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Current Information on the Corona Virus (COVID-19)

Federal and state governments have reacted to the spreading of COVID-19 by taking extensive measures in order to ensure the best possible welfare of the population in Germany.

At Fraunhofer IWU, we have also taken far-reaching measures to protect our employees, project partners and the public from the corona virus. For this reason we are currently mainly working from home, yet we remain available to you by phone and email.

We will be happy to support you in the current situation by applying our expertise.

Corona Virus – Specific Immediate Aid

3D printed emergency ventilation system with integrated electronics and sensors

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3D printed respiratory masks with replaceable filter

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3D-printed sealing caps for sterilization bottles

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Fraunhofer IWU - The leading institute for resource-efficient production

As a leading institute for resource-efficient production within the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft we are your scientific research and development partner for the future industries of automobile and mechanical engineering. Since 25 years, the main focus of our work has been on application-oriented research and development in the field of production technology for the automotive and mechanical engineering sectors. We not only develop intelligent production systems for the manufacturing of car body and powertrain components, but we also optimize their related forming and cutting manufacturing processes.

Important Dates

Trade Fair, Hannover, July 13-17, 2020

Hannover Messe

- POSTPONED TO 2021 -

Visit us at the home of industrial pioneers!

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Conference, Chemnitz, November 24-25, 2020

16th INSECT 2020

Electrochemical machining (ECM) becomes more important with increasing requirements on material properties, manufacturing technologies and workpiece quality. In the ECM community, microprocessing plays an increasing role in addition to conventional fields of ECM applications, i.e. aircraft manufacturing or the automotive industry.

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Current Research

Current Information on the Corona Virus (COVID-19)

Corona Virus – Specific Immediate Aid

Fraunhofer IWU - The leading institute for resource-efficient production

Important Dates

Hannover Messe

16th INSECT 2020

Current Research

Presswerk 4.0: Cutting downtimes in half, making manufacturing flexible

Generating eco-friendly power with metal rotor blades

Health screening for industrial machines

Automated assembly of aircraft wings