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  • Glass and Precision Manufacturing

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    • Circularity: processes for a functioning circular economy

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  • Wire arc additive manufacturing

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  • Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF)

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  • Miniaturized pultrusion and pullwinding

  • Thermoforming of FRP organic sheets and tubes

  • Composite pipes and pressure vessels manufactured by laserassisted tape winding

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    • Geothermal drilling with the high-power laser

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    • Chromatic confocal sensor technology

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    • Hybrid laser structuring

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  • Optical coherence tomography (OCT)

  • Development of fiber optic sensor technology

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  • Automated image processing

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• 3DOptics

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• CAMWear

• FlexiMill

• HGROka

• MatLaMeD

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• IDEA

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• VoKoES

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• FixTronic

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• DigitalCMM

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• Squish

• AdPro

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• InnoFlex

• SKALIR

• HOC-Surf

• FlexPAET

• FibreChain

• E-Profit

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• REFORM

• FOR860

• UP Sting

• Openmind

• MR-Clip

• amblifibre

• ComMUnion

• FlyGO

• EvPro

• Bio-FML

• KonFutius

• Glassist

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• ARHO

• ReqMech

• KOBOLD

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• Resourcebrasil

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• BioStrukt

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• AIDPATH

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• 5G-Industry Campus Europe

• i.VAMS

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• C³ – ColdCureComposites

• Qbility

• AUTOSTEM

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• StemCellFactory III

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• H2-D

• FRHY

• LIFToscope

• BellaFactum

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• Quantify

• value chAIn

• AI-NET-ANIARA

• dPart

• FlexiSTAT

• Tankcycling

• FOSDIGUM

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• reQenrol

• CAM2030

• HYEFFMILL

• Additively manufactured hydrogen combustion chamber

• Additively manufactured grinding wheel

• DATARAMP

• HyInnoCells

• LMD Hybrid

• Heart 2.0

• 5G.NAMICO

• dynaTWIN

• EPIC – Centre of Excellence in Production Informatics and Control

• FlexPol

• Modular system for loading vehicles

• SE.MA.KI

• OPTICS48

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  • EVOLOPRO – Biologization

• JetCut3D

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• AI-gent3D

• CAMStylus

• SPOK

• DPP-Open

• VITAMINE_5G

• QUASIM

• TARGET-X

• Automation and layout design for the implementation of modern manufacturing at ruwido austria gmbh

• Identification of the automation potential for the toolmaking at the Lohne site

• Production conception and automation for the realization of a modern production in the toolmaking of the future at igus

• Analysis and evaluation of automation concepts for the toolmaking

• Additively manufactured support structures

• hyPro

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• 5G-Sierra

• ReWiProAWS

• TraWeBa

• FESt

• EcoHybridPro

• M-TOPP

• H2GO

• OptiMassKI

• agilehand

• FEMmeetsDR

• Measuring Sustainability

• Study - Mirror substrate

• CLOUD 56

• Revamp

• GeMeKi

• BioManu

• FINTOOP

• Repro4Bio

• HyScaling

• HoliCPV

• OCTmapp

• EDIH

• CFE Pilot

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• Qua²ntum

• HyAMAPU

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• FL.IN.NRW

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• DIAMETER

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• FL4AI

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• GREEN EPITAXY

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  • Life cycle assessment for energy-efficient and climate-friendly optics production

  • Deep learning for real-time quality control: Aachen-based Fraunhofer Institutes improve defect detection in weld seams

  • Fraunhofer report: practical solutions for intelligent and safe production

  • 5G and virtual reality for decentralized process monitoring

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  • Development of a data structure for the description of nominal and measurement properties of optical elements

  • OCT for 3D cell culture visualization

  • The Relevance of fuel cells for mobility applications

  • Future Energy Storage Systems for Mobility Applications

  • Cybersecurity in Networked Production

  • Production strategies for the medical technology of tomorrow

  • Digitized assembly of complex optical systems

  • Configuration of corporate incubators

  • An Additive Manufacturing Breakthrough: A How-to Guide for Scaling and Overcoming Key Challenges

  • ICNAP Study Report 2021

  • Resilience in Aviation

  • Suitability of stainless steel and plastic belts for digital printing

  • Accelerating Deep Tech Innovations

  • The digital twin in battery cell production

  • Monetizing Data in Networked, Adaptive Production – Succeeding in Data-Driven Ecosystems

  • ICNAP Study Report 2022

  • Corporate Venturing – How to launch a corporate startup?

  • ICNAP Study Report 2023

  • Fostering the European Innovation System

  • Resilient Value Chains for Food Production

  • From Birds to Businesses – How Economies of Synchronization Boost Business Performance

  • Quantum Computing – A technology management perspective

  • Ready for Take-off – Artificial Intelligence in Space Production

  • How to enter technology-driven markets fast

  • ICNAP Report 2024

  • Automation for Translation and Commercialization of Stem Cell-based Therapies

• The Fraunhofer IPT promotes scientific exchange through open access

• Proceedings of the Aachener Werkzeugmaschinen-Kolloquium

• Publications "Life Sciences Engineering"

• Publications "Optics production"

• Publications "Battery and fuel cell technology"

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