common, central contact person for their system development.

Main topics of interest:

• Development and characterization of smart materials and components
• Numeric and experimental analysis
• Design of autonomous and self adapting systems
• Reduction of vibration and noise
• Condition monitoring and energy harvesting

Contact

Fraunhofer Business Unit Adaptronics
Dr.-Ing. Christoph Tamm
Bartningstraße 47
64289 Darmstadt
Germany

Telefon +49 6151 705-236

E-Mail: info@adaptronik.fraunhofer.de
www.adaptronik.fraunhofer.de

In the Fraunhofer Business Area Digital Media, five institutes are working together to develop key components for a complete digital media workflow and for multi-format and multi-platform content creation and distribution. The institutes offer research and development in the areas of production, audio systems, data compression, post processing, transmission, projection, distribution and digital archiving.

As an one-stop competence center for digital media the Business Area provides customers scientific know-how and the development of solutions that can be integrated in workflows and optimize process steps.

Contact

Fraunhofer Business Area Digital Media

Angela Raguse
Prof. Dr. Siegfried Fößel
Fraunhofer IIS
Am Wolfsmantel 33
91058 Erlangen
Germany

Phone +49 9131 776-5105

E-Mail: contact-digitalmedia@iis.fraunhofer.de
www.digitalmedia.fraunhofer.de

The participating institutes of the Fraunhofer Research Field Lightweight Construction offer conceptual and technical solutions in manufacturing as well as testing and evaluation along the value chain of lightweight products.

Customer-specific questions are met by taking into account ecological and economical requirements. Merging the competencies of 14 Fraunhofer institutes complex solutions can be developped.

The portfolio is rounded off by a comprehensive range of further training courses for "Composite Engineers"

Contact

Fraunhofer Research Field Lightweight Construction
Dr. Michael Luke
Wöhlerstraße 11
79108 Freiburg
Germany

Phone +49 761 5142-338
Mobile +49 172 3588069

E-Mail: michael.luke@iwm.fraunhofer.de
www.leichtbau.fraunhofer.de

The Fraunhofer Nanotechnology Network FNT is an association of currently 14 Fraunhofer institutes, which have been advancing nanotechnology, designated by the EU as a key technology, as a basic technology jointly and application-oriented for more than 15 years. As a system provider, FNT makes its bundled competencies available to external cooperation partners and customers for their specific requirements.

The work of Fraunhofer Nanotechnology FNT covers the entire value chain from application-oriented research to assistance with industrial implementation. Here, for example, multifunctional coatings are developed for optical applications, automotive engineering and electronics. Metallic and oxide nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes/platelets and nanocomposites are used as structural and functional materials and also in biomedical applications. In addition, issues of toxicity, safe handling of nanomaterials are addressed and advice to potential users is provided. 

Contact

Fraunhofer Nanotechnology Network FNT
Dr. Carsten Gellermann
Neunerplatz 2
97082 Würzburg
Germany

Phone: +49 931 / 41 00-633

E-Mail: carsten.gellermann@isc.fraunhofer.de
www.nano.fraunhofer.de

Fraunhofer POLO^© is an acronym for POLymere Oberflächen (polymer surfaces) and a registered trade mark used to provide Fraunhofer POLO^©’s research and development services. Fraunhofer POLO® combines the competencies of experts from different institutes working from various backgrounds in the field of polymer surfaces.

Expertise based on many years of experience allows the development of new concepts, innovative processes and modern materials related to surfaces of plastics and natural polymers.

The following services are offered regarding functionalization of polymer surfaces :

• Concept development
• Feasibility studies
• Process and material development
• Plant planning and design
• Production introduction of new processes and materials
• Development of process control and quality assurance
• Trouble-shooting of existing processes

Contact

Fraunhofer POLO^©
Dr. Michaela Müller
Nobelstraße 12
70569 Stuttgart
Germany

Phone +49 711 970-4140

E-Mail: michaela.mueller@igb.fraunhofer.de
www.polo.fraunhofer.de

The Fraunhofer-Business Area Cleaning bundles the expertise of all Fraunhofer institutes in the field of industrial parts cleaning with a focus on cleaning and pretreatment in surface technology. As a result, the Fraunhofer-Business Area cleaning offers consulting as well as research and development support for all questions along the process chain.

The independence of the Fraunhofer institutes when evaluating cleaning procedures and systems guarantees solutions that respond to actual needs. As environmental protection stipulations are also always taken into consideration, the optimization of cleaning processes ultimately contributes to the company’s improved business performance.

Activites undertaken by the Fraunhofer-Business Area Cleaning can be classified into three core categories. These focus on the need to: avoid, minimize, improve.

Contact

Fraunhofer-Business Area Cleaning
Dipl.-Phys. Frank-Holm Rögner
Winterbergstr. 28
01277 Dresden
Germany

Phone +49 351 2586 242

E-Mail: cleaning@fep.fraunhofer.de
www.reinigung.fraunhofer.de

In the Fraunhofer Simulation Network (Numerical Simulation of Products, Processes), numerous Fraunhofer institutes pool their expertise in developing and improving simulation methods. Today, the simulation of products and processes plays a decisive role in all phases of a product's life cycle, from model-based material development and simulation of the manufacturing process to operating behavior and the product's placement on the market.

The aim of the network is to take up cross-institute tasks and to represent the interests of the institutes in the network as contact partners for public and industrial clients. In particular, the pooling of expertise from the ICT sector with materials and component know-how as well as with surface and production technology promises innovative results.

Contact

Office Fraunhofer Network Simulation
Dr. Joachim Linn
Fraunhofer Platz 1
67663 Kaiserslautern

Telefon +49 631 31500-4298

E-Mail: Contact form
www.simulation.fraunhofer.de

Several Fraunhofer institutes have teamed up in order to map the entire textile value creation chain from textile machinery, fiber production, preform and semi-finished product manufacture, textile functionalization, smart textiles, process and product simulation, sustainability - life cycle assessment and recycling, all the way to fiber composite components by bundling individual competences.

The Fraunhofer institutes of the Research Area Technical Textiles work together in an interdisciplinary manner to generate optimal, application-specific, product-specific developments of textile-based technologies and plant systems.

Contact

Research Area Technical Textiles
Prof. Lothar Kroll
Reichenhainer Straße 88
09126 Chemnitz
Germany

Phone +49 175 1137192

E-Mail: Contact Form
www.textil.fraunhofer.de

The Vision Business Unit at Fraunhofer is an association of specialist departments from several Fraunhofer institutes that work together and pool their expertise in the fields of industrial image processing, machine vision and optical measurement and testing technology especially for use in manufacturing and quality assurance. The central office in Fürth is available as the first contact point for potential interested parties and customers on the topic of image processing.

Contact

Fraunhofer Business Unit Vision
Michael Sackewitz

c/o Fraunhofer IIS
Flugplatzstraße 75
90768 Fürth
Germany

Phone +49 911 58061-5830
E-Mail: vision@fraunhofer.de
www.vision.fraunhofer.de