Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung IPA

The Fraunhofer IPA is developing “ViPGeniE,” a generative AI that analyzes and visualizes production and machine data via chat. A demonstrator is planned for 2027.

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A new benchmark from Fraunhofer IPA is intended to enable the first standardized and neutral analysis of humanoid robots for industrial use based on six key criteria.

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A new benchmark from Fraunhofer IPA is intended to enable the first standardized and neutral analysis of humanoid robots for industrial use based on six key criteria.

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The new real-world laboratory for legally compliant AI and robotics has started its work at the AI Progress Center in Stuttgart. It primarily supports small and medium-sized companies with technology development, regulatory issues and the implementation of the EU AI Act.

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At the "European Robotics Forum" (ERF) at the end of March, the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, together with Trumpf and Lorch, won the "euRobotics Technology Transfer Award". The entry was a no-code solution that enables companies to use cobots for small batch sizes without specialist knowledge or high costs for welding.

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The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA is hosting the "Technology Forum for Automated Guided Vehicles and Mobile Robots" for the eleventh time.

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The development of humanoid robots has made massive progress and they are already being tested by large companies. However, SMEs have hardly had any access to the technology to date. The Fraunhofer IPA's 'KMUmanoid' project aims to change this.

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The development of humanoid robots has made massive progress and they are already being tested by large companies. However, SMEs have hardly had any access to the technology to date. The Fraunhofer IPA's 'KMUmanoid' project aims to change this.

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Experts in 3D printing at Fraunhofer IPA are researching how laser sintering can be used to produce plastic components efficiently and to a high quality. The aim is to speed up the product creation process in the automotive industry and reduce costs.

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The open source software of the same name developed in the joint project 'AutoQML' combines quantum computing with machine learning. According to the project partners from the Fraunhofer Institutes IAO and IPA, this makes quantum machine learning algorithms usable without in-depth specialist knowledge.

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In the "H2 FastCell" project, Fraunhofer IPA and the Black Forest Centre for Digitalization, Leadership and Sustainability (Black Forest Campus) have developed a robotic cell in which two robots alternately stack bipolar plates and membrane electrode units into fuel cell stacks in a matter of seconds.

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A scientist from Fraunhofer IPA has found a way to save process steps from the first sketch to the finished component. CAD models, technical drawings and machine settings are no longer required. All that designers and manufacturers need are nine simple characters.

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More and more electric cars are being sold, and the number of electric motors produced is increasing accordingly. At the end of their useful life, these are shredded and then recycled. Individual components and assemblies can no longer be reused. Sustainable value retention strategies to refurbish and recycle electric motors in line with a modern circular economy are still lacking.

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A scientist at Fraunhofer IPA has found a way to eliminate some of the numerous process steps from the initial sketch to the finished component.

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Until now, it has not been possible to additively manufacture sensors and other electronic devices in a single work step. However, a research team from Fraunhofer IPA has now succeeded in doing just that. Conductive plastics play a decisive role here.

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Until now, it has been problematic to use low-density foams in additive production processes. However, a research team from Fraunhofer IPA has now developed a sealing nozzle for 3D printers and is using it to print components. The nozzle can be seen for the first time at Formnext.

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Until now, it has been problematic to use low-density foams in additive production processes. However, a research team from Fraunhofer IPA has now developed a sealing nozzle for 3D printers and is using it to print components. The nozzle can be seen for the first time at Formnext.

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From self-learning robots for the field and factory to state-of-the-art cleanroom technologies, methods for the explainability of machine learning and software tools for optimized production, Fraunhofer IPA will be showcasing applications and services for automated production.

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Until now, the blasting of surfaces of additively manufactured components has been based on empirical values. Fraunhofer IPA and the company MST have investigated which blasting media with which process parameters are best suited to a particular material.

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Fraunhofer IPA is working with Sick to develop an additional leakage service for an intelligent flow sensor. Self-learning algorithms evaluate the measurement data and detect leaks.

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Used batteries from electric cars contain valuable raw materials that can still be used. To be able to recycle them, a research team from the Center for Digitized Battery Cell Production (ZDB) at Fraunhofer IPA is developing a robot cell with a wide variety of tools.

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A study by Fraunhofer IPA has compared and evaluated different methods that make machine learning processes explainable.

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Coordinated by Fraunhofer IPA, researchers are currently setting up the first 5G standalone networks at five locations in Baden-Württemberg. These include the 5G test environments that scientists from several universities and research institutes are setting up.

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The coronavirus pandemic requires new ways of working together. The Fraunhofer Institutes for Industrial Engineering IAO and for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA have solutions for communication in the working world of the future.

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Production systems in which humans, machines and robots work together must meet high safety requirements. The systems need to be safe for employees as well as protected against cyberattacks from outside.

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Service robots used commercially and privately recorded double-digit growth rates in 2018. Detailed market analyses are presented in the new yearbook World Robotics 2019 - Service Robots, a cooperation project between the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) and Fraunhofer IPA.

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During the "Better Painting" congress, Fahrzeugwerk Krone received an award for its new, innovative surface center (OFZ) at the Werlte site.

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Assembly automation with robots. Researchers at Fraunhofer IPA have developed an app that allows users to analyze their own automation potential.

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Five international research teams are developing a robot for the tumor therapy of the future. Although it consists of dozens of components, joints and actuators with different material properties, it can be produced in a single process step using a 3D printer.

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Most compressed air systems are inefficient. The air escapes from countless leaks; detecting them is difficult. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA want to use artificial intelligence to combat waste.

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Developments such as adaptable production and the booming online trade place the highest demands on intralogistics. To meet these requirements, digital networking, artificial intelligence and machine learning offer innovations for driverless transport systems and mobile robots. On September 18, 2019, the 8th Fraunhofer IPA Technology Forum will present new approaches and applications.

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In.Stand is the name of the new trade fair at Messe Stuttgart, where everything revolves around maintenance and services. The exhibition will take place in Stuttgart from October 23 to 24, 2019.

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Companies are responding to economic developments by strengthening digital processes. According to the Frauenhofer IPA study, many small and medium-sized companies are falling behind. The current study shows future requirements, approaches to digitalization and Industry 4.0 applications in the metal and steel trade.

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Fraunhofer IPA offers solutions for various stages of the industrial value chain. For example, the Fraunhofer IPA in Stuttgart realistically implements material flow simulations.

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At Motek, Fraunhofer IPA will be using robot applications to present new technologies that increase the degree of automation in assembly and thus leverage economic and qualitative potential.

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Service robots are on the rise. Research institutes, universities and companies are working together on projects to minimize development costs. The market for industrial service robotics is growing: according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), global sales of industrial service robots grew by 25 percent in 2016.

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With the Care-O-bot 4, Mojin has developed a robot that can support specialist staff. The service robot is already being used in the field of smart services as a sales assistant, a museum guide and in patient care.

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A new gripper was announced at this year's Motek, which offers new automation options and applications with gripping force specification and detection of the jaw position.

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Several thousand project reports from federal and state funding programs were evaluated for a study on the status quo of resource efficiency in the manufacturing industry.

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The organizer sees the "Innovation Symposium" as the heart of the Swiss Medtech Expo (SMTE) on 15 and 16 September 2015.

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