The principal facilities of Fraunhofer IWU are located in Chemnitz, a city with a long tradition in mechanical engineering. The campus “E³ Production” located in direct vicinity to the Chemnitz University of Technology, comprises the “E³ Research Factory Resource-Efficient Production”, various test facilities, and a Virtual Reality Center for research and development activities in the fields of machine tools and production systems, forming technology, assembly, cutting technology, micro engineering, and production management.