Projects at a glance – Research and Development for Industry

In the research project "LEDA – Extending the service life of railway wheels through wire-based metal deposition," the Fraunhofer IPT is developing an innovative process chain for the repair of railway wheels together with project partners. Since it uses additive manufacturing technologies selectively, this process chain is significantly more economically and ecologically efficient than conventional methods.

In the "VIBRIO" research project, the project partners are developing a vibration-assisted production process for highly functional composite components made from biomaterials. This process can be used to improve the flow and wetting properties of the plastic melt. The production data is recorded in a digital twin and used for process control and quality assessment.

In the "HoliCPV" research project, the project partners are developing a networked toolchain for pressure vessels made of thermoplastic fiber-reinforced plastic. The toolchain is a software development tool that links all the process steps involved – from component design, path planning and FE analysis to process evaluation and documentation. On this basis, the tool can be used to derive an optimized winding strategy for thermoplastic pressure tanks.

In the "FINTOOP" research project, the project consortium is developing a interchangeable tool for optical injection molding processes. The mold insert of the mold can be exchanged while the mold remains on the machine. This can significantly reduce the development time for optics. Up to now, there have been hardly any change concepts for optical components because they require very high precision.

"CLOUD56" opens a new chapter in mobile infrastructure. The aim is to virtualize the RAN and industrial application hardware. This enables faster deployment of new network areas, simplified management and flexible scalability of production processes. The focus is on concrete use cases of different industries such as manufacturing, healthcare and construction:

In the "Repro4Bio" research project, the project partners are advancing established impregnation and winding processes for biodegradable materials. The aim is to transfer LED-assisted tube winding to the new lightweight materials made from natural fibers and biopolymers and to qualify them for mass production.

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The "REVAMP" project represents a new approach to the recycling of used vehicle batteries. With the help of an automated condition assessment, batteries are selected for a "second life" and are then subjected to a flexible disassembly and reassembly process. This helps to reduce the environmental footprint of electromobility.

TARGET-X ist eines von vier europäischen Testbedprojekten im Rahmen des gemeinsamen Unternehmens für intelligente Netze und Dienste (SNS JU) und zielt darauf ab, die Führungsrolle der Industrie in Europa in 5G und 6G zu sichern.