Fraunhofer AutoMOBILE Production Alliance

Fraunhofer IWU has showcased its production system “Forming 4.0”. Featuring a fully operational miniature press and its digital twin, the institute will show how digitization can be successfully and holistically implemented in sheet metal forming.

Experts from Fraunhofer IZFP have presented a robot-assisted sensor system providing quality monitoring as integral element of production processes.

Fraunhofer IWS engineers use ultra-short laser pulses to generate very fine and friction-reducing fishbone patterns in engines, aiming to reduce the fuel consumption of cars by more than a tenth.  

Car seats, mattresses and insulation materials are often made of polyurethane foams. Fraunhofer ITWM researchers are now able to simulate the foaming behavior and reliably characterize the material.

Fraunhofer IOSB are making communication between smart factories simpler and more secure. The Smart Factory Web forms an online marketplace for production capacities

In cooperation with partners from industry and research, Fraunhofer LBF co-developed a novel roof-bow consisting of a fiber-reinforced plastic brace and metallic joining partners, which connect the hybrid roof bow with the chassis.