R & D

Donut Lab and WATT Electric Vehicles are working on a lightweight electric vehicle platform with wheel motors. By combining wheel motor technology with an ultra-lightweight aluminum platform, performance, flexibility, and driving pleasure are achieved.

In the next three years, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, together with regional partners, will develop new technologies to reduce the costly use of precious metals in proton exchange membrane electrolyzers.

Fraunhofer IWU and ESA roll out innovative sensor technologies to all manufacturing facilities

A follow-up project of the Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Machine Tools at Leibniz University Hannover (IFW) with OPEN MIND Technologies AG advances the idea of energy savings through demand-oriented coolant supply.

Interoperability is key to digital transformation in mechanical engineering

A process developed by Fraunhofer ILT structures and polishes hard material components with a femtosecond laser in a single setup.

At Formnext 2025, the Fraunhofer IWU will present the latest generation of the WEAM tool (Wire Encapsulating Additive Manufacturing). This technology opens up completely new possibilities:...

Under the motto "Green Factory of the Future", the development of a maturity model for sustainability transformation at Ford has been advanced.

The Fraunhofer IWU and the automotive supplier Amsted Automotive presented an integrally constructed battery housing with aluminum foam sandwiches.

In a humorous way, this video shows how the laser has evolved from a 'solution in search of a problem' to an indispensable tool in industries such as automotive engineering, aerospace, energy, medical technology, microelectronics, and quantum technology.