Research

IPH | IPH has developed an algorithm for the automated design of rolling dies in the DFG project “Non-Circular Rolling”. The researchers are using it to perform extensive parameter studies with a wide range of dies.

IMPT | IDS | Measuring smallest forces precisely and within a very short time: This challenge is currently being researched by the Institute of Micro Production Technology (IMPT) in cooperation with the Institute of Dynamics and Vibration Research (IDS). The sensors used in this application are made of piezoelectric materials.

LZH | IPH | Additive manufacturing makes it possible not only to attach RFID tags to identify components from the outside, but also to implement them directly in the component. Which processes are suitable – and to what extent can this process be automated?

match | The next generation of transport robots works as a team. Mobile robots that communicate with each other and coordinate their movements can jointly perform complex tasks and transport large components, for example.

IFA | At first glance, factories and hospitals have little in common. But factory planning can help prepare hospital systems for current and future challenges. Promising solutions are offered by flow orientation and transformability.

IFUM | Noise is a major problem in production plants, and previous measures to reduce noise are complex and expensive. IFUM is researching the machine acoustics of particularly noisy stamping presses using an acoustic camera and simulation.

IW | How do resorbable implant materials behave inside the human body? To investigate this question, the Institute of Materials Science (IW) has developed a testing station: There, fatigue tests can be carried out that also take into account the effects of corrosion.

IPH | What factors influence the running behavior of idlers? How do they behave in heat and cold; how resistant are they to water and dust? All this can be investigated with the new test rigs at IPH. Even motor-driven idlers are tested there.