Research

IFA | Reusing used components conserves resources—while also presenting an economic challenge for companies in the mechanical engineering and electrical industries. The CIRCE research project aims to promote remanufacturing within these companies.

IW | Oxygen is vital for life, but often acts as a disruptive factor in production engineering. The IW is demonstrating how sheet metal composites with tailor-made properties can be produced without oxygen as part of the Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 1368.

LZH | In the EU project Bio.3DGREEN, 14 partners are developing graphene foams from renewable raw materials. They aim to create a sustainable alternative to conventional damping and lightweight materials for automotive, aerospace and marine applications.

IPH | Local AI facilitates digital retrofits in bulk forming. The IPH – Institut für Integrierte Produktion Hannover gGmbH and the Labor für Massivumforming (LFM) have developed a AI demonstrator that recommends retrofit steps and classifies their benefits in advance.

match | Additive manufacturing of porous metal components opens up new possibilities, but poses major challenges for production. The Institute of Assembly Technology and Robotics is developing model-based path planning for reproducible manufacturing.

IMPT | In order to reduce energy costs and relieve the burden on the grid, electricity consumption must become more flexible, as renewable energy sources also fluctuate in their output. AI at the house connection can forecast energy requirements, intelligently control energy flows, and utilize flexible electricity rates.

IFW | With the first-ever production of a complex sandwich structure using automated fiber placement (AFP), IFW impressively demonstrates how automated and high-precision processes are revolutionizing modern lightweight construction and setting new standards in efficiency and design.

IFUM | Aluminum chips are usually recycled using melting technology – but this results in significant losses in usable material volume. Researchers at IFUM are developing innovative recycling methods without melting losses in order to recycle the raw material in a resource-efficient manner.