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ITA | An innovative drive concept pushes previous boundaries of conveying technology: Driven idlers shall facilitate considerably longer conveying distances and larger mass flows. This novel technology is being investigated by researchers of the Institute of Transport and Automation Technology (ITA).
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IFW | How can turbine blades be repaired to restore the shape without their surface suffering a loss of smoothness and aerodynamics? This problem is investigated by scientists of the Institute of Production Technology and Machine Tools (IFW).
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IW | Up to now, aluminiferous stainless steels can only be brazed under high vacuum at very elevated temperatures – a complex and expensive process. Researchers at IW-FORTIS have developed a more efficient alternative: Special carrier gases enable brazing even under low vacuum.
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LZH | A groundbreaking joining technique in lightweight construction is the laser transmission welding for endless fiber reinforced thermoplastic parts. Now this method has been successfully further developed for the use in industrial production at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH).
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IMPT | Can new ideas sketched out on a sheet of paper also be produced on paper? Is it possible to integrate sensors for computers or smartphones into a sheet of paper? Scientists of the Institute of Micro Production Technology (IMPT) are working on this vision of the future.
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IFUM/IFW | High-strength, lightweight steel at low price: UHC steel could replace conventional steel and reduce the weight of motor components like piston pins. Scientists and industrial companies are jointly working on a process chain for the novel lightweight material.
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PZH/LZH/IPH | Online monitoring of production processes, digital factory planning, additive manufacturing – “Mit uns digital!” offers these workshops for free to specialists and executives of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). The digitalization campaign is sponsored by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany.
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LZH | Three million dollars for a sensational scientific breakthrough: For the first detection of a gravitational wave the team of scientists receives the Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
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IPH | There has been a change at the top of the Institut für Integrierte Produktion (IPH): Dr. Malte Stonis is the new managing director. His aim: Make the IPH more visible at the international level, sharpen the research profile and expand the business activities with industry.